Patent ID: 8900002

Claim:
A busway system, comprising: a first electrical busway section; a second electrical busway section, said first and said second busway sections being configured to be electrically coupled and disposed longitudinally offset from each other; a busway joint disposed between and operative to couple said first and said second electrical busway sections, the busway joint comprising a first plurality of electrically conductive splice plates disposed in spaced apart substantially parallel relationship, each splice plate of said first plurality of splice plates defining a first splice plate first retaining portion; a second plurality of electrically conductive splice plates disposed in spaced apart substantially parallel relationship, each splice plate of said second plurality of splice plates disposed to overlap a portion of a corresponding splice plate of said first plurality of splice plates to form an electrical joint, each splice plate of said second plurality of splice plates defining a splice plate first adjustment portion substantially longitudinally aligned with said first plurality of splice plates and operably disposed to overlap a portion of a corresponding said first splice plate first retaining portion; at least one first positioning member sized and configured to be operably disposed in said first splice plate first retaining portion and said second splice plate first adjustment portion; said first and said second pluralities of splice plates being arranged for a longitudinal movement with respect each other between a first compressed position and a second extended position.