Output adaptor for electric distribution tracks

Claim 1

An output adapter for use for electricity distribution tracks in which exposed track conductors are mounted, the output adapter comprising: a housing, a clamping arrangement carried by said housing, the clamping arrangement having a pair of movable tongues, a separately operable switch secured within said housing having at least one contact movable from an inner to an outer position, whereby outward movement of said Tongues into engagement with the track clamps said housing to the track with the contacts of said switch located for abutment with the track conductors upon movement to the said outer position, said switch being of the double-pole type and including a pair of rocker elements mounted in said housing and carrying the said contacts, the rocker elements being movable between an outer ''''on'''' position, in which the contacts project from the housing, and an inner ''''off'''' position, a generally elliptical cam mounted in said housing and in engagement with said rocker elements, and means supported on said housing to move said cam and thereby move both rocker elements simultaneously between the ''''on'''' and ''''off'''' positions.