Enclosed Conductor Electrically Connected Thereto Patents (Class 439/208)
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Patent number: 11473891Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a detonation connector having an electric wire mounting structure, the detonation connector includes: an electrically conductive wire-connecting bracket member having a plurality of electric wire mounting gloves to which a leg line or a leading line is mounted; a lower casing member at which the wire-connecting bracket member is positioned; and an upper casing member covering the lower casing member, wherein the lower casing member may be provided with an opening through which a leg line passes, and the lower casing member is provided with a leg line mounting part therein. Accordingly, a stable connection state in the connector is maintained by fixing a double coated electric wire or a single coated electric wire in a state of being mounted to an opening of the detonation connector and the connection stability and the connection reliability of the leg line and the leading line are secured.Type: GrantFiled: December 12, 2019Date of Patent: October 18, 2022Assignee: HANWHA CORPORATIONInventors: Doo Hyun Lee, Ki Chui Park
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Patent number: 10707665Abstract: A device for the wall-fixing of elongated bodies, in particular radiating coaxial cables, of the type equipped with a spacer provided with a cable clamp equipped with a lid for supporting an elongated body in a suspended position onto a wall. The spacer of the device has a structure composed of two arms, whose end facing the wall is provided with a corresponding base, whereas the opposite end of the arms carries a base for fixing to the cable clamp. With respect to the known wall-fixing devices of radiating coaxial cables, that according to the invention offers the advantage of having an improved resistance to flexural and torsional stress, also preventing interferences with the metallic part of the wall-fixing system.Type: GrantFiled: December 15, 2015Date of Patent: July 7, 2020Inventors: Alberto Varale, Massimo Bottazzoli
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Patent number: 10673216Abstract: A cable gland and method for earthing, bonding, and electromagnetic capability with armored, metal-clad, and metallic-sheathed cable types. The cable gland includes compressible fingers with the ability to compress or expand about a cable inserted in and through the cable gland, and an adjustable earthing coil arranged internally inside a part of the cable gland that secures around a cable inserted in the cable gland. When fully coiled, the adjustable earthing coil is relaxed and as the adjustable earthing coil is expanded it generates a restoring force. An earthing strap attached to the adjustable earthing coil in the cable gland, provides grounding capabilities to the cable gland.Type: GrantFiled: September 20, 2018Date of Patent: June 2, 2020Assignee: Cape Industries, LLCInventor: Allen Todd Gibson
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Patent number: 9835320Abstract: A power supply system for shelf track lighting device includes a track, and a jointer. The track includes a U-shaped slot, two grooves, and two conductive posts. The jointer includes a bottom cover, an upper cover, and two elastic chips. The upper cover includes a T-shaped supporting cover. The two elastic chips are sandwiched between the T-shaped supporting cover and the bottom cover. The elastic chip includes an arm, a supporting end, an arc-shaped bend portion, and three right-angle-shaped bend portion. The arc-shaped bend portion is near the arm and the arm holds out of the T-shaped supporting cover and abuts against the conductive post. The arm is retracted into the T-shaped supporting cover under the resilient deformation force of the three right-angle-shaped bend portions, thereby tightly connecting the elastic chip to the conductive post is achieved, and further, power can be supplied to the strip LED lamp.Type: GrantFiled: December 15, 2016Date of Patent: December 5, 2017Assignee: Self Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Chengke Zhang, Zhaoyong Zheng, Zhiming Wang
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Patent number: 9787004Abstract: An electrical grounding clamp is provided, wherein the clamp includes a U-bolt, an inner clamp part connected to the U-bolt to clamp a floor support between the inner clamp part and the U-bolt and an outer clamp part connected to the U-bolt to clamp a conductor between the inner clamp part and the outer clamp part, wherein at least one of the inner clamp part and the outer clamp part is pivotable about one leg of the U-bolt to releasably engage the other leg of the U-bolt.Type: GrantFiled: April 14, 2016Date of Patent: October 10, 2017Assignee: THOMAS & BETTS INTERNATIONAL LLCInventors: Cong Thanh Dinh, George Braxton Robertson
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Patent number: 9543711Abstract: A wiring module includes an insulating protector that holds a connection member for connecting adjacent electrode terminals, and a temperature detecting member for detecting the temperature of the connection member. The temperature detecting member includes a temperature detecting element, an electric wire connected to the temperature detecting element, an element accommodating section in which the temperature detecting element is accommodated and through which the electric wire is led, and a detection section that is contiguous to the element accommodating section and is arranged to be in contact with the connection member. The element accommodating section is arranged in parallel or perpendicular to the line connecting the shaft centers of two electrode terminals that are connected to each other by the connection member.Type: GrantFiled: March 10, 2014Date of Patent: January 10, 2017Assignees: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Osamu Nakayama, Mitsutoshi Morita, Kotaro Takada, Naoki Fukushima
