Power distribution system

An elongated power distribution module, comprising:

• an insulative housing including at least two matable insulative housing portions;
• a plurality of elongated conductors having insulation-free regions disposed within the housing;
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• a plurality of electrical connection stations disposed along the housing and electrically connected to insulation-free regions of at least some of the conductors, certain of said stations for receiving electrical receptacles and other of said stations for receiving power jumpers to supply electrical energy to and from the module, two of said housing portions include elongated walls for maintaining the elongated conductors spaced and electrically insulated from one another, certain walls of one portion cooperating with a corresponding wall of the other portion to form a barrier between individual conductors, at least one of the certain walls of the one portion and a corresponding wall of the other portion include matable lip and groove sections for holding the two housing portions together, said matable lip and groove sections comprise like elongated interlockable hooks, each of said two housing portions further includes at least one wall having an obliquely inclined wall surface, an obliquely inclined wall surface of one portion cooperating with a corresponding obliquely inclined wall surface of the other portion to urge the two portions orthogonally to the direction of elongation as the two portions are moved toward one another.

An elongated power distribution module, comprising:

• an insulative housing including at least two matable insulative housing portions;
• a plurality of elongated conductors having insulation-free regions disposed within the housing;
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• a plurality of electrical connection stations disposed along the housing and electrically connected to insulation-free regions of at least some of the conductors, certain of said stations for receiving electrical receptacles and other of said stations for receiving power jumpers to supply electrical energy to and from the module, two of said housing portions include elongated walls for maintaining the elongated conductors spaced and electrically insulated from one another, certain walls of one portion cooperating with a corresponding wall of the other portion to form a barrier between individual conductors, the elongated wall portions are interrupted at some of the electrical connection stations, and replaced by a plurality of support walls extending from only one housing portion to support, separate and insulate conductors one from another.