Flat cable transmission system
First Claim
1. A multiconductor flat cable trunking module comprising means defining an elongate duct, a flat cable having a plurality of conductors and extending within and along the length of said duct, linking means at each end of said duct, a plurality of socket outlets at intervals along a surface of the duct, and intermediate connections within the duct from said cable to said socket outlets which are formed by a number out of said plurality of conductors which form part of the flat cable along a first part of the length thereof, but which are separated from the remaining conductors along a second part of the length thereof.
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Abstract
For the communications and data transfer wiring of a modern office building the invention provides a prewired cable trunking module with a number of socket outlets along its top surface. The module has a flat cable extending through the duct, sets of wires being split off the cable at intervals to connect with the outlets. Successive modules can have a single continuous cable extending through them, or can be connected by multiway connectors at each end of each module.
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- 1. A multiconductor flat cable trunking module comprising means defining an elongate duct, a flat cable having a plurality of conductors and extending within and along the length of said duct, linking means at each end of said duct, a plurality of socket outlets at intervals along a surface of the duct, and intermediate connections within the duct from said cable to said socket outlets which are formed by a number out of said plurality of conductors which form part of the flat cable along a first part of the length thereof, but which are separated from the remaining conductors along a second part of the length thereof.
- 11. A cable trunking system including a plurality of trunking modules each comprising means defining an elongate duct, a flat cable having a plurality of conductors and extending within and along the length of said duct, linking means at each end of said duct, a plurality of socket outlets at intervals along a surface of the duct, and intermediate connections within the duct from said cable to said socket outlets which are formed by a number out of said plurality of conductors which form part of the flat cable along the first part of the length thereof, but which are separated from the remaining conductors along a second part of the length thereof, said plurality of trunking modules being connected together via interconnection of said linking means.
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