Patent 7311538 was granted and assigned to Square D on December, 2007 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
A bus to tap-off device interlock having a first position wherein the tap-off device can be installed or removed from the busway section and a second position in which an installed tap-off device can not be removed from the busway section and an uninstalled tap-off device can not be installed onto a busway section. The interlock is movable between the first and second positions by operation of an operating handle that controls the OFF or OPEN and ON or CLOSED state of an electrical disconnect device located inside the tap-off device.