Patent ID: 8378243

Claim:
An arrangement comprising: at least two separate switch pole housings; and a joining facility for joining the at least two switch pole housings, each of the at least two switch pole housings forming an insulating enclosure of a switching space for receiving a single switch pole of an electric switching device, the insulating enclosure including a lower wall, an upper wall, two side walls, a rear wall and a front wall, at least a first one of the at least two switch pole housings including, on a first one of the side walls facing the second one of the switch pole housings, at least one recess for receiving at least one joining device of the joining facility, the at least one recess forming a first undercut with respect to the first one of the side walls and a first locating surface in parallel with the front wall, the at least one joining device being constructed as a contour element in such a manner to engage behind the first undercut and to be braced against the first locating surface, and the contour element including a receiving opening, extending in parallel with the first one of the side walls, for receiving at least one fastening device of the joining facility.