Retro-fit receptacle mounting method and apparatus
AssigneePent Technologies, Inc.
InventorRaymond H. Riner
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Abstract
An electrical distribution assembly for use in a modular wall panel assembly, which includes an electrical harness with a conductor carrier with a first carrier side, a second carrier side and a plurality of conductors therein and a connector electrically connected to the plurality of conductors and the conductor carrier. The connector includes an electrical connector port, and a modular receptacle connected to the electrical connector port. A first bracket is positioned on the first carrier side and a second bracket is positioned on the second carrier side and directly connected to the first bracket. An add-on modular receptacle is mechanically connected to the first bracket or the second bracket.
Claims20
An electrical distribution assembly for use in a modular wall panel assembly, comprising:
- an electrical harness including a conductor carrier with a first carrier side, a second carrier side and a plurality of conductors therein, a connector electrically connected to said plurality of conductors and said conductor carrier, said connector including an electrical connector port, and a modular receptacle connected to said electrical connector port;
- a first bracket positioned on said first carrier side;
- a second bracket positioned on said second carrier side and directly connected to said first bracket;
- and
- an add-on modular receptacle mechanically connected to one of said first bracket and said second bracket.
A modular wall panel assembly, comprising:
- a modular wall panel;
- an electrical distribution assembly connected to said modular wall panel, said electrical distribution assembly including:
- an electrical harness having a conductor carrier with a first carrier side, a second carrier side and a plurality of conductors therein, a connector electrically connected to said plurality of conductors and said conductor carrier, said connector including an electrical connector port, and a modular receptacle connected to said electrical connector port;
- a first bracket positioned on said first carrier side;
- a second bracket positioned on said second carrier side and directly connected to said first bracket;
- and
- an add-on modular receptacle mechanically connected to one of said first bracket and said second bracket.
A bracket assembly for adding an add-on modular receptacle to an electrical distribution assembly for use in a modular wall panel assembly, said electrical distribution assembly including a conductor carrier with a first carrier side, a second carrier side, and a fixed modular receptacle bracket connected to one of said first carrier side and said second carrier side, said bracket assembly comprising:
- a first bracket configured for positioning on said first carrier side;
- and
- a second bracket configured for positioning on said second carrier side and directly connected to said first bracket.
A method of adding an add-on modular receptacle to an electrical distribution assembly for use in a modular wall panel assembly, comprising the steps of:
- providing said electrical distribution assembly including an electrical harness having a conductor carrier with a first carrier side, a second carrier side and a plurality of conductors therein, a connector electrically connected to said plurality of conductors and said conductor carrier, said connector including an electrical connector port, and a modular receptacle connected to said electrical connector port;
- positioning a first bracket on said first carrier side;
- positioning a second bracket on said second carrier side;
- directly connecting said first bracket to said second bracket;
- and
- mechanically mounting an add-on modular receptacle to one of said first bracket and said second bracket.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.