Patent ID: 6137057
Filing Date: 2000-10-24
Classification: H02G

Abstract:
An electrical raceway assembly for use with a structure, comprising:an elongated raceway engageable to the structure and having a length, a transverse base and a pair of opposite upstanding sidewalls extending along said length to define at least one channel configured for retaining electrical wires;a cover attachable to said raceway to occlude at least a portion of said at least one channel, said cover includingan elongated face plate having an interior surface and an exterior surface, said face plate further having a first portion and an opposite second portion, each said portion extending along a length of said face plate andattachment means for attaching said first and second portions of said face plate to each of said opposite upstanding sidewalls so that said interior surface faces said channel; anda flange extending from one of said portions of said cover, said flange being relatively more flexible than said cover, said flange occluding an area behind said flange when said cover is attached to said raceway and said flange being elastically deformable to allow access to the area.