Patent ID: 8482903

Claim:
A front accessible switchgear assembly, comprising: a plurality of compartments defined within an electrical enclosure, wherein said compartments are configured to interchangeably accommodate one or more electrical components and bus bars; a mounting block assembly positioned in one or more of said compartments for mounting one or more of said one or more electrical components and providing front access to said mounted one or more electrical components for inspection and maintenance, wherein said mounting block assembly comprises: a plurality of mounting legs extending frontwardly from a base mounting block for mounting said one or more electrical components and allowing said front access to said mounted one or more electrical components; and a mounting block cover removably attached to said base mounting block for enclosing said mounted one or more electrical components on said mounting legs, wherein said mounting block cover is configured to provide said front access to said mounted one or more electrical components for said inspection and said maintenance; said one or more electrical components electrically connected in predetermined positions in said compartments for allowing said front access to said one or more electrical components and said bus bars within said electrical enclosure, wherein one or more of said one or more electrical components are in electrical communication with said bus bars in said compartments.