Plug-in outlet unit for modular furniture power distribution system
CA 2021422 A1 · Owner: Himes, John Lewis, Jr. · Inventors: Himes, John Lewis, Jr.; Wise, James Henry; Weber, Ronald Martin
Overview
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An outlet unit (44) for installation in a power distribution system for modular furniture units carrying multiple pairs of line and neutral conductors. The pairs of conductors are disposed symmetrically with respect to a longitudinal center line at an outlet site of the system housing (10,10'). Two groups of symmetrically arranged openings in the system housing provide access to one each of the conductors. The outlet unit (44) includes first and second contacts (47,52) adapted for receiving mating contacts of a connector to be connected across a selected one of the pairs of conductors of the system. Third and fourth contacts (49,53) project through the rear face of the unit for engaging a …
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- Filed July 18, 1990. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended July 18, 2010.
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