Patent ID: 6479750
Filing Date: 2002-11-12
Classification: H02G

Abstract:
An adapter for connecting two wiring ducts on respective opposite sides of a suspended ceiling, said adapter comprising: a back portion having a reference plane adapted to be level with a lower face of the suspended ceiling, said back portion having two ends and having an opening at one of said ends, above said reference plane, for inserting a first one of the wiring ducts, and said back portion being adapted to have the other one of the wiring ducts butt-jointed to the other one of said ends below said reference plane; and a cover portion which at least partly covers said back portion, wherein said back portion comprises: a base portion below said reference plane, said base portion being adapted to be placed against a wall and defining a substantially planar bearing surface; a shelf above said reference plane which incorporates said opening; and at least one connecting arm no wider than said base portion and connecting said base portion to said shelf.