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US 2018/0323532 A1Published application
Modular power tee distribution assembly
AssigneeWoodhead Industries, Inc.
InventorsJoseph F. Murphy, Wai Yin Leung
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Abstract
A modular power tee distribution assembly includes a tee formed of first and second housing pieces which can be mated together. NEMA devices and accessories can be directly attached to the tee. First and second adaptors are provided can be mounted to the tee. The adaptors allow differently sized NEMA devices and accessories to be attached to the tee.
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A modular power tee distribution assembly comprising:
- a tee including a first housing piece and a second housing piece,
- the first housing piece comprising a wall defining a pocket, the wall having a plurality of wall openings therethrough which are in communication with the pocket, each wall opening having a tongue receiving recess associated therewith,
- the second housing piece comprising a wall defining a pocket, the wall of the second housing piece having a plurality of wall openings therethrough which are in communication with the pocket of the second housing piece, each wall opening of the second housing piece having a tongue receiving recess associated therewith,
- wherein the first and second housing pieces are configured to be mated together, wherein when mated together, the pockets form a cavity, the wall openings form entrance openings into the cavity, and the tongue receiving recesses in the first housing piece align with respective tongue receiving recesses in the second housing piece and form tongue receiving passageways;
- first, second, third and fourth adaptor pieces configured to be mounted to the housing pieces, each adaptor piece having a body and a tongue extending therefrom, a recess extending from a front end of the adaptor piece to a rear end of the adaptor piece, and further including a tongue receiving groove in the body, the tongue receiving groove being in communication with the recess of the adaptor piece, wherein the tongue of each adaptor piece is configured to be received in the tongue receiving recesses of the housing pieces;
- wherein the recess and tongue receiving groove of each of the first and second adaptor pieces has a first size and the recess and tongue receiving groove of each of the third and fourth adaptor pieces has a second size, the first size and the second size being different.
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A tee configured to be used in a modular power tee distribution assembly comprising:
- opposite base walls;
- a side wall extending between the base walls;
- the side wall having a plurality of spaced apart openings provided therethrough;
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- a tongue receiving passageway proximate to each opening, wherein each tongue receiving passageway is configured to receive a component, the component being capable of being received in each tongue receiving passageway.
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A modular power tee distribution assembly comprising:
- a tee having opposite base walls, a side wall extending between the base walls, the side wall having a plurality of spaced apart openings provided therethrough, and a tongue receiving passageway proximate to each opening;
- a first adaptor configured to be mounted to the tee, the first adaptor having a body, a tongue extending from the body, an opening at a front end of the body, a passageway extending from the opening of the first adaptor to a rear end of the first adaptor, and a tongue receiving groove in the body, the tongue receiving groove of the body being in communication with the passageway of the first adaptor, wherein the tongue of the first adaptor is configured to be received in the tongue receiving passageway of the tee;
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- a second adaptor configured to be mounted to the tee, the second adaptor having a body, a tongue extending from the body of the second adaptor, an opening at a front end of the body of the second adaptor, a passageway extending from the opening of the second adaptor to a rear end of the second adaptor, and a tongue receiving groove in the body of the second adaptor, the tongue receiving groove of the second adaptor being in communication with the passageway of the second adaptor, wherein the tongue of the second adaptor is configured to be received in the tongue receiving passageway of the tee;
- wherein the opening, passageway and tongue receiving groove of the first adaptor has a first size, and the opening, passageway and tongue receiving groove of the second adaptor piece has a second size, the first size and the second size being different.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.