Cable management systems and methods
AssigneeHD Products, LLC
InventorJames Pistol
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Abstract
A cable management system including an inlet junction box, an outlet junction box, and a power bridge cable extending between the junction boxes. The power bridge cable extends between the junction boxes within a wall and provides for power to be supplied from the inlet junction box to the outlet junction box. A permanent electrical connection is typically provided between the power bridge cable and power sockets at the outlet junction box. A removeable power bridge plug is provided at the opposite end of the power bridge cable for removeable connection to male power plugs at inlet junction box, thus placing the outlet power sockets and the inlet power plugs into electrical communication with each other.
Claims14
A cable management system comprising:
- an inlet junction box comprising;
- an inlet junction box housing defining an inlet front opening;
- a plurality of inlet male power contacts extending from the inlet junction box housing into the inlet front opening;
- a plurality of inlet female power contacts with one inlet female power contact being in electrical communication with a corresponding one of the inlet male power contacts, and wherein each inlet female power contact is accessible at a back surface of the inlet junction box housing opposite the inlet front opening;
- an outlet junction box comprising;
- an outlet junction box housing defining an outlet front opening;
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- a plurality of outlet female power sockets accessible through the outlet front opening;
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- a power bridge cable comprising;
- a plurality of conductive wires having outlet and inlet ends;
- a permanent electrical connection between the outlet end of each one of the plurality of conductive wires and a corresponding one of the plurality of outlet female power sockets;
- a power bridge plug connected to an inlet end of the power bridge cable;
- a plurality of male power bridge contacts extending from the power bridge plug;
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- a permanent electrical connection between the inlet end of each one of the plurality of conductive wires and a corresponding one of the plurality of male power bridge contacts, wherein the male power bridge contacts are shaped and configured to be removably inserted into electrical communication with the plurality of inlet female power contacts at the inlet junction box, thereby placing each one of the inlet male power contacts into electrical communication with a corresponding one of the plurality of outlet female power sockets.
A cable management method comprising:
- providing an inlet junction box comprising;
- an inlet junction box housing defining an inlet front opening;
- a plurality of inlet male power contacts extending from the inlet junction box housing into the inlet front opening;
- a plurality of inlet female power contacts with one inlet female power contact being in electrical communication with a corresponding one of the male power contacts, and wherein each inlet female power contact is accessible at a back surface of the inlet junction box housing opposite the inlet front opening;
- providing an outlet junction box comprising;
- an outlet junction box housing defining an outlet front opening;
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- a plurality of outlet female power sockets accessible through the outlet front opening;
- providing a power bridge cable comprising;
- a plurality of conductive wires having outlet and inlet ends;
- a permanent electrical connection between the outlet end of each one of the plurality of conductive wires and a corresponding one of the plurality of outlet female power sockets;
- a power bridge plug connected to an inlet end of the power bridge cable;
- a plurality of male power bridge contacts extending from the power bridge plug;
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- a permanent electrical connection between the inlet end of each one of the plurality of conductive wires and a corresponding one of the plurality of male power bridge contacts;
- inserting the male power bridge contacts into electrical communication with the plurality of inlet female power contacts at the inlet junction box, thereby placing each one of the inlet male power contacts into electrical communication with a corresponding one of the plurality of outlet female power sockets.
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