Patent ID: 7598834

Claim:
An accessory tray for an electrical switching apparatus including a housing and a number of accessories, said housing having an exterior, a cavity, and at least one protrusion, said accessory tray comprising: a mounting member comprising a first side structured to receive and removably secure said number of accessories of said electrical switching apparatus, and a second side disposed opposite the first side; and a guide mechanism structured to guide said mounting member into said cavity, wherein said mounting member is structured to be removable from said cavity in order to removably secure said number of accessories of said electrical switching apparatus thereon, wherein said mounting member is structured to be insertable into said cavity to install said number of accessories of said electrical switching apparatus in a predetermined position within said cavity, wherein said guide mechanism comprises a number of guides disposed at or about the second side of said mounting member; and wherein each of said number of guides is structured to engage a corresponding one of said at least one protrusion of said housing of said electrical switching apparatus in order to align said mounting member with said cavity, and wherein said mounting member further comprises a first edge and a second edge; wherein said at least one protrusion of said housing is a first protrusion and a second protrusion; wherein said number of guides is a first notch disposed on the second side of said mounting member and extending between the first edge and the second edge, and a second notch disposed on the second side of said mounting member and extending between the first edge and the second edge; and wherein, when said mounting member is inserted into said cavity, said first notch is structured to slidably engage said first protrusion and said second notch is structured to slidably engage said second protrusion.