Patents by Inventor Terry Allen Cassity

Terry Allen Cassity has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 5746306
    Abstract: The present invention provides an interior assembly for an electrical distribution device having a fuse for each phase in a circuit. The interior assembly includes a plurality of modules having an operating mechanism for opening and closing a switch contact. The switch contact is connected to each fuse and phase of the circuit. Each module has a housing and means for demountably securing one of the modules to at least one adjacent module. The securing means is manually operated and integrally formed with the housing of each module. The present invention also provides a method of assembling the interior assembly of an electrical distribution device having a fuse for each phase in a circuit. The step of the method includes manually and demountably affixing a plurality of modules to one another without discrete fasteners. The plurality of modules have an operating mechanism for opening and closing a switch contact. The switch contact is connected to each fuse and phase of the circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 1995
    Date of Patent: May 5, 1998
    Assignee: Square D Company
    Inventors: Terry Allen Cassity, David Emerson Greer, Jeffrey James Buchanan, Steve Miles Ledbetter, Jonathan Hans Van Camp
  • Patent number: 5739488
    Abstract: The present invention provides a handle for controlling a switch mechanism of an interior assembly of an electrical distribution device having a plurality of modules. The electrical distribution device has an enclosure for housing the interior assembly. The handle includes a first piece having an elongated shape with two ends. The first end is adapted to be manually controlled by an operator and has a mating surface. The opposite end is secures the handle to the switch mechanism. A second piece has a complimentary shape for abutting the mating surface of the first piece at least near the first end. The first and second pieces are fastened without discrete fasteners.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 1995
    Date of Patent: April 14, 1998
    Assignee: Square D Company
    Inventors: Terry Allen Cassity, David Emerson Greer
  • Patent number: 5737195
    Abstract: The present invention provides a neutral base module for an interior assembly of an electrical distribution device having a plurality of modules. The neutral base module connects the electrical distribution device to a circuit having at least one phase and includes a generally rectangular body having a mounting surface. The body demountably secures to at least one adjacent module of the interior assembly with a manually operated securement which is integrally formed with the modular housing. A terminal for making an electrical connection abuts the mounting surface of the body. An electrically insulating shield having sufficient size to substantially isolate the body from the adjacent module of the interior assembly abuts the body and terminal. The terminal is releasably retained to abut the mounting surface and the shield between the body and the adjacent module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 1995
    Date of Patent: April 7, 1998
    Assignee: Square D Company
    Inventors: Terry Allen Cassity, David Emerson Greer, Jonathan Hans Van Camp