Modular electrical system including back-to-back receptacle configurations and capable of providing four wire circuitry
OwnerNorman R. Byrneinventor
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Abstract
An electrical system comprises a four-wire integral receptacle junction block assembly (530) having a first male end connector set (536) and a second male end connector set (538). The assembly (530) also includes a first duplex receptacle set (540) and a second duplex receptacle set (541). The connector sets (534, 536) are connected to a series of buss bars (570) comprising two hot buss bars (586, 616), a neutral buss bar (620), and a ground buss bar (598). The buss bars (570) can be configured so as to selectively apply incoming power to the duplex receptacle sets (540, 541) from either of two circuits.
Claims18
An electrical system configured for use in a raceway, said electrical system comprising:
- a source of incoming electrical power comprising a hot conductor, a neutral conductor, and a ground conductor;
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- a receptacle junction block comprising:
- a pair of receptacle blocks configured to form opposing halves of the receptacle junction block, wherein each receptacle block defines a receptacle face arranged on an opposing side of the receptacle junction block, and wherein the receptacle blocks are coupled together to define a buss bar cavity within the receptacle junction block;
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- an internal buss bar configuration arranged within the buss bar cavity and comprising a hot buss bar coupled to the hot conductor, a neutral buss bar coupled to the neutral conductor, and a ground buss bar coupled to the ground conductor, wherein the pair of receptacle blocks are configured to provide selective engagement with the internal buss bar configuration through the respective receptacle faces.
A modular electrical system configured for use in a work space, said modular electrical system comprising:
- a source of incoming electrical power arranged as a four-wire system comprising a first hot conductor, a second hot conductor, a neutral conductor, and a ground conductor;
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- a first receptacle junction block comprising:
- a housing;
- a pair of receptacle blocks configured to form opposing halves of the housing, wherein each receptacle block defines a receptacle face arranged on an opposing side of the first receptacle junction block, and wherein the receptacle blocks are coupled together to define a buss bar cavity within the first receptacle junction block;
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- a buss bar configuration arranged within the buss bar cavity and comprising a first hot buss bar coupled to the first hot conductor, a second hot buss bar coupled to the second hot conductor, a neutral buss bar coupled to the neutral conductor, and a ground buss bar coupled to the ground conductor, wherein the pair of receptacle blocks are configured to provide selective engagement with the buss bar configuration through the respective receptacle faces.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.