Patent ID: 8480429
Filing Date: 2013-07-09
Classification: H02G

Abstract:
1. A power data housing configured to receive a plurality of electrical receptacle assemblies, with each of said electrical receptacle assemblies comprising a receptacle housing and a receptacle, said power data housing comprising: an elongated channel formed with a pair of opposing sides having inner side surfaces, said elongated channel having a substantially constant cross section and a pair of open opposite ends, wherein said elongated channel is configured to be formed to a particular length in order to accommodate one or more of said electrical receptacle assemblies; a pair of longitudinally extending ribs, each of said ribs formed on a corresponding one of said inner side surfaces of said elongated channel, with said ribs facing each other and partially extending into a spatial area of said channel; a pair of opposing upper and lower channels defined by said inner side surfaces and facing each other, said opposing upper and lower channels configured to slidably receive structures of said receptacle assemblies, so that said receptacle assemblies can be positioned at any of a number of locations along a continuum of said channel; and a pair of end caps configured to be coupled to respective ones of said open opposite ends of said elongated channel, for closing said opposite ends when said receptacle assemblies are supported at said elongated channel.