Patent ID: 7819676

Claim:
An electrical power distribution system, comprising: a power track housing assembly including: a housing; a plurality of conductors extending from a first end of the housing to a second end of the housing; an opening in a bottom of the housing assembly and extending continuously from the first end of the housing to the second end of the housing, said opening being arranged to receive a plug-in power tap anywhere along said length of said housing assembly; and additional end openings at said first and second ends of said housing, said additional openings being arranged to receive splice assemblies for connecting together multiple said housing assemblies; a plug-in power tap, a portion of which is arranged to be inserted into said power track housing assembly through said bottom opening, said plug-in power tap including: a contact extending device including individual cams; and a plurality of resilient spring members, wherein said contact extending device is positioned to engage and press at least one of said resilient spring members against respective said conductors after said plug-in power tap has been inserted into said housing, to thereby establish an electrical connection between said resilient spring members and said conductors, said plug-in power tap further including at least one receptacle connected to at least one of said resilient spring members for supplying power to equipment upon rotation of said cams into engagement with said resilient spring members and connection of said equipment to said receptacle.