Patent ID: 7586738

Claim:
A chimney assembly for an electrical switching apparatus, said electrical switching apparatus comprising a housing and a number of poles generally disposed within said housing, said chimney assembly comprising: a frame including a first end, a second end disposed opposite and distal from the first end, a first side and a second side disposed opposite the first side, the first side of said frame being structured to be coupled to the housing of said electrical switching apparatus proximate to said number of poles of said electrical switching apparatus; an intake disposed proximate the first end of said frame; a duct including a first portion, a second portion and an intermediate portion disposed between the first portion and the second portion, the first portion of said duct being structured to be coupled to the housing of said electrical switching apparatus above said number of poles, the second portion of said duct being coupled to the first side of said frame; and an exhaust disposed proximate the second end of said frame opposite from the second portion of said duct, wherein said chimney assembly is structured to draw a volume of air through said intake into the housing of said electrical switching apparatus, to circulate said volume of air through said number of poles of said electrical switching apparatus, and to discharge said volume of air out of the housing of said electrical switching apparatus through said duct and said exhaust.