Portable power distribution panel

• US 7,848,085 B2
• Filed: 11/17/2008
• Issued: 12/07/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 11/17/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Martin Gerber
• Original Assignee: Martin Gerber
• Inventors: Gerber, Martin
• Primary Examiner(s): Datskovskiy; Michael V
• Application Number:
  US12/272,564
• Publication Number:
  US 20100123997A1
• Time in Patent Office: 750 Days
• Field of Search: 361600-602, 361622-627, 361/647, 361663-665, 361/644, 361/42, 361/634, 361807-809, 361826-831, 312/108, 312/111, 312/140, 312/223.2, 312/223.3, 312/235, 312/236, 312/265.3, 312/265.4, 312/265.5, 312/351.11, 312/257, 312/257.1, D14/123, D14/124, D14/110, 320/103, 320/111, 320/116, 211/26, 211181-183, 211/189, 211/191, 174/50, 174/50.52, 174/35.R, 174/520
• US Class Current: 361/625
• CPC Class Codes: H02B 1/52 Mobile units, e.g. for work sites

Abstract

A power distribution system is provided that includes an upper panel, a lower panel, a plurality of side panels, and a plurality of guide rails each having at least two insert slots formed therein that extend along a longitudinal axis of the guide rail. Each of the insert slots is configured to receive and fixedly hold an edge of the side panels. The upper panel and lower panel are each fixedly mounted to an opposite edge face of the guide rails thereby securing the side panels and guide rail between the upper panel and lower panel.

Claims

1. A power distribution housing system comprising:

an upper panel;

a lower panel;

a plurality of side panels; and

a plurality of tubular guide rails each having at least two adjacent side surfaces extending along the longitudinal axis of said guide rails and oriented at 90 degrees to each other, with said at least two adjacent side surfaces having an insert slot formed therein that extends along said longitudinal axis of the guide rail, each of the insert slots being configured to receive and fixedly hold an edge of one of said side panels,

wherein the upper panel and lower panel are each fixedly mounted to an opposite edge face of the guide rails thereby securing the side panels and guide rail between the upper panel and lower panel.

2. The power distribution housing system according to claim 1, wherein a handle is provided in the upper panel.

3. The power distribution housing system according to claim 1, wherein the side panels are provided with different electrical components, the electrical components including inputs, outputs, and/or circuit breakers.

4. The power distribution housing system according to claim 1, wherein the power distribution panel receives a voltage via an input provided on a side panel and distributes the voltage via an output provided on a side panel.

5. The power distribution housing system according to claim 1, wherein the upper panel, lower panel, the side panels or the guide rails are non-conductive.

6. The power distribution housing system according to claim 1, further comprising a corner piece for preventing damage to the power distribution panel.

7. The power distribution housing system according to claim 6, wherein the corner piece is removably secured to an edge corner of the power distribution panel.

8. The power distribution housing system according to claim 1, wherein the at least two insert slots are formed in the guide rail such that their respective openings are positioned at substantially 90 degrees to one another.

9. The power distribution housing system according to claim 1, wherein the power distribution housing system has four panels to thereby form a box shape.

10. The power distribution housing system according to claim 1, wherein for disassembly of an assembled power distribution housing system, four fasteners fixedly securing the upper panel to the guide rail and four fasteners securing the lower panel to the guide rail are removed.

11. The power distribution housing system according to claim 10, wherein the fasteners are screws or bolts.

12. The power distribution housing system according to claim 1, wherein the guide rail has a hollow interior.

13. The power distribution housing system according to claim 1, wherein an interior of the guide rail has at least one protrusion on an interior wall.

14. The power distribution housing system according to claim 13, wherein the protrusion formed on the interior wall of the guide rail is adapted to receive a fastener that fixedly holds a corner piece to an end of the guide rail.

15. A guide rail for a power distribution panel, the guide rail comprising:

a tubular body;

a first end face;

a second end face;

a first and second insert slot extending between the first end face and the second end face with each first and second insert slot respectively located in an adjacent side surface of said tubular body extending along a longitudinal axis of said tubular body, and said adjacent side surfaces oriented at 90 degrees to each other, the first and second insert slots each configured to receive a panel therein, the first end face and the second end face each being configured to fixedly attach an upper panel and a lower panel thereto, respectively, wherein the panels are configured to hold a plurality of inputs and outputs for distributing voltage.

16. The guide rail according to claim 15, wherein the guide rail is formed such that an interior thereof is hollow.

17. The guide rail according to claim 15, wherein an interior of the guide rail has at least one protrusion on an interior wall.

18. The guide rail according to claim 17, wherein the protrusion formed on the interior wall is adapted to receive a fastener that fixedly holds a corner piece to an end of the guide rail.