Tamper protection device for an electrical switching device, including a protection cap and a retainer for a security seal

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 7956301
APP PUB NO 20080251361A1
SERIAL NO

12099852

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A tamper protection device for an electrical switching device including a housing and a panel for at least one control element. The tamper protection device a protection cap configured to prevent unwanted operation or tampering of the control element when in position on the housing and a seal retainer configured to block the protection cap from being removed from the covering position when the seal retainer and protection cap are connected by a secured seal wire thereby forming a sealed unit. Each of the protection cap and the seal retainer are releasably connectable to the housing. When the protection cap and seal retainer are secured as the sealed unit it is non-releasably connectable to the housing by an interlocking connection.

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EATON INDUSTRIES GMBH53115 BONN

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Lankuttis, Klaus Bergisch-Gladbach, DE 2 97
Pleikies, Claudia Niederkassel, DE 1 1

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