Utility raceway

• US 5,299,947 A
• Filed: 04/18/1990
• Issued: 04/05/1994
• Est. Priority Date: 04/18/1990
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Rachael Barnard
• Original Assignee: Rachael Barnard
• Inventors: Barnard, Rachael
• Primary Examiner(s): Paumen, Gary F.
• Application Number:
  US07/511,353
• Time in Patent Office: 1,448 Days
• Field of Search: 439/207-211, 439/215
• US Class Current: 439/215
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 6/4459 Ducts; Conduits; Hollow tubes for air blown fibres
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 6/475 Mechanical aspects of installing cables in ducts or the like for buildings
• CPC Class Codes: H02G 3/0456 Ladders or other supports
• CPC Class Codes: H02G 3/288 in modular walls, e.g. wall panels

Abstract

A Utility Raceway for modular walls, fixed walls, and modular fixed or moveable partitions. The Utility Raceway is comprised of multiple compartments where electrical, data, and communication devices and device mounting brackets can be mounted on both sides of the raceway. The configuration of the Utility Raceway is I beam. Compartments can be added or deleted. Holecuts can be provided in the center structure of the I beam so that access can be made from one compartment to another. This will increase the capacity of said Utility Raceway making it easier for fiber optic cable to be used because of crucial bending requirements of said fiber optic cable. Said Utility Raceway can use existing manufacture'"'"'s electrical, data and communication device mounting brackets and device plates. Said Utility Raceway can be metallic or non-metallic. It can use metallic or non-metallic electrical, data and communication device plates and mounting brackets or any combination thereof.

Claims

1. A Utility raceway comprising

a. compartment means for holding electrical power, data and communication conductor means;

b. holecut means that allows said electrical power, data and communication conductor means to enter and exit said compartment means;

c. bolt or screw means to anchor said Utility Raceway to floor means;

d. flange means to cover rough cuts of drywall means;

e. stud attachment means to support metallic or non-metallic stud means;

f. sweep elbow means to increase bending radius space for said electrical power, data and communication conductor means.

2. The Utility Raceway of claim 1 in which dual snap on cover means are used to cover said compartment means of said Utility Raceway.

3. The Utility raceway of claim 1 in which hinged cover means are used to cover compartment means of said Utility Raceway.

4. The Utility Raceway of claim 1 in which a snap on cover means with dividers is used to cover compartment means of said Utility Raceway.

5. The Utility Raceway of claim 1 in which said Utility Raceway is used in a return air plenum.

6. The Utility Raceway of claim 1 in which said Utility Raceway includes wall means made from said metallic or non-metallic stud means and said drywall means.

7. The Utility Raceway of claim 1 in which said Utility Raceway includes partition means for separation of task areas.

8. The said Utility Raceway of claim 1 in which Utility Raceway includes a balance support means to hold said Utility Raceway that a partition means is attached to.

9. The Utility Raceway of claim 1 in which a flexible conduit means containing said electrical conductor means is looped into partition means so that in the event of an earthquake and said partition means falls over said flexible conduit means containing said electrical conductor means will slide and extend outward from said Utility Raceway preventing electrical disconnect from an electrical female receptacle means.