Low voltage buss system
First Claim
1. A device for use with an electrical buss comprising a carrier, at least a pair of electrically conductive elements linearly arranged along the carrier, and a linearly arranged ferromagnetic element carried by the carrier intermediate at the at least a pair of electrically conductive elements, the device comprising:
- a housing adapted to be releasably couplable to the carrier in a plurality of orientations relative to the carrier;
a plurality of electrically conductive contacts carried by the housing wherein the plurality of electrically conductive contacts are arranged such that at least a first one of the plurality of electrically conductive contacts will engage one of the at least a pair of electrically conductive elements and at least a second one of the plurality of electrically conductive contacts will engage a different one of the at least a pair of electrically conductive elements when the housing is releasably coupled to the carrier in each of the plurality of orientations relative to the carrier; and
at least one magnet carried by the housing and disposed intermediately the plurality of electrically conductive contacts wherein the at least one magnet is arranged to generate a magnetic field to magnetically cooperate with the ferromagnetic element of the carrier to releasably couple the housing upon the carrier in at least each of the plurality of orientations relative to the carrier.
2 Assignments
0 Petitions
Accused Products
Abstract
An electrical buss has a carrier and at least a pair of electrically conductive elements. The at least a pair of electrically conductive elements extend linearly along a length of the carrier and at least a portion of each of the least a pair of electrically conductive elements is exposed at a surface of the carrier. A connector is releasably couplable to the electrical buss adjacent to the surface of the carrier. The connector has at least a pair of electrically conductive contacts for engaging with the electrically conductive elements at any desired location along the length of the carrier.
-
Citations
15 Claims
-
1. A device for use with an electrical buss comprising a carrier, at least a pair of electrically conductive elements linearly arranged along the carrier, and a linearly arranged ferromagnetic element carried by the carrier intermediate at the at least a pair of electrically conductive elements, the device comprising:
-
a housing adapted to be releasably couplable to the carrier in a plurality of orientations relative to the carrier; a plurality of electrically conductive contacts carried by the housing wherein the plurality of electrically conductive contacts are arranged such that at least a first one of the plurality of electrically conductive contacts will engage one of the at least a pair of electrically conductive elements and at least a second one of the plurality of electrically conductive contacts will engage a different one of the at least a pair of electrically conductive elements when the housing is releasably coupled to the carrier in each of the plurality of orientations relative to the carrier; and at least one magnet carried by the housing and disposed intermediately the plurality of electrically conductive contacts wherein the at least one magnet is arranged to generate a magnetic field to magnetically cooperate with the ferromagnetic element of the carrier to releasably couple the housing upon the carrier in at least each of the plurality of orientations relative to the carrier. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
-
Specification