Patent ID: 7645953

Claim:
An accessory module for an electrical switching apparatus, said accessory module comprising: an enclosure including a first end, a second end disposed opposite and distal from the first end, a first aperture, and a second aperture; an accessory housed by said enclosure; a number of electrical conductors extending through said first aperture; an actuator extending through said second aperture; and an electrical conductor mount comprising: a mounting element disposed on said enclosure and being proximate said number of electrical conductors extending therethrough, said mounting element including a receiving portion receiving said number of electrical conductors, and a retaining portion retaining said number of electrical conductors within said receiving portion, wherein said mounting element mounts said number of electrical conductors in a position in which said number of electrical conductors do not obstruct operation of said actuator, wherein said enclosure further includes a first edge and a second edge; wherein said first aperture and said second aperture are disposed on the first end of said enclosure; wherein said mounting element extends outwardly from the first end of said enclosure beside said first aperture and said number of electrical conductors, and further extends above said second aperture and said actuator; and wherein said number of electrical conductors extend generally laterally from said first aperture of said enclosure, through said receiving portion of said mounting element and toward the second edge of said enclosure, in order that said position of said number of electrical conductors is above and spaced from said actuator.