Patent ID: 7501576

Claim:
A ceiling raceway, comprising: an enclosable compartment, having a top surface, a bottom surface, and two side surfaces, for housing a number of cables locatable above a lower surface of a drop ceiling; a bottom hinged surface of the enclosable compartment that forms part of the bottom surface, wherein opening the bottom hinged surface enables access to an interior of the enclosable compartment; a lower flange extending outward from a side surface, wherein the flange is separate from and coplanar with the bottom hinged surface when the bottom hinged surface is in a closed position, to support a section of the drop ceiling such that the section is substantially flush with the bottom hinged surface in the closed position; and a first upper flange, extending beyond a first side surface of the two side surfaces and coplanar with the top surface, and a second upper flange, extending beyond a second side surface of the two side surfaces and coplanar with the top surface, configured to channel within a receiving track of a mounting plate.