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Wall panel with prewired power system

  • US 4,060,294 A
  • Filed: 09/22/1975
  • Issued: 11/29/1977
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/22/1975
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. In a portable, prefabricated wall panel positionable in a vertical upright position and having a frame and panel means secured to the opposite sides of said frame and defining the exterior vertical side surfaces of said panel, the improvement comprising elongated channel means fixedly secured to said panel, said channel means extending across said panel between a pair of opposed edges thereof and defining a closed interior passage extending longitudinally therealong, first and second electrical terminals fixedly mounted on said panel adjacent the opposite ends of said channel means and disposed adjacent the opposed edges of said panel, at least said first electrical terminal including a pair of first multiple-hole electrical sockets formed therein, one of the pair of first sockets being on one side of the panel and the other being on the other side of the panel, said first sockets each being adapted to receive a conventional two or three-pronged electrical plug therein, said first and second terminals each including a pair of second electrical sockets formed therein, one of the pair of second sockets being on one side of the panel and the other being on the other side of the panel, said second sockets each defining a plug receptacle having a different geometrical configuration from the plug receptacle defined by each of said first sockets so that the plugs which mate with said second sockets will not mate with said first sockets, and electrical cable means extending along said passage and interconnected to said first and second terminals for transmitting electrical energy therebetween.

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