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Patent number: 9526187Abstract: A wiring module to be attached to a power storage element group in which a plurality of power storage elements each having positive and negative electrode terminals are lined up includes: an insulating protector having a connection member holding section for holding a connection member that electrically connects adjacent electrode terminals; a temperature detecting member that is arranged so as to be in contact with the connection member held by the connection member holding section and is configured to detect the temperature of the connection member; a cover configured to cover the insulating protector; and a restricting member configured to restrict movement of the temperature detecting member by covering the insulating protector with the cover.Type: GrantFiled: March 10, 2014Date of Patent: December 20, 2016Assignees: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Osamu Nakayama, Mitsutoshi Morita, Kotaro Takada, Naoki Fukushima
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Patent number: 9209550Abstract: A battery wiring module to be attached to a cell group includes a plurality of cells each having positive and negative electrode terminals. The battery wiring module includes a busbar connecting the electrode terminals, a voltage sensing terminal overlapped with the busbar and connected to one of the electrode terminals, and an insulation protector including a housing and a wire guiding groove. The voltage sensing terminal is configured to sense a state of the cell group. The busbar and the voltage sensing terminal are housed in the housing. The wire guiding groove is configured to guide a sensing wire that extends from the voltage sensing terminal to extend out of the housing. In the housing, a bus bar lock tab and a sensing terminal lock tab are formed on one elastic locking piece.Type: GrantFiled: October 19, 2012Date of Patent: December 8, 2015Assignees: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRNG SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Yuko Kinoshita, Katsunori Hamana, Mitsuhiro Akasaka, Tetsuya Nakagawa, Yoshinao Kobayashi, Masaru Shitamichi, Daiki Hirano
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Patent number: 8545271Abstract: A wiring apparatus includes a wire housing portion, terminal housing chambers and wire extracting portions. The wire housing portion is provided with a plurality of elongated housing grooves that respectively house wires therein and are disposed in parallel to each other, each of the grooves is divided at one or more portions by groove(s), and side walls and are coupled by a U-shaped elastic coupling member. Each terminal housing chamber houses a conductive metal plate for coupling the terminal of the battery and the terminal of the adjacent battery and couples adjacent terminal housing chambers and by a U-shaped elastic coupling member. Each of the wire extracting portions couples a wire housing groove and the terminal housing chamber to thereby extract the wire to the wire housing groove.Type: GrantFiled: September 22, 2010Date of Patent: October 1, 2013Assignee: Yazaki CorporationInventor: Fumitoshi Henmi
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Patent number: 8419458Abstract: A tubular arrangement including a tubular form having an interconnection configuration on each end with one or more signal conductors disposed within the tubular form. One or more axially operative connector bodies disposed at each end of the tubular form. A coupling at one end of the tubular form capable of bridging the tubular form to another tubular and a method for building a string is included.Type: GrantFiled: April 6, 2010Date of Patent: April 16, 2013Assignee: Baker Hughes IncorporatedInventor: Anderson da Silva Amaral
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Patent number: 8207627Abstract: An adaptive power strip has a power rail. A power entry module and one or more receptacle modules having plug receptacles are mounted on the power rail. The power entry module has a power inlet to which a source of power can be coupled. The power entry module distributes power from the power source to the power rail. The receptacle modules distribute power from the power rail to the respective plug receptacles. In an aspect, the power entry module has a communications module that discovers receptacle modules on the power rail having data communications capability and if a receptacle module does not have a unique identifier assigned to it, assigns a unique identifier to the receptacle module that the receptacle module stores in a memory. The communications modules also retrieves from each receptacle module having data communications capability, information about the characteristics of the receptacle module that the communications module stores in a memory.Type: GrantFiled: June 13, 2011Date of Patent: June 26, 2012Assignee: Liebert CorporationInventors: Philip R. Aldag, Kevin R. Ferguson, Michael Wassermann
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Patent number: 7895384Abstract: The present invention helps to develop a smaller sized portable terminal without reducing the functions available for the user. A USB device which is detachable from the portable terminal is provided with a USB connector which is inserted into a USB part of the portable terminal, a power source terminal which comes into contact with a power supply terminal of the portable terminal, when the USB connector is inserted into the USB port of the portable terminal, and a screw which is engaged with a screw hole of the portable terminal. When the screw is engaged with the screw hole of the portable terminal, a switch inside the screw hole is pushed down due to a contact with the screw. The portable terminal detects mounting of the USB device by an output from the switch, and initiates power supplying from the power supply terminal of the portable terminal to the power source terminal of the USB device.Type: GrantFiled: May 6, 2005Date of Patent: February 22, 2011Assignee: Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.Inventor: Naoya Matsui
