US 11,811,177 B2
Modular low profile raceway to provide power and/or data connectivity
Clinton Strong, Dallas, TX (US)
Assigned to Strong Products Group, Ltd., Dallas, TX (US)
Filed by Legrand Connectrac, Dallas, TX (US)
Filed on Mar. 15, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/201,668.
Application 17/201,668 is a continuation of application No. 16/364,015, filed on Mar. 25, 2019, granted, now 10,594,095.
Application 16/364,015 is a continuation in part of application No. 15/967,455, filed on Apr. 30, 2018, granted, now 10,283,919, issued on May 7, 2019.
Application 15/967,455 is a continuation of application No. 14/776,916, filed on Sep. 15, 2015, granted, now 9,960,554, issued on May 1, 2018.
Application 14/776,916 is a continuation of application No. PCT/US2014/026554, filed on Mar. 13, 2014.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/737,094, filed on Sep. 26, 2018.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/790,949, filed on Mar. 15, 2013.
Prior Publication US 2021/0273388 A1, Sep. 2, 2021
Int. Cl. H01R 4/60 (2006.01); H01R 25/16 (2006.01); H01R 27/02 (2006.01); H01R 43/26 (2006.01); H01R 24/76 (2011.01); H01R 24/66 (2011.01); H01R 31/02 (2006.01); H01R 107/00 (2006.01)
CPC H01R 25/16 (2013.01) [H01R 24/66 (2013.01); H01R 24/76 (2013.01); H01R 27/02 (2013.01); H01R 31/02 (2013.01); H01R 43/26 (2013.01); H01R 2107/00 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A raceway comprising:
a first cavity disposed between two sidewalls of a first housing;
one or more cables disposed at least partially in the first cavity and adapted to provide connectivity when coupled to one or more connectivity sources;
two or more node connectivity couplers coupled to at least one of the cables and disposed along a length of the first housing; and
a wire clip removably disposed within the first cavity and adapted to inhibit release of the cables from the first housing;
wherein the two or more connectivity couplers further comprise:
a first connectivity coupler, wherein the first connectivity coupler is adapted to couple with one or more receptacles, and wherein the first connectivity coupler is adapted to provide connectivity to one or more of the receptacles that are coupled to the first connectivity coupler; and wherein the first connectivity coupler is adapted to be directly coupled to one or more of the connectivity sources via at least one of the cables; and
one or more second connectivity couplers, wherein each of the second connectivity couplers is adapted to couple with one or more of the receptacles, and wherein each of the second connectivity couplers is adapted to provide connectivity to each of the receptacles coupled to the second connectivity coupler, wherein the second connectivity coupler is directly or indirectly coupled to the first connectivity coupler, and wherein the second connectivity coupler is indirectly coupled to the one or more connectivity sources via the first connectivity coupler;
wherein the raceway is configured to allow one or more of the second connectivity couplers to provide connectivity to receptacles coupled to the one or more of the second connectivity couplers when the first connectivity coupler is not coupled to at the receptacles and when the first connectivity coupler is coupled to at least one other receptacle.