Power data housing
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1. A power data housing configured to receive a plurality of electrical receptacle assemblies, with each of said electrical receptacle assemblies comprising a receptacle housing and a receptacle, said power data housing comprising:
- an elongated channel formed with a pair of opposing sides having inner side surfaces, said elongated channel having a substantially constant cross section and a pair of open opposite ends, wherein said elongated channel is configured to be formed to a particular length in order to accommodate one or more of said electrical receptacle assemblies;
a pair of longitudinally extending ribs, each of said ribs formed on a corresponding one of said inner side surfaces of said elongated channel, with said ribs facing each other and partially extending into a spatial area of said channel;
a pair of opposing upper and lower channels defined by said inner side surfaces and facing each other, said opposing upper and lower channels configured to slidably receive structures of said receptacle assemblies, so that said receptacle assemblies can be positioned at any of a number of locations along a continuum of said channel; and
a pair of end caps configured to be coupled to respective ones of said open opposite ends of said elongated channel, for closing said opposite ends when said receptacle assemblies are supported at said elongated channel.
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A power data housing includes a channel which receives electrical receptacle housings. The housings have side latch tabs which releasably lock receptacles to the receptacle housings. The receptacle housings are received within a continuum of the channel.
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22 Claims
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1. A power data housing configured to receive a plurality of electrical receptacle assemblies, with each of said electrical receptacle assemblies comprising a receptacle housing and a receptacle, said power data housing comprising:
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an elongated channel formed with a pair of opposing sides having inner side surfaces, said elongated channel having a substantially constant cross section and a pair of open opposite ends, wherein said elongated channel is configured to be formed to a particular length in order to accommodate one or more of said electrical receptacle assemblies; a pair of longitudinally extending ribs, each of said ribs formed on a corresponding one of said inner side surfaces of said elongated channel, with said ribs facing each other and partially extending into a spatial area of said channel; a pair of opposing upper and lower channels defined by said inner side surfaces and facing each other, said opposing upper and lower channels configured to slidably receive structures of said receptacle assemblies, so that said receptacle assemblies can be positioned at any of a number of locations along a continuum of said channel; and a pair of end caps configured to be coupled to respective ones of said open opposite ends of said elongated channel, for closing said opposite ends when said receptacle assemblies are supported at said elongated channel. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A power data housing configured to support one or more electrical receptacle assemblies comprising a receptacle housing and a receptacle, said power data housing comprising:
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an extruded and generally C-shaped housing body having opposite open ends and a substantially constant cross section between said open ends, said housing body further having a pair of opposing upper and lower sides joined by a floor section, and with inner side surfaces of said upper and lower sides and said floor section cooperating to define an elongated channel; at least one longitudinally-extending rib defined by each of said inner side surfaces of said upper and lower sides, said ribs projecting into said elongated channel, a pair of opposing upper and lower channels defined by respective ones of said inner side surfaces of said upper and lower sides, wherein said opposing upper and lower channels are configured to slidably receive respective outer portions of said receptacle housings of said receptacle assemblies, whereby said receptacle assemblies are positionable in said elongated channel at a plurality of locations therealong; a pair of end caps configured to be coupled to respective ones of said opposite open ends of said housing body, said end caps configured to close said opposite open ends with one or more of said receptacle assemblies disposed in said elongated channel and supported by said upper and lower sides of said housing body; and wherein said housing body is configured to be formed to a particular length in order to accommodate one or more of said electrical receptacle assemblies or different types of said receptacle assemblies. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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