Electrical floor access module system
First Claim
1. An electrical system adapted to be positioned under an access floor for supplying electrical power from at least one interconnected power source to selectively interconnected electrical devices, said electrical system comprising:
- a plurality of substantially identical electrical access floor modules selectively spaced under said access floor for providing conveniently located electrical power locations for energizing said electrical devices;
a plurality of substantially identical junction block cables for electrically interconnecting said access floor modules to said power source and to each other;
releasable connection means associated with said access floor modules and said junction block cables for releasably and mechanically connecting each access floor module to at least one of said junction block cables;
a plurality of electrical receptacle blocks, each receptacle block comprising at least one electrical receptacle connectable to one or more of said electrical devices for supplying electrical power thereto, with each of said receptacle blocks further being electrically connectable to said junction block cables; and
said access floor modules are substantially interchangeable with each other, and said junction block cables are substantially interchangeable with each other so as to provide said electrical system as a modular system which is adapted to be sized and configured in a manner which does not require any substantial number of different types and/or sizes of cables and other electrical equipment.
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Abstract
An electrical floor access system (100) is provided so as to be accessible to the electrical equipment of an office system (50). The electrical system (100) includes a number of access floor modules (102) jpositioned beneath an access floor (30). The electrical system (100) also includes junciton block cables (104) and junction blocks (108) which can be connected the junction block cables (104). The junciton blocks (108) serve to provide electrical interconnection and mounting for electrical receptacles and similar devices for interconnection with electrical equipment. The access floor modules (102) are substantially interchangeable with each other, and the junction block cables (104) are substantially interchangeable with each other so as to provide an electrical system as a modular system adapted to be sized and configured in a manner which does not require any substantial number of different types and/or sizes of cables and other electrical equipment.
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20 Claims
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1. An electrical system adapted to be positioned under an access floor for supplying electrical power from at least one interconnected power source to selectively interconnected electrical devices, said electrical system comprising:
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a plurality of substantially identical electrical access floor modules selectively spaced under said access floor for providing conveniently located electrical power locations for energizing said electrical devices; a plurality of substantially identical junction block cables for electrically interconnecting said access floor modules to said power source and to each other; releasable connection means associated with said access floor modules and said junction block cables for releasably and mechanically connecting each access floor module to at least one of said junction block cables; a plurality of electrical receptacle blocks, each receptacle block comprising at least one electrical receptacle connectable to one or more of said electrical devices for supplying electrical power thereto, with each of said receptacle blocks further being electrically connectable to said junction block cables; and said access floor modules are substantially interchangeable with each other, and said junction block cables are substantially interchangeable with each other so as to provide said electrical system as a modular system which is adapted to be sized and configured in a manner which does not require any substantial number of different types and/or sizes of cables and other electrical equipment. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. An electrical system adapted to be positioned under an access floor for supplying electrical power from at least one interconnected common power source to selectively interconnected electrical devices, said electrical system comprising:
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a plurality of electrical access floor modules selectively spaced under said access floor for providing conveniently located electrical power locations for energizing said electrical devices; a plurality of junction block cables for electrically interconnecting said access floor modules to said common power source; a plurality of electrical receptacle blocks, each receptacle block comprising at least one electrical receptacle electrically connectable to one or more of said electrical devices for supplying electrical power thereto, and comprising a first predetermined terminal connection arrangement; each of said junction block cables comprising a junction block connectable to an access floor module and having a second predetermined terminal connection arrangement for electrically and releasably engaging said first predetermined terminal connection arrangement, and an external third terminal connection arrangement; each of said junction block cables further comprising an electrical conduit section and a terminating connector electrically connected to said second terminal connection arrangement of said junction block of said junction block cable through said conduit section, said terminating connector being electrically and releasably engagable with a third terminal connection arrangement of another of said junction block cables; and said electrical floor access modules are substantially interchangeable with each other, and said junction block cables are substantially interchangeable with each other, so as to provide said electrical system as a modular system which is adapted to be sized and configured in a manner which does not require any substantial number of different types and/or sizes of cables and other electrical equipment.
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