Patent ID: 6039584
Filing Date: 2000-03-21
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
An electrical power distribution system comprising:at least two track sections connected end-to-end, each said track section including an elongated metal enclosure, an elongated insulating support member secured in said enclosure and at least one electrically conducting busbar in said support member for providing electricity to a take-off device installed at any point along the length of said track;said at least one electrically conducting busbar made of copper strip material about 0.010 to 0.125 inch thick having a generally U-shaped cross section including a base portion between a pair of spaced apart legs and an integral interior re-entrant flange on the end of each leg opposite said base, said re-entrant flanges being substantially parallel and cooperating to define a slot therebetween for receiving an electrically conductive stab on a take-off device installed in said track and provide interfacial pressure contact against said stab; andan electrically conductive connector bar in each said busbar interconnecting it with a busbar in the adjacent track section.