Patent ID: 7705263

Claim:
An arc chute assembly comprising: a housing having a lateral axis, the housing comprising: a first housing member; a second housing member removably connected to the first housing member, wherein the first and second housing members each comprise a stability member and (a) a first housing wall comprising a first longitudinal axis, the first housing wall further comprising a flange piece configured to shield the housing and disposed along the first longitudinal axis; (b) a second housing wall comprising a second longitudinal axis, the second housing wall being attached substantially orthogonally to the first housing wall and comprising at least one tab having an angled profile and disposed along the second longitudinal axis; an arc runner plate supported by the housing, the arc runner plate comprising a protrusion configured to disallow reverse assembly of the arc chute assembly; and a quenching portion disposed within the housing, the quenching portion comprising: at least two deion plates disposed along the lateral axis of the housing, each of the at least two deion plates having a cut portion wherein the cut portions are staggered along the lateral axis with respect to one another and are configured to mitigate an arc.