Modular electrical wiring track arrangement
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1. An electrical energy distribution system comprising:
- a plurality of elongated generally parallel strips of insulating material each adjacent pair of which has a circuit path gap therebetween;
a pair of elongated parallel conductor bars in each circuit path gap, one to each side thereof juxtaposed with a respective strip;
power supply means including a first number of conductive blades fixedly located along the strips and extending from the respective circuit path gaps, and a multiconductor power supply cable connected at one end to a source of electrical energy and having a connector block at the other end for receiving said first number of conductive blades and connecting the received blades to corresponding cable conductors, each blade passing into a corresponding circuit path gap and contacting both the conductor bars therein; and
power outlet means including a second number of conductive blades each passing into a corresponding circuit path gap and contacting both the conductor bars therein.
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Abstract
An electrical energy distribution system is formed as a track having a multitude of parallel insulating strips and interspersed conductor bars with gaps between adjacent conductor bars to receive conductive blades of outlets or jumper cables for receiving power from the system as well as fixedly supporting a set of blades for power input to the system. As thus configured, the system is modular and may be assembled without the need of tools or specially trained electricians.
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1. An electrical energy distribution system comprising:
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a plurality of elongated generally parallel strips of insulating material each adjacent pair of which has a circuit path gap therebetween; a pair of elongated parallel conductor bars in each circuit path gap, one to each side thereof juxtaposed with a respective strip; power supply means including a first number of conductive blades fixedly located along the strips and extending from the respective circuit path gaps, and a multiconductor power supply cable connected at one end to a source of electrical energy and having a connector block at the other end for receiving said first number of conductive blades and connecting the received blades to corresponding cable conductors, each blade passing into a corresponding circuit path gap and contacting both the conductor bars therein; and power outlet means including a second number of conductive blades each passing into a corresponding circuit path gap and contacting both the conductor bars therein. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. An electrical energy distribution system having a plurality of elongated relatively rigid power distribution channels;
- a plurality of flexible multiconductor cables each having connector blocks at the opposite ends thereof for interconnecting pairs of power distribution channels, each connector block including mechanical latching means for retaining the blocks in position connected to the respective channels, the mechanical latching means including a pair of opposed resilient tabs deformable toward one another to release the respective block, each channel having one set of protruding blades for receiving one of the connector blocks while the other connector block includes a set of protruding blades matable with another channel at any selected location along a continuous region thereof, each power distribution channel including a plurality of elongated generally parallel conductors, adjacent pairs of which are spaced apart defining therebetween blade receiving gaps;
a number of electrical outlets, each having blades extending into corresponding ones of said gaps; and
a flexible strap connected at its respective ends to corresponding tab free ends so that a pull on the strap simultaneously collapses the tabs toward one another and urges the block away from the channel engaging position. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17)
- a plurality of flexible multiconductor cables each having connector blocks at the opposite ends thereof for interconnecting pairs of power distribution channels, each connector block including mechanical latching means for retaining the blocks in position connected to the respective channels, the mechanical latching means including a pair of opposed resilient tabs deformable toward one another to release the respective block, each channel having one set of protruding blades for receiving one of the connector blocks while the other connector block includes a set of protruding blades matable with another channel at any selected location along a continuous region thereof, each power distribution channel including a plurality of elongated generally parallel conductors, adjacent pairs of which are spaced apart defining therebetween blade receiving gaps;
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18. An electrical energy distribution system comprising:
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a plurality of elongated generally parallel strips of insulating material each adjacent pair of which has a circuit path gap therebetween; a pair of elongated parallel conductor bars in each circuit path gap, one to each side thereof juxtaposed with a respective strip, the parallel strips and conductor bars generally sharing a common plane; power supply means including a first number of conductive blades, each blade passing into a corresponding circuit path gap in a direction generally perpendicular to said common plane and contacting both the conductor bars therein; and power outlet means including a second number of conductive blades each passing into a corresponding circuit path gap in a direction generally perpendicular to said common plane and contacting both the conductor bars therein, the conductive blades of the power outlet means being passed into the corresponding circuit path gaps in any selected one of several regions along the parallel strips with those regions being distributed to either side of the plane shared by the bars and strips. - View Dependent Claims (19)
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