Patent ID: 6291769
Filing Date: 2001-09-18
Classification: H02G

Abstract:
A device plate for an electrical wire raceway, wherein the device plate has a longitudinal dimension along the direction of extension of the raceway and a width direction across the raceway when the device plate is installed in the raceway; the device plate comprising:opposite longitudinal side edges along the longitudinal sides of the raceway and longitudinal side regions with a first longitudinal side region toward one longitudinal side edge of the device plate and a second longitudinal side region toward the other longitudinal side edge of the device plate; the device plate having opposite lateral sides and having a first lateral side region toward one lateral side of the device plate and a second lateral side region toward the other lateral side of the device plate;a first electric device receiving opening, or a mounting fixture or connection or socket for an electric device in the device plate in the first longitudinal side region and toward the first lateral side region of the device plate, with no electrical device mounting fixture at the second longitudinal side region of the device plate toward the first lateral side region;a second electric device receiving opening, or a mounting fixture or connection or socket for an electric device in the device plate in the second longitudinal side region and toward the second lateral side region of the device plate, with no electrical device mounting fixture at the first longitudinal side region of the device plate toward the second lateral side region;whereby the first and second electrical device mounting fixtures are both longitudinally offset along the device plate and laterally offset through opposite positions on the width of the device plate.