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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8187010 | Power supply system and electrical plug connector A power supply system for the internal power supply of a supporting mast of a wind power installation is provided in order to assist the work of servicing personnel in the wind power installation. The power supply system includes a power bus line, at least one tap o... | 05/29/2012 |
| 7798824 | Adapter for line voltage track An adapter for an electrical line voltage track system includes a housing having a first end adapted for mounting to an electrical source or an electrical fixture, and a second end adapted for mounting to a line voltage track. The housing includes a housing cover co... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7448885 | Device or connection adapter A device or connection adapter having a base part, in which contact-making units with connection contacts are accommodated for making electrical contact with busbars of a busbar system, and having a holding apparatus for detachably fixing the device adapter with res... | 11/11/2008 |
| 7284988 | Mechanical and electrical coupling system A coupling system that allows maximum flexibility for vehicle users to relocate, remove or replace electrical and/or mechanical devices throughout the interior of a vehicle, with several slot openings formed in the vehicle structure and coupling components which pro... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7249872 | Method and system for displaying lighting fixtures A lighting fixture display system and method including a light support member for supporting truncated floor-based lighting fixtures and a rail member. The light support members have shelf structures and brackets and are mounted on or attached to the rail member, wh... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7186118 | Electrification system for use in a vehicle An electrification system for use with an article slidably supported on a track within a vehicle is provided. The electrification system comprises a conductor assembly including a positive conductive interface supported parallel and adjacent to a negative conductive... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7175034 | Modular, adjustable display rack A point of purchase display stand for displaying products includes shelving, lights, cabinets, signs, baskets, and other items that may be supported on a slot wall positioned in the back of the stand. The slot wall may be made up of horizontal slots that allow the a... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7140888 | Track lighting A track lighting includes a housing, a support member, a limit board, a connecting bar, a first contact, a second contact, a rail, two insulating jackets, two conductors, a seat, a contact lever, an upper cover, and a spring. The spring biased between the upper cove... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7025317 | Methods and apparatus for suspending fixtures The invention includes an angle bracket with a hole for a fastener and a flange for coupling a wire to the angle bracket. The flange is lanced and it is coupled to the wire by crimping. According to a first embodiment of the invention, the flange is provided with tw... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7011534 | Track adapter and track light kit equipped with the same A track adapter and a track light kit equipped with the same are is described. The track adapter is used for a track assembly and has an insulation tube, a resilient member, a press-in member, a mounting member, a conductive tube having a secure structure, and a con... | 03/14/2006 |
| 6857883 | Projector light device having a solid structure A projector light device includes two or more conductor bars received in a track, a pedestal slidably engaged in the track, two or more conductors secured in the pedestal and each having a flap engageable into the track for electrically contacting with the conductor... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6843666 | Method and apparatus for installing a surface mount connector on a printed circuit board A method and apparatus for manually installing a surface mount connector having at least one ground bar on printed circuit board (PCB). The method and apparatus include inserting a ground bar along a length of a channel of an installation tool, where the channel is ... | 01/18/2005 |
| 6527565 | Adjustable light display assembly This invention relates to an adjustable light display assembly in which the light is adjustable in a manner of a track light with the support for the light capable of assuming many configurations including wall panels, support stands and multiple light fi... | 03/04/2003 |
| 6517363 | Connection assembly for electrical busways An improved electrical bus system maximizes the distance that electrical current must travel between adjacent buses before a short can occur by placing the buses at the top portion of upside down U-shaped channels within the insulator, and connecting the ... | 02/11/2003 |
| 6497529 | Snap-on rail mounted electrical device A electrical device can be snapped onto a support rail by a compression spring orthogonal to a length of the rail and arranged in a cylindrical housing. The housing opens to the outside, opposite the edge of the rail, via an opening in a top adapted to ax... | 12/24/2002 |
| 6266248 | Lockable latch and switch actuator assembly for a circuit card A lockable latch and switch actuator assembly for a circuit card includes a spring clip having a slot cooperating with a tab on a latch handle to lock the latch in its closed position. A release portion on the spring clip may be pushed to release the tab ... | 07/24/2001 |
| 6241064 | Fitting, conductor rail and coupling device Disclosed are a fitting, a conductor rail and a conductor rail coupling device for supplying current to lighting fixtures via conductors insulatedly arranged in the conductor rail; the fitting comprises a housing formed of a first and a second housing par... | 06/05/2001 |
