Patent ID: 7557309

Claim:
A data and power distribution system comprising: a base plate; a data channel located adjacent to or proximate to the base plate which is structured to receive a number of data transport devices therein; an electrical busway coupled to the base plate; and a power channel located adjacent to or proximate to the base plate which is structured to receive the electrical busway therein, wherein the data channel is located proximate to the power channel, wherein the base plate is a unitary component, wherein the base plate has a first wall portion that extends generally upwardly from the base plate which is structured to shield the data transport devices from electromagnetic flux generated within the power channel, wherein the base plate has a second wall portion that extends generally upwardly from the base plate, wherein an upper end of the first wall portion has an arcuate tip formed therein, wherein an upper end of the second wall portion has a barb formed therein, wherein the arcuate tip and the barb are structured to receive barbs of a cover to close the data channel, wherein the cover has a generally downwardly extending third wall portion, wherein one of the barbs of the cover is located proximate to an upper end of the cover at a lower end of the third wall portion, wherein an upper generally horizontal surface is coupled to the third wall portion, wherein a generally downwardly extending fourth wall portion is coupled to the upper horizontal surface, wherein a lower generally horizontal segment is coupled to the fourth wall portion at a location proximate to a bottom end of the cover, wherein a generally downwardly extending fifth wall portion is coupled to the lower horizontal segment, and wherein the other barb of the cover is located proximate to the bottom end of the cover at a lower end of the fifth wall portion.