Metal raceway system

• US 7,408,114 B2
• Filed: 08/18/2006
• Issued: 08/05/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 08/23/2005
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Panduit Corporation
• Original Assignee: Panduit Corporation
• Inventors: Woods, Randall T., VanderVelde, Charles F.
• Primary Examiner(s): Estrada; Angel R
• Application Number:
  US11/465,518
• Publication Number:
  US 20070044987A1
• Time in Patent Office: 718 Days
• Field of Search: 174/480, 174/481, 174/68.3, 174/68.1, 174/60, 174/67, 174/95, 174/97, 174/99.R, 174/98, 174/135, 174/72.R, 220/3.8, 220/3.3, 220/3.5, 220/3.7, 385/134, 385/135, 522/201, 522/203, 522/207, 522/208, 522/49, 439/207, 439/209, 439/210, 439/211, 439/212, 439/213
• US Class Current: 174/68.3
• CPC Class Codes: H02G 3/0418 Covers or lids; Their fastenings
• CPC Class Codes: H02G 3/0437 Channels
• CPC Class Codes: H02G 3/105 in association with a plinth, channel, raceway or similar

Abstract

The present invention is directed to a raceway system including a base, at least two covers and a faceplate. The base includes sidewalls having a top wall with a flange member. The covers include a top portion having two ends with a flange member at each end. The flange members of the covers are in mating engagement with the flange members of the base when the cover is coupled to the base. The cover is flush with the base when it is coupled to the base. The faceplate is installed on the raceway so that it overlaps a portion of each cover and extends over and is flush with a portion of the top walls of the base.

Claims

1. A metal raceway system comprising:

a metal raceway having a base and at least two covers, wherein the base includes sidewalls, each sidewall having a top wall with a flange member that includes a downwardly extending portion and a shelf portion extending in a direction parallel to the top wall and the at least two covers include a top portion having two ends with a flange member at each end, the flange members of the at least two covers include a flat portion parallel to the top portion of the at least two covers, a downwardly extending portion and a curved portion,

wherein the flange members of the covers are in mating engagement with the flange members of the base; and

a faceplate installed on the raceway, wherein the faceplate overlaps a portion of the covers and extends over a portion of the top walls of the base.

2. The raceway system of claim 1, wherein the cover flange members are flexible for releasably engaging the base flange members.

3. The raceway system of claim 1, further including a divider for separating various cables, the divider including a divider wall parallel to the sidewalls of the base and a base abutting a bottom wall of the base.

4. The raceway system of claim 1, wherein the flange member of each sidewall further includes a second downwardly extending portion that is parallel to the sidewalls.

5. The raceway system of claim 1, wherein the flat portion of each flange member of the at least two covers is positioned on the shelf portion of each flange member of the sidewall.

6. The raceway system of claim 1, wherein the flat portions of each flange member underlie the top portion of the at least two covers.