Patents by Inventor DONALD RAY HARDEE

DONALD RAY HARDEE 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).

  • Electrical system, and support assembly and method of racking electrical switching apparatus therefor
    Patent number: 9362723
    Abstract: A support assembly is for an electrical system including an electrical enclosure, an electrical switching apparatus removably disposed in the electrical enclosure, and a plate member coupled to the electrical switching apparatus. The plate member includes a distal portion facing away from the electrical enclosure. The electrical switching apparatus includes an operating handle extending through the distal portion. The support assembly includes a base assembly. The base assembly includes a base. The support assembly further includes a number of brace assemblies each coupled to the base and structured to be coupled to the distal portion of the plate member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2016
    Assignee: EATON CORPORATION
    Inventors: William Michael Crooks, Donald Ray Hardee
  • ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, AND SUPPORT ASSEMBLY AND METHOD OF RACKING ELECTRICAL SWITCHING APPARATUS THEREFOR
    Publication number: 20150311683
    Abstract: A support assembly is for an electrical system including an electrical enclosure, an electrical switching apparatus removably disposed in the electrical enclosure, and a plate member coupled to the electrical switching apparatus. The plate member includes a distal portion facing away from the electrical enclosure. The electrical switching apparatus includes an operating handle extending through the distal portion. The support assembly includes a base assembly. The base assembly includes a base. The support assembly further includes a number of brace assemblies each coupled to the base and structured to be coupled to the distal portion of the plate member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2014
    Publication date: October 29, 2015
    Applicant: EATON CORPORATION
    Inventors: WILLIAM MICHAEL CROOKS, DONALD RAY HARDEE