| 6175505 | Device for receiving and connecting a memory card A rectangular recessed portion is formed on the upper surface of the transceiver of a portable telephone set for receiving a SIM card. A plurality of contacts are disposed on a base plate which is disposed under the rectangular recessed portion and above ... | 01/16/2001 |
| 6172880 | Faceplate for an electronic circuit card for reducing EMI emissions between circuit cards inserted in a circuit card housing A faceplate assembly, for use with an electronic circuit card, comprising a faceplate and a movable plate, each including conductive portions or being made of a conductive material, and in electrical contact with each other. The faceplate is adapted to mo... | 01/09/2001 |
| 6033097 | Track lighting system and lighting truss for use therein A track lighting system which uses a lighting truss which separates the support function from the electrical connection function is provided. A lighting truss is shown which consists of a longitudinally extending base portion having at least an upstanding... | 03/07/2000 |
| 5695261 | Integrally powered modular furniture A modular furniture system is provided having vertical standards with internal conductors. The conductors are coupled to a source of low voltage electrical power such that adjacent vertical standards are of differing electrical polarity. Brackets for use ... | 12/09/1997 |
| 5603622 | Track light mounting arrangement A track light mounting arrangement includes a plurality of tracks fastened to locating frames, a plurality of electric boxes slidably coupled to the tracks to hold a respective lamp assembly, a plurality of sliding switches respectively coupled to the ele... | 02/18/1997 |
| 5517391 | Kit for designing a lighting arrangement The invention relates to a kit for designing a lighting arrangement, in which light fixtures (8) are clamped in tracks with electric conductors, which are hung from the ceiling. The kit consists of the combination of two track elements (3) which are hung ... | 05/14/1996 |
| 5425648 | Electrical connector An electrical connector 48 for making electrical contact with a conductor track 36 through slots 44 in a channel 26 behind which the conductor track is disposed comprises a pair of tongues 50 which are able to reach through the slots. The tongues each car... | 06/20/1995 |
| 5259774 | Track and insulator constructions for track lighting systems for bus bar spacing A channel-shaped insulator is received in a channel-shaped metal track. First and second conductive bus bars are mounted in holders within the insulator, which has wall portions disposed between the track and the bus bars and affording spacing therebetwee... | 11/09/1993 |
| 5154509 | Low voltage magnetic track light system A low voltage track lighting system is provided wherein the track transmits current at 12 V AC to standard quartz halogen 12 volt lamps. The track may be made of interlocking components, namely; an electrical strip made of copper tubes partially embedded ... | 10/13/1992 |
| 4778397 | Track lighting system and connecting plug with sliding lock A current collector device intended to be connected to a voltage rail comprising a bottom part (1) with two parallel side walls (2, 3) on whose inner side longitudinally extending ribs (4, 5, 6, 7) are provided, while at least two mutually insulated curre... | 10/18/1988 |
| 4776809 | Low voltage distribution system with two-conductor track A low voltage distribution system comprises a two-conductor track of which one conductor is an outer conductor formed by its casing and the other conductor is an inner copper strip held by insulation. An adaptor can be fitted anywhere along the track and ... | 10/11/1988 |
| 4676567 | Track lighting apparatus An improved track lighting apparatus wherein an electrical connecting device connects a circuit element to an electrical power track. The track carries a plurality of electrical conductors axially extending along the rail like structure of the track. Ther... | 06/30/1987 |
| 4547030 | Electrical distribution system A conduit having socket positions spaced along its length comprises a rear member 50 secured to a wall, a cover member 10 attached to the rear member and an elongate insulating member 30 which prevents conductors 70,71,72 from being exposed when the cover... | 10/15/1985 |
| 4454382 | Structure for fixing a device on a supporting channel bar Means for fixing a device on supporting a channel bar comprise a leg (5), a fixing component (2) and a compression spring (3). The fixing component has a rod (12) and a body (11) which slide in a longitudinal guide (24) in the base (1) of a housing for sa... | 06/12/1984 |
| 4289365 | Detachable plug and track receptacle for electrical connections A plug is coupled to a receptacle by means of a projecting rim on the base of the plug which engages a flange of the receptacle. The receptacle contains at least two electric current conductors extending in a longitudinal direction. Contact pins in the pl... | 09/15/1981 |
| 4137424 | Rail for supporting electrical fixtures A supporting rail for supporting electrical fixtures or the like. The device comprises an extruded plastic elongate member which is formed at least in part by spaced inner and outer walls that are joined at spaced locations about the cross-sectional perip... | 01/30/1979 |
| 4108523 | Electrified channel, equipped with a snap-acting connector An improved electrified channel where the channel has four leads, one of which acts as a middle or neutral wire, while the remaining three leads act as phases of three distinct electric circuits. Two contactors are associated with the related connector, s... | 08/22/1978 |
| 4082393 | Bus duct assembly A bus duct assembly characterized by a bus duct section having top and bottom walls and opposite side walls forming a housing, a plurality of multi-phase bus bars supported within the housing, a ground bar within the housing and adjacent to one side wall ... | 04/04/1978 |
| 4029378 | Electrified channel with corresponding snap acting connector The electrified channel and corresponding snap acting connector of this invention provides for aligned conductors, preferably in the form of bus bars, secured to an insulation body carried by a channel. A mating or corresponding connector includes elastic... | 06/14/1977 |
