Joseph S Rich

US Patent:

46462007, Feb 24, 1987

Filed:

Nov 27, 1985

Appl. No.:

6/802348

Inventors:

Andre J. M'Sadoques - Southington CT
Joseph F. Rich - New Britain CT
George L. Shuttleworth - Amsterdam NY

Assignee:

General Electric Company - New York NY

International Classification:

H02B 104

US Classification:

361355

Abstract:

Circuit breaker support saddles for electrical load centers and panel boards are fabricated from a single thermoplastic molded structure. The saddle contains integrally formed posts for supporting the power bus and neutral terminal conductors along with a plurality of circuit breaker hooks. To accommodate for varying numbers of circuit breakers when mounted to the saddle, a plurality of thermoplastic modular phase barriers are provided for supporting the circuit breaker branch strap conductors. The phase barriers include integrally-formed pedestals, posts and stops to facilitate down-loaded robotic assembly of the branch straps to the saddle during the automated manufacturing process.

US Patent:

42031460, May 13, 1980

Filed:

Dec 18, 1978

Appl. No.:

5/970411

Inventors:

Robert J. Sabatella - Southington CT
Andre J. M'Sadoques - Southington CT
Joseph F. Rich - New Britain CT

Assignee:

General Electric Company - New York NY

International Classification:

H02B 900

US Classification:

361361

Abstract:

A multiple metering panelboard has an enclosure accommodating a plurality of watt-hour meter sections. Each section includes a molded plastic meter socket base and a molded plastic circuit breaker base mounted in interconnected relation to the enclosure in overlying relation to an array of busbars common to all meter sections of the assembly. The socket base of each section includes means for positioning at appropriate locations within the meter socket a plurality of jaws which are supported against meter insertion forces by rigid straps respectively electrically connecting the jaws to the underlying busbars and to circuit breaker line stabs mounted by the breaker base.

US Patent:

46461981, Feb 24, 1987

Filed:

Nov 27, 1985

Appl. No.:

6/802347

Inventors:

Joseph F. Rich - New Britain CT
Robert J. Sabatella - Southington CT
George L. Shuttleworth - Amsterdam NY

Assignee:

General Electric Company - New York NY

International Classification:

H02B 104

US Classification:

361346

Abstract:

A modular molded plastic circuit breaker and power bus support carries a plurality of integrally formed circuit breaker support hooks and power bus support posts on a common thermoplastic saddle for automated assembly. Means are formed at one end of the saddle for receiving modular extension saddles to accommodate circuit breaker load centers and panel boards of varying length during the automated assembly process.