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US 10,622,768 · App. 16/409,000 · Granted Apr 14, 2020

Methods and systems for a modular plug-in bus wiring system

Inventors: Walter Morgan Cowham (Quincy, MA); Jeremy Charles Cowham (Quincy, MA)
H01R24/20H01R13/6205H01R13/6588H01R24/28H01R31/06H01R43/00H01R2201/06
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Patent No.
US 10,622,768
App. No.
16/409,000
Granted
Apr 14, 2020
Kind
B1
Abstract

A modular plug-in bus wiring system for electrical connections. The system includes an adapter module, the adapter module including at least a housing wherein the housing includes a front side containing at least an electrical connector, a back side, an upper end, a lower end, and at least a receptacle. The system includes at least a plug configured to insert in the at least a receptacle wherein the at least a plug is connected to at least a cable that includes at least an electrically conductive wire. The at least a plug includes a ventral surface, a dorsal surface, a first side and a second side.

Claims (43)

1. A modular plug-in bus power wiring system for electrical connections, the system comprising:

an adapter module, the adapter module comprising:

at least a housing, wherein:

the housing includes a front side, the front side including at least an electrical connector;

a back side;

an upper end and a lower end, wherein at least one of the upper and the lower end contain at least a receptacle containing a conductive element linked to the at least an electrical connector;

a first lateral side, the first lateral side connecting the front side and the back side; and

a second lateral side, the second lateral side connecting the front side and the back side; and

at least a plug configured to insert in the at least a receptacle, wherein the at least a plug is connected to at least a cable that includes at least an electrically conductive wire and comprising:

a ventral surface, a dorsal surface, a first side surface connecting the ventral surface and the dorsal surface, and a second side surface connecting the ventral surface and the dorsal surface, wherein the ventral surface includes a ventral lower end containing a groove housing the at least a cable and connected to at least a channel housing the at least an electrically conductive wire and a ventral upper end, wherein insertion of the at least a plug into the at least a receptacle causes the at least an electrically conductive wire in the at least a channel to come into electrical connection with the conductive element.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the adapter module further comprises at least a magnet located within the at least a housing and wherein the at least a magnet is configured to be detected by a second magnet in a structure.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the adapter module further comprises an inner compartment, said inner compartment comprising at least a portion of an inner surface area of the at least a housing and wherein the inner compartment contains at least a mini-busbar including a first end and a second end and configured to aid in power distribution.

4. The system of claim 3 , wherein the at least a mini-busbar further comprises a double jaw located at the first end and the second end, designed and configured to electrically connect with the at least an electrically conductive wire in the at least a channel on the at least a plug.

5. The system of claim 3 , wherein the at least a mini-busbar interfaces with at least a conductor bus retainer block located within the adapter module.

6. The system of claim 3 , wherein the first end of the at least a mini-busbar is located at the upper end of the at least a housing and the second end of the at least a mini-busbar is located at the lower end of the at least a housing.

7. The system of claim 1 , wherein the back side of the at least a housing includes at least an electrical connector linked to the at least a receptacle containing the conductive element.

8. The system of claim 1 , wherein the at least a housing further comprises at least a mounting feature wherein the at least a mounting feature is configured to connect at least a portion of the adapter module to a structure.

9. The system of claim 8 , wherein the at least a mounting feature further comprises a sliding support designed and configured to fasten to at least an electrical box.

10. The system of claim 1 , wherein the at least a receptacle for the at least a plug further comprises at least an aperture containing a depression designed and configured to attach to the first side surface located on the at least a plug.

11. The system of claim 1 , wherein the at least an electrically conductive wire further comprises at least a communication wire.

12. The system of claim 1 , wherein the at least an electrically conductive wire further comprises at least a power transmission wire.

13. The system of claim 1 , wherein the ventral lower end of the at least a plug further comprises at least an opening wherein the at least an opening houses a fastener configured to mount the at least a plug to a structure.

14. The system of claim 13 , wherein the at least an opening is designed and configured to house at least a fastener.

15. The system of claim 1 , wherein the dorsal surface includes a groove designed and configured to house the at least a cable, connected to the at least a channel designed and configured to house the at least an electrically conductive wire.

16. The system of claim 15 , wherein the at least a channel designed and configured to house the at least an electrically conductive wire is continuous from the ventral surface to the dorsal surface.

17. The system of claim 1 further comprising the adapter module connected to a first plug connected at the upper end of the adapter module and a second plug connected at the lower end of the adapter module.

18. A method of manufacturing a modular plug-in bus power wiring system for electrical connections the method comprising:

providing an adapter module, the adapter module comprising:

at least a housing, wherein:

the housing includes a front side, the front side including at least an electrical connector;

a back side;

an upper end and a lower end, wherein at least one of the upper and the lower end contain at least a receptacle containing a conductive element linked to the at least an electrical connector;

a first lateral side, the first lateral side connecting the front side and the back side; and

a second lateral side, the second lateral side connecting the front side and the back side; and

inserting at least a plug in the at least a receptacle located on the adapter module, wherein the at least a plug is connected to at least a cable that includes at least an electrically conductive wire and comprises:

a ventral surface, a dorsal surface, a first side surface connecting the ventral surface and the dorsal surface, and a second side connecting the ventral surface and the dorsal surface, wherein the ventral surface includes a ventral lower end containing a groove housing the at least a cable and connected to at least a channel housing the at least an electrically conductive wire and a ventral upper end, wherein insertion of the at least a plug into the at least a receptacle causes the at least a wire in the at least a channel to come into electrical connection with the conductive element.

19. The method of claim 18 , wherein inserting the at least a plug in the at least a receptacle located on the adapter module further comprises:

stripping the at least a cable to expose at least an electrically conductive wire end wherein the at least an electrically conductive wire further comprises at least a communication wire;

pressing the at least a cable onto the at least a plug containing a groove designed and configured to house at least a cable located on the ventral surface of the at least a plug;

pressing the at least an electrically conductive wire onto the at least a channel designed and configured to house the at least an electrically conductive wire on the at least a plug;

inserting the stripped conductive wire end into at least an electrically conductive wire receptacle located on the at least a plug;

pressing at least two electrically conductive wires wherein the at least two electrically conductive wires further comprises communication wires onto at least a channel designed and configured to house the at least an electrically conductive wire located on the at least a plug; and

securing the at least a cable with a plate and fastener on the at least a plug.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 5, 2021
From: COWHAM, JEREMY CHARLES; COWHAM, WALTER MORGAN
To: COWHAM INNOVATIONS, LLC
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