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Patent number: 7881678Abstract: One embodiment of the present disclosure relates to a radio frequency (RF) device for communicating on a wireless network. The device includes an antenna coupled to an RF circuit. The device further includes a body housing the RF circuit and the antenna. The device yet further includes a support member extending from the body. The support member is configured to be coupled to an object. The support member is prevented from moving laterally and vertically relative to the object when coupled to the object. The support member and body are configured to allow the body and the antenna to rotate about an axis when the support member is prevented from moving laterally and vertically relative to the object.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2007Date of Patent: February 1, 2011Assignee: Johnson Controls Technology CompanyInventors: Thomas Menden, Timothy Gamroth, Jerel Scott Jamieson
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Publication number: 20100173509Abstract: A busbar connector assembly for coupling first and second terminals on a two-terminal device to first and second contacts on a power module is provided. The first terminal resides proximate the first contact and the second terminal resides proximate the second contact. The assembly comprises a first bridge having a first end configured to be electrically coupled to the first terminal, and a second end configured to be electrically coupled to the second contact, and a second bridge substantially overlapping the first bridge and having a first end electrically coupled to the first contact, and a second end electrically coupled to the second terminal.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 6, 2009Publication date: July 8, 2010Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS, INC.Inventors: MEGHAN ANN HOLBROOK, DOUGLAS S. CARLSON
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Patent number: 7544091Abstract: An insulated box, suitable as a refrigerator, having readily accessible conductor current tap capabilities for electrical/electronic components within the box. The box has a wall made with electrically separated layers and having an electrical conductor incorporated between the layers. The components are connected to the conductor via entry points through which a conductive member can penetrate one of the layers and thereby establish contact between the conductor and electronic components. Thereby it is achieved that electrical components can be fitted to the inner surface of the box by use of the conductor which is incorporated between the layers and without implying additional fastening of conductors to an outer surface of the box. In particular, the invention facilitates refitting of electrical components in a refrigerator.Type: GrantFiled: June 17, 2005Date of Patent: June 9, 2009Assignee: Danfoss A/SInventors: Hans Joergen Klein, Gert B. Jakobsen, Hans Erik Fogh, Erik Raun Jensen
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Publication number: 20090118798Abstract: Devices and methods providing for a isolation connector for a generally cylindrical or frustro-cylindrical housing of an implantable intravascular medical device are described herein. The isolation connector has a generally annular exterior surface, a proximal end, and a distal end. The isolation connector includes a housing interface portion at the proximal end which is secured to a first end of the housing. The proximal end of the housing interface portion is constructed to be obverse to the first end of the housing and presents a perimeter of substantially similar size and shape to the perimeter of the first end of the housing. The isolation connector further includes a first insulator portion disposed adjacent to a distal end of the housing interface portion. The isolation connector may further include a feed-through channel constructed to traverse the proximal and distal ends of the isolation connector and is defined through the housing interface portion and the first insulator portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 31, 2008Publication date: May 7, 2009Inventor: Terrance Ransbury
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Publication number: 20080257259Abstract: A method of coating the junction area between elongated elements, in particular between electric cables. This method includes the steps of: arranging a rigid tubular support having two axially separable tubular halves; mounting an elastic tubular sleeve in an elastically radially expanded condition on an outer surface of the support; interposing a lubricating material between the support and sleeve; arranging a circumferentially continuous sealing element between the halves to prevent the lubricant from percolating between the halves; positioning the support around the junction area; and moving the halves apart from each other to enable the sleeve to collapse on the junction area. A device for coating the junction area between elongated elements and a method of making the device and a joint for electric cables.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 27, 2004Publication date: October 23, 2008Inventors: Ubaldo Vallauri, Francesco Portas
