# US 11,909,190 B2 · Low profile raceway > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 11,909,190 B2 - Document ID: US11909190B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 17/208,969 - Filed: 2021-03-22 - Published: 2021-07-08 - Granted: 2024-02-20 - Earliest claimed: 2017-05-19 - Assignees: Strong Products Group, Ltd. - Applicants: Legrand Connectrac - Inventors: Clinton Strong - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11909190B2 ## CPC - H02G 3/0437: {Channels} - H02G 1/08: through tubing or conduit, e.g. rod or draw wire for pushing or pulling {(inserting electrical cables into tubes using wallbores E21B17/206; for optical cables G02B6/4401)} - H02G 3/0418: {Covers or lids; Their fastenings} - H02G 3/0431: {Wall trunking} - H02G 3/105: {in association with a plinth, channel, raceway or similar} - H02G 3/24: {Installation of lines or cables on walls, ceilings or floors by means of insulators (insulators H01B17/00)} - H02G 9/04: in surface ducts; Ducts or covers therefor - H01R 27/02: for simultaneous co-operation with two or more {dissimilar} counterparts - H02G: INSTALLATION OF ELECTRIC CABLES OR LINES, OR OF COMBINED OPTICAL AND ELECTRIC CABLES OR LINES - H01R: ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS ## Abstract In various implementations, a raceway may include a housing with walls and arms extending from the housing. A cavity may be disposed in the housing and cables may reside in the cavity, during use. The cables may provide connectivity to receptacles of the raceway and thus a variety of devices. A cover may be utilized with the housing to facilitate access to the cables in the cavity of the housing. In some implementations, the cover may be retained by flexible arms of the housing. The raceway may be configured to receive wire clips to retain cables and/or conduit disposed in a cavity of the raceway. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A raceway to provide connectivity, the raceway comprising: a housing, wherein the housing comprises: a base wherein the base comprises: a first side, a second side, and a length; a plurality of structural walls extending from the base and along the length of the base; a cavity disposed between the two structural walls, wherein the cavity is capable of receiving at least one of cables or conduit to provide connectivity; a cover that is couplable to the housing, wherein the cover comprises: at least two walls extending from an inner side of the cover; wherein each of the walls is configured such that a load on an outer surface of the cover is at least partially transferred to the plurality of structural walls extending from the base. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The raceway of claim 1, wherein the load on an outer surface of the cover is indirectly transferred via the plurality of structural walls to the base of the raceway. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The raceway of claim 1, wherein the base further comprises: a plurality of flexible arms extending from the base of the housing, wherein a first arm is disposed proximate the first side of the base, and wherein a second arm is disposed proximate the second side of the base. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The raceway of claim 3, wherein the plurality of flexible arms are configured to retain the cover when the cover is coupled to the housing. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The raceway of claim 4, wherein the at least two walls extending from an inner side of the cover are snap-fit coupled with the plurality of flexible arms. ### Claim 6 (depends on 3) The raceway of claim 3, wherein each flexible arm comprises: a planar portion and a curved portion; wherein each of the flexible arms is configured to deform when at least one of the covers is inserted into the raceway to couple with the raceway; and wherein the curved portion of at least one of the flexible arms is configured to contact a part of at least one of the walls of at least one of the covers. ### Claim 7 (depends on 3) The raceway of claim 3, wherein the cover further comprises a plurality of flanges extending along a first end and a second end of the cover, and wherein the plurality of flanges extend over the plurality of flexible arms when the cover is coupled to the housing. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The raceway of claim 7, wherein a cover gap is present between the plurality of flanges and the plurality of flexible arms when the cover is coupled to the housing, and wherein the cover gap inhibits at least a portion of the load applied to the cover from being applied to the flexible arms. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The raceway of claim 1, further comprising: one or more cables to provide connectivity, wherein the one or more cables are disposed in the cavity of the raceway. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The raceway of claim 9, further comprising: at least one wire clip capable of coupling with the housing of the raceway to retain the cables disposed in the housing. ### Claim 11 (depends on 9) The raceway of claim 9, further comprising: one or more receptacles coupled to the raceway, wherein each of the receptacles are coupled to at least one of the cables such that the receptacles can provide connectivity via one or more of the coupled cables. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The raceway of claim 11, wherein each of the receptacles comprises at least one of a socket or a port. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The raceway of claim 12, wherein the raceway has a height of less than approximately 1 inch and a width of between approximately 2 and approximately 3 inches. ### Claim 14 (depends on 11) The raceway of claim 11, further comprising: a first ramp disposed proximate the first side of the base; and a second ramp disposed proximate the second side of the base. ### Claim 15 A method of installing a raceway, the method comprising: providing a housing of the raceway at a location, wherein the housing comprises: a base wherein the base comprises: a first side, a second side, and a length; a plurality of structural walls extending from the base and along the length of the base; a cavity disposed between the two structural walls, wherein the cavity is capable of receiving at least one of cables or conduit to provide connectivity; disposing one or more cables in the cavity of the raceway, wherein the one or more cables to provide connectivity; and coupling a cover is to the housing, wherein the cover comprises: at least two walls extending from an inner side of the cover; wherein each of the walls is configured such that a load on an outer surface of the cover is at least partially transferred to the plurality of structural walls extending from the base. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The method of claim 15, wherein the base further comprises: a plurality of flexible arms extending from the base of the housing, wherein a first arm is disposed proximate the first side of the base, and wherein a second arm is disposed proximate the second side of the base. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The method of claim 16, wherein coupling a cover is to the housing further comprises: snap-fitting the at least two walls with the plurality of flexible arms to couple the cover to the housing. ### Claim 18 (depends on 16) The method of claim 16, wherein each flexible arm comprises: a planar portion and a curved portion, wherein each of the flexible arms is configured to deform when at least one of the covers is inserted into the raceway to couple with the raceway; and wherein the method further comprises: contacting the curved portion of at least one of the flexible arms to a part of at least one of the walls to retain the cover in the base. ### Claim 19 (depends on 15) The method of claim 15, wherein: the cover further comprises a plurality of flanges extending along a first end and a second end of the cover; the plurality of flanges extend over the plurality of flexible arms when the cover is coupled to the housing; and a cover gap is present between the plurality of flanges and the plurality of flexible arms when the cover is coupled to the housing. ### Claim 20 (depends on 19) The method of claim 19, further comprising: applying a load on an outer surface of the cover, wherein: the load is at least partially transferred via the plurality of structural walls to the base of the raceway; and the cover gap inhibits at least a portion of the load applied to the cover from being applied to the flexible arms.