Electrical connectors – Uninterrupted support rail or uninterrupted contact – With means to join tandem rails or tandem contacts
Reexamination Certificate
2001-06-05
2002-03-19
Sircus, Brian (Department: 2839)
Electrical connectors
Uninterrupted support rail or uninterrupted contact
With means to join tandem rails or tandem contacts
C439S797000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06358070
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to track lights and, more particularly, to a track and connector arrangement for a track light.
According to “connector for track” of U.S. Pat. No. 5,336,100, connector
2
has coupling means
22
for connection to track
1
. Because the size of coupling means
22
is fixed, connector
2
is not extendable to fit different installation conditions. Further, when installed, there is an elevational difference between track
1
and connector
2
, and the even outer appearance destroys the sense of beauty of the track light.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The present invention has been accomplished to provide a track and connector arrangement, which eliminates the aforesaid drawbacks. According to the present invention, the track and connector arrangement comprises at least one track, and a connector fastened to one end of each of the at least one track and adapted to connect power supply to light fixtures at each of the at least one track. The connector comprises a connecting unit at each end. The connecting unit comprises two conductor holders, the conductor holders each having a metallic spring plate on the inside, two conductors respectively mounted in the conductor holders and disposed in contact with the metallic spring plate in each conductor holder. Each track comprises two electrically conductive wire rods of rectangular cross-section that are respectively inserted into the conductor holders and held in contact with the respective metallic spring plate in each conductor holder to receive power supply from the conductors of the respective connecting unit after connection of the connector to the track.
REFERENCES:
patent: 2997688 (1961-08-01), Nielsen et al.
patent: 3622938 (1971-11-01), Ito
patent: 5336100 (1994-08-01), Gabrius et al.
patent: 6093037 (2000-07-01), Lin
Nguyen Son V.
Sircus Brian
Troxell Law Office PLLC
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