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US 7,008,249 B2Granted
Selectable receptacle
AssigneePant Technologies, Inc.
InventorsPhillip A. McCoy, Donald E. DeWitt
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Abstract
A modular electrical receptacle including a housing, a plurality of semi-rigid electrical conductors disposed at least partially within the housing including a first semi-rigid conductor and a second semi-rigid conductor and at least one flexible electrical conductor including a first flexible conductor electrically connecting the first semi-rigid conductor and the second semi-rigid conductor.
Claims30
A modular electrical receptacle, comprising:
- a housing having openings on a first end and an opposite second end;
- a plurality of longitudinal semi-rigid electrical conductors disposed at least partially within said housing including a first longitudinal semi-rigid conductor and a second longitudinal semi-rigid conductor, said first semi-rigid conductor substantially traversing a distance from said first end to said second end, said first semi-rigid conductor and said second semi-rigid conductor each having a first contact and a second contact respectively at said first end and said second end;
- and
- at least one flexible electrical conductor including a first flexible conductor electrically connecting said first semi-rigid conductor and said second semi-rigid conductor, said first semi-rigid conductor, said second semi-rigid conductor and said first flexible conductor forming a first conductor assembly associated with one of a line circuit, a neutral circuit and a ground circuit, said at least one flexible electrical conductor being one of a braided wire, stranded wire and single strand wire.
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A modular electrical receptacle, comprising:
- a housing;
- a plurality of semi-rigid electrical conductors disposed at least partially within said housing including a first semi-rigid conductor and a second semi-rigid conductor;
- at least one flexible electrical conductor including a first flexible conductor electrically connecting said first semi-rigid conductor and said second semi-rigid conductor;
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- an electrical switch, said plurality of semi-rigid electrical conductors further including a third semi-rigid conductor and a fourth semi-rigid conductor, said at least one flexible electrical conductor further including a second flexible conductor and a third flexible conductor, said second flexible conductor electrically connecting said third semi-rigid conductor to said switch and said third flexible conductor electrically connecting said switch to said fourth semi-rigid conductor.
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An electrical system assembly, comprising:
- at least one interconnecting wire harness;
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- a modular electrical receptacle electrically connected to at least one said interconnecting wire harness, said modular electrical receptacle including:
- a housing having openings on a first end and an opposite second end;
- a plurality of longitudinal semi-rigid electrical conductors disposed at least partially within said housing including a first longitudinal semi-rigid conductor and a second longitudinal semi-rigid conductor, said first semi-rigid conductor substantially traversing a distance from said first end to said second end, said first semi-rigid conductor and said second semi-rigid conductor each having a first contact and a second contact respectively at said first end and said second end;
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- at least one flexible electrical conductor including a first flexible conductor electrically connecting said first semi-rigid conductor and said second semi-rigid conductor, said first semi-rigid conductor, said second semi-rigid conductor and said first flexible conductor forming a first conductor assembly associated with one of a line circuit, a neutral circuit and a ground circuit.
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An electrical system assembly, comprising:
- at least one interconnecting wire harness;
- and
- a modular electrical receptacle electrically connected to at least one said interconnecting wire harness, said modular electrical receptacle including:
- a housing;
- a plurality of semi-rigid electrical conductors disposed at least partially within said housing including a first semi-rigid conductor and a second semi-rigid conductor;
- and
- at least one flexible electrical conductor including a first flexible conductor electrically connecting said first semi-rigid conductor and said second semi-rigid conductor;
- and
- an electrical switch, said plurality of semi-rigid electrical conductors further including a third semi-rigid conductor and a fourth semi-rigid conductor, said at least one flexible electrical conductor further including a second flexible conductor and a third flexible conductor, said second flexible conductor electrically connecting said third semi-rigid conductor to said switch and said third flexible conductor electrically connecting said switch to said fourth semi-rigid conductor.
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A modular wall panel system, comprising:
- a modular wall panel;
- and
- an electrical system assembly disposed at least partially within at least one said modular wall panel, said electrical system assembly including:
- at least one interconnecting wire harness;
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- a modular electrical receptacle electrically connected to at least one said interconnecting wire harness, said modular electrical receptacle including:
- a housing having openings on a first end and a an opposite second end;
- a plurality of longitudinal semi-rigid electrical conductors disposed at least partially within said housing including a first longitudinal semi-rigid conductor and a second longitudinal semi-rigid conductor said first semi-rigid conductor substantially traversing a distance from said first end to said second end, said first semi-rigid conductor and said second semi-rigid conductor each having a first contact and a second contact respectively at said first end and said second end;
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- at least one flexible electrical conductor including a first flexible conductor electrically connecting said first semi-rigid conductor and said second semi-rigid conductor, said first semi-rigid conductor, said second semi-rigid conductor and said first flexible conductor forming a first conductor assembly associated with one of a line circuit, a neutral circuit and a ground circuit.
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A modular wall panel system, comprising:
- a modular wall panel;
- and
- an electrical system assembly disposed at least partially within at least one said modular wall panel, said electrical system assembly including:
- at least one interconnecting wire harness;
- and
- a modular electrical receptacle electrically connected to at least one said interconnecting wire harness, said modular electrical receptacle including:
- a housing;
- a plurality of semi-rigid electrical conductors disposed at least partially within said housing including a first semi-rigid conductor and a second semi-rigid conductor;
- and
- at least one flexible electrical conductor including a first flexible conductor electrically connecting said first semi-rigid conductor and said second semi-rigid conductor;
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- an electrical switch, said plurality of semi-rigid electrical conductors further including a third semi-rigid conductor and a fourth semi-rigid conductor, said at least one flexible electrical conductor further including a second flexible conductor and a third flexible conductor, said second flexible conductor electrically connecting said third semi-rigid conductor to said switch and said third flexible conductor electrically connecting said switch to said fourth semi-rigid conductor.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.