Patent ID: 11962134
Assignee: ERICO INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
Field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 0:
1. An in-deck conduit for installation on a form for a concrete deck, to provide a passage for wiring or other components within the concrete deck, the in-deck conduit comprising:
a body with a base end that defines an entrance, a deck end that defines an exit, and an internal passage extending between the base end and the deck end, the entrance being oriented to receive wiring into the internal passage in a substantially horizontal entrance direction at the deck end, the exit being oriented to direct the received wiring out of the internal passage in a substantially vertical exit direction at the base end, and the body defining an internal shoulder between the internal passage and the exit so that the exit is wider than the internal passage;
a base flange integrally extending from the base end of the body to support the body on a form for a concrete deck, the base flange having a base flange width that is larger than a width of the body in a lateral direction, relative to the entrance direction; and
a leg structure integrally extending from the deck end of the body to further support the body on the form, the leg structure providing a first support location and a second support location that are spaced laterally away from the entrance to define a support width that is wider than the base flange width.