US 8,475,188 B2Granted

Modular multiple-circuit electrical system

AssigneeDirtt Environmental Solutions Ltd.

InventorsGeoff Gosling, Mogens Smed, Steven Van Beveren

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Abstract

A multiple circuit duplex module comprising a chassis having an electrical chassis receptacle providing a plurality of connection points for the selection of power from two or more different circuits; a duplex element having at least one electrical duplex receptacle thereon to deliver power from one of the two or more different circuits to an external device in electrical contact with the at least one duplex receptacle; first conductor means for electrically connecting the at least one duplex receptacle to selected connection points in the chassis receptacle; wherein the duplex element is connectable to the chassis in different orientations, the orientation of the duplex element determining which one of the two or more different circuits is electrically connected to the at least one duplex receptacle.

Claims18

Dependent claims

A low profile zone box for distributing electrical power comprising:

a low profile housing having a longitudinal axis and a transverse axis, a top surface, a bottom surface, spaced apart end surfaces and spaced apart side surfaces,
a first set of electrical conductors extending in said housing in the direction of said longitudinal axis, said first set of electrical conductors having first and second ends;
at least two second sets of electrical conductors extending in said housing in the direction of said transverse axis, said at least two second sets of electrical conductors having first and second ends;
electrically conductive members connecting respective ones of said first set of conductors to respective ones of said at least two second sets of electrical conductors;
at least one opening in one of said end surfaces and at least two openings in each of said side surfaces so that said openings are substantially orthogonal to each other, there being one of said openings for each of said first and second ends of each of said second sets of electrical conductors;
a first cap member releasably connectable to said at least one opening in said end surface and a second cap member releasably connectable to said at least two openings in each of said side surfaces, said first cap member being an electrical connector for connecting said first ends of said first set of electrical conductors to a source of electrical power and said second cap member being an electrical connector for distributing electrical power in said at least two second sets of electrical conductors to an external device electrically connected to said second cap member.

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A low profile zone box for distributing electrical power comprising:

a low profile housing having a longitudinal axis and a transverse axis, a top surface, a bottom surface, spaced apart end surfaces and spaced apart side surfaces, with at least one opening in one of said end surfaces and at least one opening in one of said side surfaces so that said openings are substantially orthogonal to each other;
a first set of electrical conductors extending in said housing in the direction of said longitudinal axis, said first set of electrical conductors having first and second ends;
at least one second set of electrical conductors extending in said housing in the direction of said transverse axis, said at least one second set of electrical conductors having first and second ends;
said first and second sets of electrical conductors being shaped to dodge one another where they cross for reducing the distance between the housing's top and bottom surfaces;
electrically conductive members connecting respective ones of said first set of conductors to respective ones of said at least one second set of electrical conductors;
a first cap member releasably connectable to said at least one opening in said end surface and a second cap member releasably connectable to said at least one opening in said side surface, said first cap member being an electrical connector for connecting said first ends of said first set of electrical conductors to a source of electrical power and said second cap member being an electrical connector for distributing electrical power in said at least one second set of electrical conductors to an external device electrically connected to said second cap member.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 13/441,379Filed 6 Apr 2012 · division
Priority: 10 Jun 2005
Published: US 2012/0206862 A116 Aug 2012
Granted: 2 Jul 2013
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification7 codes

H01R 25/164
Rails or bus-bars provided with a plurality of discrete connecting locations for counterparts: connecting locations formed by flush mounted apparatus
H01R 13/502
Bases; Cases: composed of different pieces
H01R 13/652
Protective earth or shield arrangements on coupling devices , e.g. anti-static shielding: with earth pin, blade or socket
H01R 24/78
With sockets, clips or analogous contacts and secured to apparatus or structure, e.g. to a wall: with additional earth or shield contacts

Family

Application60/689,097Us provisional application · filed 10 Jun 2005
Application11/450,439Parent of this continuation · filed 12 Jun 2006
Application12/213,134Parent of this division · filed 16 Jun 2008
US 7,387,520 B2Parent of this continuation · filed 17 Jun 2008
US 2012/0206862 A1Pre-grant publication · published 16 Aug 2012
US 8,152,546 B2Parent of this division
Application12/213,134Parent of this continuation
US 2006/0292909 A1Published application
US 2008/0252147 A1Published application
US 8,475,188 B2This patent

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