LogiQuest^® Lite  A Commercial Alternative to WebFLIS

FIIG:  A17600

Entry Date:  Apr-01-1974

Concept:  

Status:  A

Applicability:  A

Type:  0

Definition:  An enclosure which includes, mounts, and protects one or more circuit breakers. It is designed for and may include a cover and such accessories as mounting hardware, brackets, and conduit fittings. May include terminal boards and/or bus conductors used as a convenience for terminating the circuit breakers. May include handle tie bars. It is usually used as a load center for the protection of certain electrical devices such as water heaters, motors, and the like, or as a service center for homes or offices. For boxes which include only switches, jacks, fuseholders, terminals and\or terminal boards or fuseholders, or any combination of these devices, see SWITCH BOX; JACK BOX; TERMINAL BOX; and DISTRIBUTION BOX. For boxes designed to mount and protect but do not include circuit breakers, see CIRCUIT BREAKER BOX SUBASSEMBLY. See also INTERCONNECTING CABINET; PANEL,POWER DISTRIBUTION; JUNCTION BOX; and CABINET,ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT.