Patent ID: 6977354

Claim:
A power distribution system comprising: a switchgear cabinet; a circuit breaker carried by the switchgear cabinet, said circuit breaker including at least one vent; an arc hood comprising: a housing comprising: a first chamber comprising two ends, a top and a bottom having an opening, and a smaller second chamber disposed on the top of said first chamber, said smaller second chamber including two ends, a top and a bottom, each of the ends of said smaller second chamber having an opening, being disposed above the top of said first chamber, and being recessed from a corresponding one of the ends of said first chamber, said smaller second chamber and said first chamber defining a passageway between the opening of the bottom of said first chamber and the openings of the ends of said smaller second chamber; at least one baffle within said housing and being disposed between the opening of the bottom of said first chamber and the openings of the ends of said smaller second chamber; and a seal disposed about the opening of the bottom of said first chamber.