Continuous-accessibility electrical conduits
First Claim
1. Continuous - accessibility electrical conduit designed to contain at least two electrical conductors and to have the appearance of a plinth or molding, when mounted on a wall or similar structural surface, comprising:
- a base means in the form of a case (4;
30) having a back wall (6) and two lateral walls (9, 9a), each joined at a first end to said back wall and having a second end free, and defining a substantially U-shaped cross-section with an open portion, said base means being adapted to be fastened onto a structural surface, the case further comprising longitudinal interior partition means (10) having a first end attached to the back wall and having a second end free, said interior partition means delimiting individual compartments (11);
cover means (5;
31;
37) adapted to be mounted to said base means and to close said open portion of the case, said cover means comprising a non-conducting material having a front surface and in a first cover configuration at least two narrow, parallel longitudinal access means (21), each access means having a slot (20), each access means being adapted to contain an electrical conductor and each access means being adapted to fit into a respective one of said individual compartments; and
snap lock means (12, 23, 24;
14, 25;
39, 39a) provided on the longitudinal free end of said interior partition means, and provided longitudinally on the cover means in a location opposite to said longitudinal free ends of said lateral walls and interior partitions means of the case, when said cover means is mounted on said base means;
and further characterized in that adjoining snap lock means are separated by a distance which alternatively is less than or greater than a constant value;
whereby, when said cover means is mounted on said base means with said snap lock means, each electrical conductor is enclosed in a non-conductive compartment and is electrically insulated from each adjoining electrical conductor and each compartment is substantially rigid and mechanically closed over the entire length of the two longitudinal free ends of said lateral walls and said interior partition means defining said compartments.
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Abstract
The present invention concerns a continuous-accessibility electrical conduit comprising: at least one U-shaped case (4) having at least one longitudinal interior partition (10) forming boxes (11); a cover (5) set up to carry conductors and provided with slots (20) that permit access to the conductors, and/or a blind cover (28) forming an empty channel; and snap-lock means (12, 13, 24; 14; 39) provided on the free edges of the lateral walls and the partition of the base, as well as on opposite areas of the covers.
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1. Continuous - accessibility electrical conduit designed to contain at least two electrical conductors and to have the appearance of a plinth or molding, when mounted on a wall or similar structural surface, comprising:
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a base means in the form of a case (4;
30) having a back wall (6) and two lateral walls (9, 9a), each joined at a first end to said back wall and having a second end free, and defining a substantially U-shaped cross-section with an open portion, said base means being adapted to be fastened onto a structural surface, the case further comprising longitudinal interior partition means (10) having a first end attached to the back wall and having a second end free, said interior partition means delimiting individual compartments (11);cover means (5;
31;
37) adapted to be mounted to said base means and to close said open portion of the case, said cover means comprising a non-conducting material having a front surface and in a first cover configuration at least two narrow, parallel longitudinal access means (21), each access means having a slot (20), each access means being adapted to contain an electrical conductor and each access means being adapted to fit into a respective one of said individual compartments; and
snap lock means (12, 23, 24;
14, 25;
39, 39a) provided on the longitudinal free end of said interior partition means, and provided longitudinally on the cover means in a location opposite to said longitudinal free ends of said lateral walls and interior partitions means of the case, when said cover means is mounted on said base means;and further characterized in that adjoining snap lock means are separated by a distance which alternatively is less than or greater than a constant value; whereby, when said cover means is mounted on said base means with said snap lock means, each electrical conductor is enclosed in a non-conductive compartment and is electrically insulated from each adjoining electrical conductor and each compartment is substantially rigid and mechanically closed over the entire length of the two longitudinal free ends of said lateral walls and said interior partition means defining said compartments. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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