Patent ID: 6913236
Filing Date: 2005-07-05
Classification: H02B

Abstract:
1. A mounting track for supporting electrical components, the track comprising an elongate one-piece body of generally uniform transverse cross section, the track having a horizontal width and a vertical height, the track including: an elongate, flat foot having opposed parallel foot edges and a plurality of mounting apertures extending through the foot for attaching the track to a support surface, the mounting apertures spaced along the foot and located adjacent one foot edge; an elongate wall member joined to the flat foot and extending generally perpendicularly away from the flat foot adjacent said one foot edge, said wall member located between said foot edge and said mounting apertures; an elongate component mounting rail joined to the top of the wall member and overlying the foot, the rail comprising a generally flat base above the foot and two vertically offset mounting members each located above and to one side of the base, each mounting member having a member edge, the rail having a midpoint equidistant from each member edge, each mounting aperture in vertical alignment with the midpoint of the rail, the rail having a plurality of access apertures extending through the base, each access aperture overlying a mounting aperture in the foot and having an area larger than the area of the mounting aperture.