Patent ID: 7298606

Claim:
A multi-pole mounting base for interfacing a circuit breaker and/or circuit interrupter with an electrical panel, the electrical panel having an interior configured to receive remote operated circuit breakers (ROCBs) in signal communication, via communication ports, with a communication board internal to the electrical panel, non-ROCBs, and ground fault circuit interrupters (GFCIs), the interior of the electrical panel having a plurality of busbars, the mounting base comprising: a unitary support platform assemblable to the interior of the electrical panel and having a plurality of first mounting regions, each first mounting region having common structure configured to receive any one of the ROCBs, the non-ROCBs, and the GFCIs; the support platform having a second mounting region configured to receive the communication board, the second mounting region comprising a locating feature configured to align communication ports on the communication board with communication ports on the ROCBs; and the support platform being configured to assemble adjacent to another support platform in the electrical panel.