Patent ID: 6364678
Filing Date: 2002-04-02
Classification: H02G

Abstract:
A power column comprising a column structure of elongate generally tubular form capable of being supported in a generally upright orientation on a floor surface, a plurality of electrical power outlets carried by the column structure and accessible from externally thereof, and electrical supply wiring extending from the electrical outlets through the column structure to an end thereof for connection to an external electrical supply, wherein the column structure defines an isolated electrical raceway that includes said electrical outlets and through which the electrical supply wiring extends to said end of the column structure, said raceway comprising a lateral wall that surrounds said electrical supply wiring, and upper and lower transverse partitions that are spaced longitudinally of the column structure and define end walls of the raceway, say wiring exending through at least one of said partitions to said end of the column structure, whereby said electrical outlets are pre-wired and can be powered after installation of the column structure by connecting the electrical supply wiring to the external eletrical supply.