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Patent number: 7099158Abstract: An apparatus for supporting and mounting at least one module on a surface may be provided. The apparatus may comprise a housing that may be attachable to a portion of the surface. The housing may have a channel that may be sized to receive and support at least a portion of at least one module. The apparatus may also include at least one mounting member on the housing for attaching the housing to the surface.Type: GrantFiled: September 5, 2003Date of Patent: August 29, 2006Assignee: BellSouth Intellectual Property Corp.Inventor: Brian P. Bjorklund
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Patent number: 6805383Abstract: A quick connector includes a connector housing having a through bore adapted to mate with an endform. An electrical contact is mountable in the bore of the connector housing and includes contact members in the form of projections to provide a secure electrical connection between the endform and the connector housing when the male endform is mounted in the connector housing. In one aspect, the electrical contact is formed as the spacer or top hat in the quick connector housing.Type: GrantFiled: November 12, 2001Date of Patent: October 19, 2004Assignee: ITT Manufacturing Enterprises, Inc.Inventors: James E. Ostrander, Rick C. Kelley, George Szabo, Darrell Wilczynski, Kevin Kreiner
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Patent number: 6405139Abstract: A system for monitoring machine data which avoids the need for the cumbersome placement of junction boxes adjacent machines that heretofore had required installing the junction boxes on walls, studs, or stanchions. Instead, a rigid conduit having conductors therein communicate with an integrated sealed instrument package that allows the conductors' communication between an asset such as a machine to be monitored via transducers to a signal processor at a remote location. A multiplicity of assets can be monitored through this arrangement by providing signal differentiation for the various machines.Type: GrantFiled: September 15, 1998Date of Patent: June 11, 2002Assignee: Bently Nevada CorporationInventors: Walter Kicinski, Christine White
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Patent number: 5941627Abstract: The lighting conductor rail system comprises a lighting conductor rail which can be mounted onto a ceiling with the aid of ceiling mounts, as well as luminaire adaptors which are mounted on the lighting conductor rail and which hold each a spotlight, or the like, and electrically connect it to the conductors of the lighting conductor rail. The lighting conductor rail is composed of a carrier profile of a flexible metal which has a flat strip-like shape with a web that projects at a right angle and has a mushroom-shaped snap-in head. Said carrier profile can be assembled under a preload together with a cable profile which consists of a rubber-like material and is shaped like the segment of a circle. The lighting conductor rail can be bent into the desired shape and has a great stability.Type: GrantFiled: April 2, 1997Date of Patent: August 24, 1999Inventor: Dominic Sacher
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Patent number: 5777270Abstract: An elbow for changing the run direction of a pre-bussed rigid conduit electrical distribution system. The elbow has a number of individually insulated electrical conductors each of which is formed to a predetermined angle. The conductors are enclosed within a hollow housing which is formed to the same predetermined angle such that it will enclose the electrical conductors. A uniform and continuous support is provided for that portion of each electrical conductor which is enclosed within the housing.Type: GrantFiled: November 5, 1993Date of Patent: July 7, 1998Inventors: Rodney Joe West, Robert I. Whitney, Glenn S. O'Nan
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Patent number: 5762525Abstract: An electrical wiring system for conducting electricity through an insulated casing is described. The electrical wiring system includes a substantially rigid conducting line having an insulating casing and a plurality of electrical conducting cells embedded in the insulating casing, each conducting cell comprising a metal conductor, and a substantially rigid connector for connecting to the conducting line, the connector comprising an insulating sheath and a plurality of insulated electrical conducting metal through-prongs recessed within the insulating sheath. The insulating casing and the connector plug-in to each other without hard-wiring. The electrical wiring system includes additional plug-in components such as electrical receptacle boxes and switches, corner adapters and power adapters which extend the system without hardwiring.Type: GrantFiled: August 6, 1996Date of Patent: June 9, 1998Inventor: Salvatore Candeloro
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Patent number: 5685744Abstract: An electric device similar to a power strip and composed of an assembly of modular components with diverse functions, said modular components being fitted with cooperating mechanical and electrical interconnection means allowing to directly assemble them to each other. Said modular components consist of a front surface (1) with at least one specified function, of a contact support (5) wherein are mounted the means required to distribute the electric power, of a male end-fitting (2) and of a female end-fitting (3) comprising the mechanical and electrical connection means.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 1995Date of Patent: November 11, 1997Assignee: Professional General Electronic Products P.G.E.P.Inventors: Michele Blanchot, Daniel Potier, Yves Palisson
