Electrical service apparatus safety shield with wire guides
First Claim
1. An electrical service apparatus having a housing with a base wall and an annular sidewall extending from the base wall, a plurality of electrical contacts mounted on the base wall and adapted for releasibly receiving blade terminals of a watthour meter, the electrical service apparatus comprising:
- an electrically insulating shield for covering the electrical contacts within the housing, the shield having apertures alignable with at least one electrical contact adapted for receiving a blade terminal of a watthour meter in engagement with the one electrical contact;
the plurality of apertures formed in the base wall of the housing;
a plurality of legs projecting from the shield; and
a latch member carried on each leg releasibly engageable with one aperture in the base wall of the housing shield to the housing, each latch member filling one aperture in the base wall of the housing to prevent disengagement of the shield from the housing during removal of a watthour meter from the electrical contacts in the housing.
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Abstract
A safety shield for an electrical service apparatus is in the form of an enclosure surrounding in the apparatus jaw contacts. Latch members formed on the shield releasibly engage apertures in the apparatus housing to mount the shield in the housing. The latch members are configured to fill the apertures in the housing to prevent disengagement of the shield from the housing during removal of a watthour meter from the housing. In one aspect, the shield is provided with wire wrap members for winding up lengths of excess cables and conductors extending from a watthour meter. The wire wrap members include a pair of arms arranged about the periphery of the shield or spaced flanges on opposite sides of the shield. The wire wrap members also include a flange having an end extending over an aperture in the shield which acts as a strain relief for a conductor extending through the shield. In another aspect, a light transmissive guide carried on the shield transmits light generated by a light generating source within the housing to a visible location externally of the housing.
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Citations
61 Claims
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1. An electrical service apparatus having a housing with a base wall and an annular sidewall extending from the base wall, a plurality of electrical contacts mounted on the base wall and adapted for releasibly receiving blade terminals of a watthour meter, the electrical service apparatus comprising:
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an electrically insulating shield for covering the electrical contacts within the housing, the shield having apertures alignable with at least one electrical contact adapted for receiving a blade terminal of a watthour meter in engagement with the one electrical contact;
the plurality of apertures formed in the base wall of the housing;
a plurality of legs projecting from the shield; and
a latch member carried on each leg releasibly engageable with one aperture in the base wall of the housing shield to the housing, each latch member filling one aperture in the base wall of the housing to prevent disengagement of the shield from the housing during removal of a watthour meter from the electrical contacts in the housing. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43)
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25. An electrical service apparatus having a housing with a base wall and an annular sidewall extending from the base wall, a plurality of electrical contacts mounted on the base wall and adapted for releasibly receiving blade terminals of a watthour meter, the electrical service apparatus comprising:
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an electrically insulating shield for covering the electrical contacts within the housing of the watthour meter socket adapter, the shield having apertures alignable with at least one electrical contact adapted for receiving a blade terminal of a watthour meter into engagement with the one electrical contact; and
wire wrap members carried on the shield for receiving wires in a wound condition.
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38. An electrical service apparatus having a housing with a base wall and an annular sidewall extending from the base wall, a plurality of electrical contacts mounted on the base wall, the electrical service apparatus comprising:
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an electrically insulating shield for covering the electrical contacts within the housing, the shield having apertures alignable with at least one electrical contact adapted for receiving a blade terminal of a watthour meter in engagement with the one electrical contact; and
a light transmissive guide carried on the shield and having first and second ends, the first end adapted to be disposed in proximity with a light generating source in the housing to transmit light generated by the light generating source to the second end, the second end disposed to be visible externally of the housing.
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44. An electrically insulating safety shield for mounting an electrical service apparatus having a housing with a base wall and an annular sidewall extending from the base wall, and a plurality electrical contacts mounted on the base wall and adapted for releasably receiving the blade terminals or a watthour meter, the safety shield comprising:
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an electrically insulating body having a top wall and a depending sidewall;
a plurality of apertures formed in the top wall of the body alignable with at least one electrical contact in a housing, the apertures adapted for receiving a blade terminal of a watthour meter therethrough into engagement with the one electrical contact in the housing of the socket adapter; and
wire wrap members carried on the body of the safety shield for receiving wires in a wound condition. - View Dependent Claims (45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 58, 59, 60, 61)
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57. An electrically insulating safety shield for mounting an electrical service apparatus having a housing with a base wall and an annular sidewall extending from the base wall, and a plurality electrical contacts mounted on the base wall and adapted for releasibly receiving the blade terminals of a watthour meter, the safety shield comprising:
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an electrically insulating body having a top wall and a depending sidewall;
a plurality of apertures formed in the top wall of the body alignable with at least one electrical contact in a housing, the apertures adapted for receiving a blade terminal of a watthour meter therethrough into engagement with the one electrical contact in the housing; and
a light transmissive guide carried on the body of the safety shield and having first and second ends, the first end adapted to be disposed in proximity with a light-generating source in the housing to transmit light generated by the light-generating source to the second end of the light transmissive guide, the second end disposed to be visible externally of the housing when the safety shield is mounted in the housing.
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Specification