Surface applied wiring apparatus
First Claim
1. An assembly for use in deploying wires along a wall comprising a raceway with elongate compartments for housing the wires, the raceway comprising at least one elongate member with a rear panel, the elongate compartments being located along the interior of the rear panel, the rear panel having at least one elongate tongue and groove on the exterior, each tongue being spaced from the rear panel with said groove formed between the tongue and the exterior of the rear panel, the assembly further comprising a plurality of hanger brackets, each securable to the wall and engagable with the rear panel, each hanger bracket having at least one protruding lip received within the groove on the rear panel when the raceway is mounted on said hanger brackets secured to the wall, the rear panel of the raceway comprising an extruded member having a constant cross section along its length, the groove formed between the tongue and rear panel being continuous so that the raceway can be mounted on said hanger brackets at any position along its length.
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Abstract
A surface applied electrical raceway assembly comprising an extruded rear panel and an extruded cover which form a plurality of elongate compartments for deploying wires or other electrical conductors is disclosed. At any position along its length, the raceway can be attached to hanger brackets mounted on a wall. Continuous recesses including a tongue and groove configuration on the exterior of the rear panel and channels in at least one compartment permit attachment of the raceway to the hangers at any position and the installation of interfaces, such as standard duplex outlets, at any position along the raceway length. A storage compartment for receiving excess plug cables is also disclosed. The rear panel and the covers can be cut to length and together with accessory fittings can be used to form customized raceways with outlets at any desired location.
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23 Claims
- 1. An assembly for use in deploying wires along a wall comprising a raceway with elongate compartments for housing the wires, the raceway comprising at least one elongate member with a rear panel, the elongate compartments being located along the interior of the rear panel, the rear panel having at least one elongate tongue and groove on the exterior, each tongue being spaced from the rear panel with said groove formed between the tongue and the exterior of the rear panel, the assembly further comprising a plurality of hanger brackets, each securable to the wall and engagable with the rear panel, each hanger bracket having at least one protruding lip received within the groove on the rear panel when the raceway is mounted on said hanger brackets secured to the wall, the rear panel of the raceway comprising an extruded member having a constant cross section along its length, the groove formed between the tongue and rear panel being continuous so that the raceway can be mounted on said hanger brackets at any position along its length.
- 12. A raceway for deploying wires along a wall comprising a panel having means defining a plurality of elongate compartments for receiving the wires, the panel comprising an extruded member having a constant cross section along its length, the rear panel including elongate tongues at a plurality of positions on the exterior thereof, a groove being defined between each tongue and an exterior surface of the panel, each groove facing in the same direction, the rear panel including a pair of ribs spaced from an interior surface of the panel, a channel being defined between each rib and the interior surface of the panel, the open end of each channel facing the other channel, the channels being disposed along opposite edges of at least one of the elongate compartments, and receptacle brackets for attaching an electrical receptacle in an elongate compartment having channels disposed along the opposite edges thereof, free ends of each receptacle bracket being inserted within the channels, whereby the raceway can be secured on the wall by receipt of hanger brackets in the grooves on the exterior of the panel and panel interconnect means including electrical interface means can be attached to the raceway upon engagement of the electrical interface means with the ribs and channels.
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18. A raceway assembly for use in deploying cables along a wall and for positioning outlet receptacles at any arbitrary location along the wall, separate cables being confined to isolated areas, the raceway assembly comprising:
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a plurality of rear panels, each comprising an extruded electrically conductive member having a constant cross section; at least one divider wall extending transversely of each rear panel; a plurality of covers, each cover comprising an extruded electrically conductive member having a constant cross section, each cover, each rear panel and the divider walls defining a plurality of closed elongate compartments for receiving the cables; a plurality of protruding surfaces on the rear panel of the raceway defining a plurality of elongate recess means extending along the length of the rear panel; panel interconnect means for forming a grounding attachment between multiple rear panels, including tabs configured for receipt within the recess means; and cover interconnect means for forming a grounding attachment between each cover and a rear panel, the cover interconnect means including a protrusion configured for receipt within a recess means, whereby continuous said elongate compartments, each comprising an electrically grounded enclosure, can be constructed from a plurality of like components. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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