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Patent number: 5480311Abstract: An electrical pipe fitting with integral grounding fixture for securing a grounding wire. The pipe fitting is adapted to be removably secured to an electrical receptacle box. Each electrical pipe fitting includes a hollow metal tubular member for receiving electrical wire. The tubular member is adapted to be coupled as an intermediate section of a grounded electrical pipe. The tubular member has a first end and a second end. The first end is adapted to be coupled to a section of the electrical pipe. The second end includes threads which mate with threads on a collar to secure the fitting to the receptacle box. A raised portion extends from the tubular member and includes an aperture for receiving and securing a grounding wire, whereby a ground path is established between the grounding wire and the electrical pipe. The raised portion can be formed integrally with the tubular member or provided on a separate sleeve which extends over the tubular member.Type: GrantFiled: July 11, 1994Date of Patent: January 2, 1996Assignee: Pacomex Co. Ltd.Inventor: Lu V. Luu
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Patent number: 5306170Abstract: An electrical pipe fitting with an integral fixture for securing a grounding wire. The pipe fitting includes a hollow metal tubular member for receiving electrical wire, the hollow tubular member being specifically designed to be coupled as an intermediate section of a grounded electrical pipe. A raised portion is formed integrally with and extends from the hollow tubular member. The raised portion has an aperture into which a grounding wire is received and secured by a screw to establish a ground path between the grounding wire and the electrical pipe. Additionally, a clamp is disposed adjacent the aperture for securing an insulated portion of the ground wire against hollow tubular member. The electrical pipe fitting can either be a straight section or, alternatively, can include an angled corner, so that the ends of the fitting are perpendicular to each other. A removable cover is preferably provided in the embodiment of the invention with the angled corner to facilitate access to the electrical wire.Type: GrantFiled: July 21, 1993Date of Patent: April 26, 1994Assignee: Pacomex Industries, Inc.Inventor: Lu V. Luu
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Patent number: 5183971Abstract: A protective casing for preventing any accidental introduction of metal parts into a column containing an array of electric distribution busbars is made up of two identical insulating half-casings (3) coupled together by interengagement of external engagement regions (18A, 20A, 22A, 24A) and of internal engagement regions (18B, 20B, 22B, 24B) up to a mutual coupling position which is variable according to the dimension of the busbars. The busbars are inserted in housings (29, 30) and pass through recesses (9A, 11A, 11B, 9B, 13) in the lateral walls of the casing. Fixing bolts extending between the busbars are surrounded by insulating sleeves (21) formed by interpenetrating outer and inner tongues (23 and 25) separated by slits (36). The sleeves (21) are made integral with the half-casings by molding of plastic material.Type: GrantFiled: December 28, 1990Date of Patent: February 2, 1993Assignee: TelemecaniqueInventors: Jean Lafosse, Paul Milliere
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Patent number: 4999755Abstract: A tube light comprises a tube having a continuous length, and a plurality of light units which conform to the inner configuration of the tube and can suitably be positioned anywhere in the tube. Conductor strips which are adapted to be connected with a power supply are disposed in parallel in the tube whereby the bulbs of the light units are engaged by contacting of the conductor strips with the contacts of the light units. The light tube is simple in structure and can be loaded with a suitable number of the light units in optional locations. In addition, the structure of the tube light is adapted for mass production. Further, the structure of the tube light may have a cover or clips, or be provided with wings on the light units, to facilitate securing the light units in the tube.Type: GrantFiled: June 7, 1990Date of Patent: March 12, 1991Inventor: Tak-Huei Lin
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Patent number: 4896939Abstract: Communication cable includes an optical fiber, a first tubular electrical conductor enclosing the optical fiber, a second tubular electrical conductor enclosing the first electrical conductor, and a dielectric support element disposed between the conductors for maintaining the conductors in a coaxial relationship, with a selected uniform electrical impedance therebetween. Connectors for coupling such cable include plug and receptacle modules for connecting respective electrical and optical elements in the cable.Type: GrantFiled: October 30, 1987Date of Patent: January 30, 1990Assignee: D. G. O'Brien, Inc.Inventor: Donald G. O'Brien
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Patent number: 4729742Abstract: An improved electric power distribution track comprises a metal-reinforced duct and at least three conductors extending along the length thereof. The duct is shaped to have a top wall, a pair of lateral sidewalls and a lengthwise bottom opening, and is composed of a correspondingly shaped metal-made core channel member covered by an insulation sheath of a plastic material. Three conductors are disposed on the inner sheath in a trigonous arrangement with one of the conductors on the top wall and the two others on the opposite sidewalls. Integrally projecting from the corresponding portions of the inner sheath are support members for holding the respective conductors at positions spaced inwardly from the inner periphery of the sheath. The support member on the top wall is connected to those on each of the sidewalls by a connection rib integrally extending therebetween for reinforcing the support members by one another to thereby retain the conductors held thereby in positions.Type: GrantFiled: August 22, 1986Date of Patent: March 8, 1988Assignee: Matsushita Electric Works, Ltd.Inventors: Isao Onishi, Hiromi Kinoshita, Masatoshi Nishizawa