Modular seven wire electrical connector system
First Claim
1. A modular power system comprising:
- a housing having a plurality of electrical conductors received therein,a plurality of individual ports defined in said housing, each of said ports adapted to receive a single circuit module therein,each of said circuit modules adapted to electrically engage a plurality of said electrical conductors to establish a predetermined electrical circuit when one of said single circuit modules is received in any one of said plurality of portssaid housing having at least seven electrical conductors including at least two ground conductors, at least two neutral conductors and at least three live conductors for providing at least three electrical circuits, two of said circuits having common neutral and ground conductors and a third circuit having separate neutral and ground conductors.
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Abstract
The present invention provides a modular electrical power block assembly including a plurality of ports for receiving individual modular circuits. The power block assembly includes seven separate electrical conductors, three of which are hot, two of which are neutral and two of which are ground, for providing three separate and independent circuits. The hot wire of one of the circuits is advantageously separated from the hot wires of the remaining two circuits by two grounds and two neutrals and one circuit may be shielded to prevent penetration of electro-magnetic interference from the other circuits. Individual circuit modules are adapted to be received within individual ports of the power block for selectively completing one or more of the three independent circuits provided by the power block assembly. The contacts extending from the individual circuit modules are arranged to engage only preselected wires within the power block assembly for completing a predetermined circuit. Although the circuit modules are mechanically interchangeable with respect to the ports on the power block, they are not electrically interchangeable and will establish the same circuit in any port in which they are received. The present system may be advantageously mounted by sliding a mounting bar on top of the power block into an overhead bracket in lieu of the use of conventional mounting means such as screws or bolts. A tool is provided for conveniently removing individual circuit modules from ports in the power block in one simple step.
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24 Claims
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1. A modular power system comprising:
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a housing having a plurality of electrical conductors received therein, a plurality of individual ports defined in said housing, each of said ports adapted to receive a single circuit module therein, each of said circuit modules adapted to electrically engage a plurality of said electrical conductors to establish a predetermined electrical circuit when one of said single circuit modules is received in any one of said plurality of ports said housing having at least seven electrical conductors including at least two ground conductors, at least two neutral conductors and at least three live conductors for providing at least three electrical circuits, two of said circuits having common neutral and ground conductors and a third circuit having separate neutral and ground conductors. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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