ELECTRICAL DISCONNECT
First Claim
1. An electrical disconnect for detachably connecting segments of a drip loop of an electrical service line of a structure, the drip loop having a structure side segment and a service line segment, the electrical disconnect comprising:
- a first portion connected to the structure side segment of the drip loop, the first portion comprising at least one male electrical conductor extending therefrom;
a second portion connected to the service line segment of the drip loop, the second portion having at least one female conductor carrying an electrical current, the at least one female conductor disposed within an electrically insulated housing, the at least one female electrical conductor being releaseably connected to at least a portion of the at least one male electrical conductor in such a way that when a predetermined amount of force is applied to the electrical service line, the at least one male electrical conductor separates from the at least one female electrical conductor.
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Abstract
An electrical disconnect for detachably connecting segments of a drip loop of an electrical service line of a structure, the drip loop having a structure side segment and a service line segment, the electrical disconnect having a first portion connected to the structure side segment of the drip loop, the first portion comprising at least one male electrical conductor extending therefrom and a second portion connected to the service line segment of the drip loop.
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Citations
12 Claims
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1. An electrical disconnect for detachably connecting segments of a drip loop of an electrical service line of a structure, the drip loop having a structure side segment and a service line segment, the electrical disconnect comprising:
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a first portion connected to the structure side segment of the drip loop, the first portion comprising at least one male electrical conductor extending therefrom; a second portion connected to the service line segment of the drip loop, the second portion having at least one female conductor carrying an electrical current, the at least one female conductor disposed within an electrically insulated housing, the at least one female electrical conductor being releaseably connected to at least a portion of the at least one male electrical conductor in such a way that when a predetermined amount of force is applied to the electrical service line, the at least one male electrical conductor separates from the at least one female electrical conductor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. An electrical disconnect in combination with a drip loop of an electrical service line of a structure, the drip loop having a structure side segment and a service line segment, the electrical disconnect comprising:
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a first portion connected to the structure side segment of the drip loop, the first portion comprising at least one male electrical conductor extending therefrom; a second portion connected to the service line segment of the drip loop, the second portion having at least one female conductor carrying an electrical current disposed within an electrically insulated housing, the at least one female electrical conductor being releaseably connected to at least a portion of the at least one male electrical conductor in such a way that when a predetermined amount of force is applied to the electrical service line, the at least one male electrical conductor separates from the at least one female electrical conductor. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for installing an electrical disconnect along a drip loop of an electrical conductor line, the steps of the method comprising:
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obtaining an electrical disconnect having; a first portion comprising at least one male electrical conductor extending therefrom; and a second portion having at least one female conductor for carrying an electrical current, the at least one female conductor disposed within an electrically insulated housing, the at least one female electrical conductor being releaseably connectable to at least a portion of the at least one male electrical conductor in such a way that when a predetermined amount of force is applied to the electrical service line, the at least one male electrical conductor separates from the at least one female electrical conductor; dividing the drip loop of the electrical conductor line into a structure side segment and a service line segment; and connecting the structure side segment of the drip loop to the first portion of the electrical disconnect and the service line segment of the drip loop to the second portion of the electrical disconnect. - View Dependent Claims (12)
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Specification