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US 10,381,811 B2Granted
Utility conduit system
AssigneeHubbell Incorporated
InventorsJian Hua Li, Sorin Mortun, Joseph Cretella
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Abstract
A utility conduit system includes a base having a bottom wall, a first side wall extending from the bottom wall, and a second side wall extending from the bottom wall at least partially defining a channel. Various components can be removably positioned in the base to customize the utility conduit system for a given location. Some components can include a universal mounting bracket, a by-pass unit, and a divider bracket.
Claims18
A utility conduit system comprising:
- a base having a bottom wall, a first side wall extending from the bottom wall, and a second side wall extending from the bottom wall at least partially defining a channel, a first protrusion extending from the first side wall into the channel and a second protrusion extending form the second side wall into the channel, wherein a first width is defined by the distance between the first protrusion and the second protrusion;
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- a universal mounting bracket having a first edge, a second edge, a third edge, and a fourth edge, and a major width and a minor width defined between the second and fourth edges, wherein the major width is larger than the first width and the minor width is smaller than the first width, wherein the universal mounting bracket can be positioned in the channel in a first orientation using the minor width to pass the universal mounting bracket through the first and second protrusions and in a second orientation using the major width to retain the universal mounting bracket beneath the first and second protrusions;
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- wherein the universal mounting bracket is rotated less than 90 degrees between the first orientation and the second orientation.
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A utility conduit system comprising:
- a base having a bottom wall, a first side wall extending from the bottom wall, and a second side wall extending from the bottom wall at least partially defining a channel, a first protrusion extending from the first side wall into the channel and a second protrusion extending form the second side wall into the channel, wherein a first width is defined by the distance between the first protrusion and the second protrusion;
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- a by-pass unit having a by-pass wall forming a first channel passageway between the first side wall of the base and the by-pass wall and a second channel passageway between the second side wall of the base and the by-pass wall, wherein the second channel passageway is isolated from the first channel passageway, and the by-pass unit is removably received in the base;
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- wherein the by-pass unit is connected to a universal mounting bracket positioned in the base.
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A utility conduit system comprising:
- a base having a bottom wall, a first side wall extending from the bottom wall, and a second side wall extending from the bottom wall at least partially defining a channel, a first protrusion extending from the first side wall into the channel and a second protrusion extending form the second side wall into the channel, wherein a first width is defined by the distance between the first protrusion and the second protrusion;
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- a divider bracket positioned in the base for receiving a divider to separate the channel into a first conduit and a second conduit, the divider bracket including a first portion having a first resilient leg, a second portion having a second resilient leg, and a connection portion connecting the first portion to the second portion, the first resilient leg and the second resilient leg configured to cooperatively secure a conduit divider therebetween and the connection portion having a width narrower than a width of the first portion and a width of the second portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.