Nestable wiring duct
AssigneeABB Schweiz AG
InventorsJonathan Jay Gwaltney, Dustin Bobbitt
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Abstract
A duct may include a first sidewall including a first end and a second end opposite the first end. A duct may include a second sidewall including a third end and a fourth end opposite the third end. A duct may include a back wall, wherein the back wall includes a plurality of segments joined together at one or more bend lines, wherein the first end extends from the back wall, wherein the third end extends from the back wall, wherein in an uninstalled configuration, a first length from the second end to the fourth end is greater than a second length from the first end to the third end.
Claims20
A duct for routing wires in an enclosure, comprising:
- a first sidewall including a first end and a second end opposite the first end;
- a second sidewall including a third end and a fourth end opposite the third end;
- and
- a back wall,
- wherein the back wall includes a plurality of segments joined together at one or more bend lines;
- wherein the first end extends from the back wall;
- wherein the third end extends from the back wall;
- wherein in an uninstalled configuration,
- a first length of a gap between the second end and the fourth end is greater than a second length from the first end to the third end.
A duct for routing wires in an enclosure, comprising:
- a first sidewall including a first end and a second end opposite the first end;
- a second sidewall including a third end and a fourth end opposite the third end;
- and
- a back wall,
- wherein the back wall comprises a plurality of apertures configured to receive a fastener during installation of the duct;
- wherein the back wall is configured to flex between an uninstalled configuration and an installed configuration;
- wherein the first end extends from the back wall;
- wherein the third end extends from the back wall;
- wherein the first sidewall, the second sidewall, and the back wall are formed of a single piece, unitary construction;
- wherein in an uninstalled configuration,
- a first length of a gap between the second end and the fourth end is greater than a second length from the first end to the third end.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.