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US 5,203,712 AGranted
Circuit wiring device
AssigneeAMP Incorporated
InventorsJerry B. Kilpatrick, Mitchell E. Miller, Victor E. Slack
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Abstract
A power distribution system (2) for a raceway (6) of a wall panel comprises an outlet (8), a cable assembly (10), a junction box (12), a side-mount wiring device (14), and an end-mount wiring device (16) for connection to the junction box (12) as a self contained wiring branch adding an additional outlet receptacle (8).
Claims13
A power distribution system for a raceway, comprising:
- a junction box adapted to be connected to an input wiring cable, comprising, an insulative housing providing at least one outlet receptacle port adapted to receive a first outlet receptacle, multiple output wiring ports, first electrical terminals in said outlet receptacle port and second electrical terminals in each of said output wiring ports electrically connected, respectively, to the first electrical terminals in said outlet receptacle port;
- multiple conductors of an input wiring cable electrically connected, respectively, with the first electrical terminals, whereby the input wring cable is electrically connected to the first electrical terminals of the outlet receptacle port;
- multiple conductors of at least one output wiring cable electrically connected, respectively, to the second electrical terminals in a selected one of the output wiring ports, whereby the output wiring cable is electrically connected to the first electrical terminals in said outlet receptacle port;
- a wiring device comprising, an insulative housing providing at least a second outlet receptacle and electrical contacts in the housing connected to said second outlet receptacle;
- and said electrical contacts being mateably engaged with said second electrical terminals in a second one of the output wiring ports whereby the second outlet receptacle is electrically connected to the first electrical terminals in said outlet receptacle port.
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A kit of parts for assembly in a power distribution system for a raceway, comprising:
- a junction box adapted to connect to an input wiring cable, comprising, an insulative housing providing at least one outlet receptacle port adapted to receive a first outlet receptacle, multiple output wiring ports each adapted to connect electrically to multiple conductors of respective output wring cables, first electrical terminals in said outlet receptacle port and second electrical terminals in each of said output wiring ports adapted to connect electrically, respectively, to the first electrical terminals in said outlet receptacle port;
- multiple conductors of an input wiring cable adapted to connect electrically, respectively, to the second electrical terminals, whereby the input wiring cable is electrically connected to the first electrical terminals in the outlet receptacle port;
- multiple conductors of at least one output wiring cable adapted to connect electrically, respectively, to the second electrical terminals in a selected one of the output wiring ports, whereby the output wiring cable is electrically connected to the first electrical terminals in said outlet receptacle port;
- a wiring device comprising, an insulative housing providing at least a second outlet receptacle and electrical contacts in the housing adapted to connect to said second outlet receptacle;
- and said electrical contacts adapted to mateably engage with said second electrical terminals in a second one of the output wiring ports whereby the second outlet receptacle is electrically connected to the first electrical terminals in said outlet receptacle port.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.