Patent ID: 8785804

Claim:
A switching assembly, comprising: an upper bushing forming an upper bushing channel therein and an upper terminal opening extending from the upper bushing channel through an outer surface of the upper bushing; a lower bushing forming a lower bushing channel therein; a modular terminal ring comprising an upper surface, a lower surface, and a sidewall extending substantially from the perimeter of the upper surface to substantially the perimeter of the lower surface, the sidewall forming at least one lower terminal opening around the perimeter of the sidewall, the upper surface being sealably coupled to the upper bushing, the lower surface being sealably coupled to the lower bushing; an upper terminal coupled to the upper bushing through the upper terminal opening; at least one lower terminal, each lower terminal being coupled to one of the lower terminal openings; and a switching medium disposed within the upper bushing channel, the switching medium electrically coupling the upper terminal to the lower terminals when in a closed state, and the switching medium electrically discoupling the upper terminal to the lower terminals when in an open state.