Electrical power or data distribution system

An electrical power or electronic data distribution system comprising:

• a supply module adapted to receive electrical power or electronic data from a source, said supply module comprising at least two outfeed conductors;
• a conductor strip comprising at least two planar electrical conductors lying in a coplanar and side-by-side laterally spaced arrangement, and upper and lower layers of insulative sheet material disposed above and below said planar electrical conductors, respectively, said upper and lower layers of insulative sheet material joined together with said planar electrical conductors there-between, wherein said planar electrical conductors are electrically coupled to respective ones of said outfeed conductors, and said conductor strip is configured for placement beneath an aesthetic surface;
• a receptacle block comprising a pair of contacts in side-by-side spaced arrangement along a lower region of said receptacle block and an electrical receptacle positioned above said lower region;
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• a support plate configured to be coupled to said lower region of said receptacle block, wherein said conductor strip is received and secured between said support plate and said lower region of said receptacle block;
• wherein said contacts comprise spring contacts or piercing contacts and are configured to electrically engage respective ones of said generally planar electrical conductors in a region where said upper layer of insulative sheet material is removed or pierced, and to convey electrical power or electronic data signals to respective receptacle contacts of said electrical receptacle.

An electrical power or electronic data distribution system comprising:

• a supply module adapted to receive electrical power or electronic data from a source, said supply module comprising at least two outfeed conductors;
• a conductor strip comprising at least two planar electrical conductors lying in a coplanar and side-by-side laterally spaced arrangement, and upper and lower layers of insulative sheet material disposed above and below said planar electrical conductors, respectively, said upper and lower layers of insulative sheet material joined together with said planar electrical conductors there-between, wherein said planar electrical conductors are electrically coupled to respective ones of said outfeed conductors, and said conductor strip is configured for placement beneath an aesthetic surface;
• a receptacle block comprising a pair of contacts in side-by-side spaced arrangement along a lower region of said receptacle block and an electrical receptacle positioned above said lower region;
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• a connector disposed along said conductor strip, wherein a portion of said insulative sheet material is removed at said connector to expose portions said planar electrical conductors for engagement by said contacts;
• wherein said contacts are configured to electrically engage respective ones of said generally planar electrical conductors in a region where said upper layer of insulative sheet material is removed or pierced, and to convey electrical power or electronic data signals to respective receptacle contacts of said electrical receptacle;
• wherein said connector is insertable into said lower region of said receptacle block, and wherein said pair of contacts comprise frictional contacts configured to engage said exposed portions of said planar electrical conductors.

An electrical power or electronic data distribution system comprising:

• a supply module adapted to receive electrical power or electronic data from a source, said supply module comprising at least two outfeed conductors;
• a conductor strip comprising at least two planar electrical conductors in spaced arrangement and an insulative sheet material disposed around said planar electrical conductors, wherein said planar electrical conductors are electrically coupled to respective ones of said outfeed conductors, and said conductor strip is configured for placement beneath an aesthetic surface;
• a receptacle block comprising a pair of contacts along a lower region of said receptacle block and an electrical receptacle positioned above said lower region;
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• a connector disposed along said conductor strip, wherein a portion of said insulative sheet material is removed at said connector to expose portions said planar electrical conductors for engagement by said contacts;
• wherein said contacts are configured to electrically engage respective ones of said generally planar electrical conductors and to convey electrical power or electronic data signals to respective receptacle contacts of said electrical receptacle;
• wherein said connector is insertable into said lower region of said receptacle block, and wherein said pair of contacts comprise frictional contacts configured to engage said exposed portions of said planar electrical conductors;
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• wherein said connector is L-shaped including a base leg and an outwardly-extending leg, wherein at least said outwardly-extending leg is configured to extend through an opening formed in the aesthetic surface, and wherein said exposed portions of said planar electrical conductors are positioned in said outwardly-extending leg.