Patent ID: 7800468

Claim:
An electrical switching apparatus comprising: a housing; separable contacts enclosed by said housing; an operating mechanism structured to open and close said separable contacts; and at least one accessory module cooperable with said operating mechanism, said at least one accessory module comprising: an enclosure including a first end having an aperture, and a second end disposed opposite and distal from the first end, an accessory housed by said enclosure, a number of electrical conductors extending through said aperture and outwardly from the first end of said enclosure, and a strain relief mechanism comprising: a support extending outwardly from the first end of said enclosure, said support being proximate said aperture and said number of electrical conductors extending through said aperture, and a fastening mechanism securing said number of electrical conductors to said support in order to resist undesired movement of said electrical conductors, wherein said enclosure of said accessory further includes a first portion and a second portion; wherein said support is a post comprising a first side extending outwardly from the first portion of said enclosure, and a second side extending outwardly from the second portion of said enclosure; wherein said fastening mechanism fastens the first side of said post to the second side of said post, thereby forming a shank of said support; and wherein said shank has an exterior, and wherein said fastening mechanism fastens said number of electrical conductors to said support on the exterior of said shank.