Patent ID: 8540526

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