ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,374,508, issued on July 29, was assigned to EATON INTELLIGENT POWER Ltd. (Dublin).
"Detachable barrier for electrical switching apparatus" was invented by Arthur J. Jur (Cleveland, Tenn.), Jeffrey B. Ensley (Cleveland, Tenn.), Dallas J. Bostian (Cleveland, Tenn.) and Steven G. Grosick (Benton, Tenn.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An arc shield for electrical switching apparatuses is provided. The arc shield comprises a mounting base and a detachable barrier and includes a multi-point mounting system that eliminates the need for hardware and gloves when installing the detachable barrier on the mounting base. The mounting base is formed wi...