Apparatus for selecting fixture conductors and method for rapidly wiring said fixtures
CA 2118541 C · Owner: Nsi Enterprises, Inc. · Inventors: Marder, William Wade; Anderson, Ormand Gilbert, Jr.
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Plug-in connectors primarily intended for connecting lighting fixtures into system circuitry the connectors include selector mechanisms which allow selection of a hot conductor or conductors necessary for energization of the fixtures. The connectors of the invention allow selection of a specific circuit at the job site rather than pre-wiring of a fixture to a specific circuit during factory assembly a given fixture then being rapidly installed by plugging of the connector into a tapping port in electrical cable extending between fixtures in an installation. The selection mechanism of the invention acts primarily to change the wiring configuration of the associated fixture with the hot leg …
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- Filed October 20, 1994 and granted December 28, 1999. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended October 20, 2014.
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