Method of branching power around an obstacle
US7294005B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 16, 2006 |
| Grant date | Nov 13, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 16, 2026 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01R13/514
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A modular furniture power distribution system has a plurality of multiconductor electrical cables (42, 44, 46, 48, 62), each having an electrical connector (98, 100, 102) at a first and second ends. There are at least two upstanding partition panels (58), each having an elongated generally horizontally extending channel or raceway (60) for receiving a corresponding electrical cable, and a stanchion or leg (68, 70, 72, 74) for supporting juxtaposed partition panel ends. The support stanchion forms an obstacle precluding direct communication between adjacent partition channels because it provides inadequate clearance to accommodate an electrical coupling between the electrical connector in one channel and the corresponding electrical connector in the other panel. A collar (80) at least partially encircles the leg or other support structure and forms an electrical coupling for circumventing the obstacle and electrically coupling a connector of the cable in one channel with a corresponding connector of the cable in the other channel. A pair of electrical connectors (84, 88) at opposite ends of the collar are adapted to mate with corresponding cable connectors (98, 100) and the mating c…
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