Electrical distribution system and connector therefor

An electrical distribution system comprising:

• an elongate channel member having guide means and a generally C-shaped cross-section with an opening extending the length thereof;
• a flexible cable having three insulated conductors therein, said cable being dimensioned for being retained within said channel member;
• a first connector member having means thereon for slidably engaging said guide means and means for attachment to an electrical fixture;
• a second connector member configured for being positioned on said channel member at said opening and having barb means for piercing the insulation of two of said conductors of said cable in a first orientation and one of said two conductors and another of said conductors in an opposite orientation;
• means on said second connector member for providing electrical connection between said barb means and an electrical fixture, said first and second connector members being configured for coacting engagement for urging said barb means through the insulation of said conductors and for retaining said connector members in fixed relation relative to said channel member,
• and interchanging cam means on said first and second connector members for driving said second connector member toward said channel member and said cable in response to sliding motion of said first connector member along the length of said channel member.

In an electrical distribution system, the combination comprising:

• a flexible cable having at least two insulated conductors therein;
• a channel member configured for receiving said cable therein, said channel member having guide means thereon;
• one connector member having at least two barb means configured and positioned for passing through an opening of said channel member for piercingly engaging said at least two conductors;
• another connector member having means for coacting with said guide means and being configured for slidable movement relative to said one connector member and along said guide means in the longitudinal direction for urging said barb means through the insulation of said at least two conductors and for retaining said one connector member in engagement with said channel member;
• electrical fixture means coupled to said another connector member;
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• means for electrically interconnecting said barb means and said electrical fixture means.

An electrical distribution system comprising:

• a plurality of track sections;
• a flexible cable position within said track sections;
• a first connector having barb means for penetrating said cable;
• a second connector slidably mounted on one of said track sections adjacent said first connector for motion along the track section between a first position displaced from the first connector and at which first position the first connector may be detached from said cable, and a second position in contact with said first connector;
• interengaging means on said first and second connectors responsive to slidable motion of the second connector along the track section relative to the first connector for urging the barb means toward engagement with the cable;
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• means on said second connector for holding said first connector in position adjacent said track section with said barb means contacting said cable, whereby said first connector may be detached from said track section by slidably moving said second connector along the track section to said first position and whereby said first connector may be electrically and mechanically connected to said cable and track section by sliding said second connector from said first position to said second position.