Circuit breakers including short wired pigtail, base pans, installation methods and assemblies thereof

摘要

A circuit breaker including a housing and a short wired pigtail exiting the housing. The short wired pigtail has a factory length from a point of exit from the housing to a terminal end of less than about 16 cm, and can include pre-configured bends, and may be pre-stripped. In another aspect, a base pan for mounting a circuit breaker is provided. Base pan includes a plurality of busses, and an insulating base portion receiving the busses, the base pan configured to receive a circuit breaker thereon, the insulating base portion including a pigtail guide channel configured to direct a short wired pigtail towards a neutral bar socket as the circuit breaker is mounted to the insulating base portion. Circuit breakers, base pan assemblies, and methods of installing circuit breakers are provided, as are other aspects.

主权项

1. A circuit breaker, comprising:
a housing; and a short wired pigtail exiting the housing, the short wired pigtail having a factory length from a point to exit from the housing to a terminal end of less than about 16 cm, wherein the housing includes a connection feature formed on the circuit breaker to interface with a complementary feature formed on a base pan having a insulating base portion, wherein the insulating base portion including a pigtail guide channel configured to direct the short wired pigtail towards a neutral bar socket as the circuit breaker is mounted to the insulating base portion, wherein the insulating base portion may be formed laterally in line with the complementary feature, wherein the complementary feature is configured and adapted to receive the connection feature to position and lock the circuit breaker on the base pan, and wherein mounting is accomplished by engaging the connection feature to the complementary feature at an angle and then rocking the circuit breaker clockwise onto a stab to insert the short wired pigtail into the neutral bar socket.