Installation system of labeled conductors including plugs and connecting centers

Claim 2

In a multiphase distribution system of labeled conductors including plugs and connecting centers for flexible and permanent switch connections which form plug connections to a plurality of conductors the improvement comprising: said connecting center including a plurality of contact rails permanently connected to the leads of a flexible conductor for multiphase distribution; said contact rails forming a plurality of tongues for plug contacts in branch socket plugs; a housing having a plurality of single phase branch plug receivers for receiving the branch tongues in a recessed arrangement and forming protective collars adapted to be fitted to said branch plugs; at least one multiphase branch plug receiver for receiving a three phase alternating current plug and at least one main plug receiver being formed for connection to all of said contact rails.

Claim 3

A distribution system as claimed in claim 1, said protective collars having a configuration adapted to provide an optical coding.

Claim 4

A distribution system as claimed in claim 1, said protective collars having a configuration adapted to include mechanical means to render predefined plug and collar combinations noninterchangeable.

Claim 5

A distribution system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the conductors are directly crimped by said contact rails.

Claim 6

A distribution system as claimed in claim 1, wherein said system further includes branch plugs adapted to be inserted into said branch plug receivers, said branch plugs having resilient flat-contact sockets.

Claim 7

In a distribution system of labeled conductors including plugs and connecting centers for flexible and permanent switch connections which form plug connections to a plurality of conductors, the improvement comprising; said connecting center including a plurality of contact rails permanently connected to a plurality of leads from a flexible conductor; said contact rails forming a plurality of tongues for engaging plug contacts mounted in one or more branch socket plugs; a housing having branch plug receivers for receiving the branch tongues in a recessed arrangment and forming protective collars adapted to be fitted to said branch plugs, said branch plugs adapted to be inserted into said branch plug receivers, said branch plugs having resilient flat-contact sockets; and at least one main plug receiver being formed for connection to all of said contact rails.

Claim 8

In a distribution system of labeled conductors including plugs and connecting centers for flexible and permanent switch connections which form plug connections to a plurality of conductors, the improvement comprising; said connecting center including a plurality of contact rails permanently connected to a plurality of leads from a flexible conductor; said contact rails forming a plurality of tongues for engaging plug contacts mounted in one or more branch socket plugs; a housing having branch plug receivers for receiving the branch tongues in a recessed arrangment and forming protective collars adapted to be fitted to said branch plugs, said branch plugs adapted to be inserted into said branch plug receivers, said branch plugs having resilient flat-contact sockets; and at least one main plug receiver being formed for connection to all of said contact rails.

Claim 9

A distribution system as claimed in claim 6, wherein the branch plug receiver for three phase alternating current plugs is arranged on a back of said housing.

Claim 10

A distribution system as claimed in claim 1 or 6, wherein said contact rails are arranged in said housing in an offset manner with respect to one another to provide an arrangement of branch plug receivers on a back of the housing that receive branch plugs for a multiphase system and provide, via the same contact rails on a front of the housing, branch plug receivers for other phase conductor plugs.

Claim 11

A distribution system as claimed in claim 1 or 6, said housing of the connecting center being essentially a parallel-piped structure with first and second ends; a main conductor cable located on the first end of the housing, said main cable having a main plug fastened to the other end thereof; said housing defining a main plug receiver on the second end for continuous connection of all contact rails, said housing including a latching means.

Claim 12

A distribution system as claimed in claim 1 or 6, which further comprises an adaptor plug having at least one switch conductor with two leads that may be connected on either side of a discontinuous contact rail with two sections, one of said discontinuous contact rail sections and other contact rails terminating at their ends in a main plug receiver, and a main plug for a continuous connection to all contact rails.

Claim 13

A distribution system as claimed in claim 10, which furthter comprises a latching means between all of said plug receivers and said plugs for connection to all of said contact rails.

Claim 14

A distribution system as claimed in claim 10, which further comprises a single main plug adapted for connection to all contact rails at a further connecting center; and a second main conductor being located between said main plug and said adaptor plug, said second conductor having leads permanently fastened to the contact rails through clamping fasteners.

Claim 15

A distribution system for installing multiple branch plug connections to a plurality of conductors: (a) a multiconductor multiphase main cable having a plurality of conductors therein, each of said conductors terminating in a first end; (b) a connecting center for receiving the first end of the conductors in said main cable, said center having: (i) a plurality of contact rails permanently secured to said first ends of said conductors; (ii) each of said contact rails defining a plurality of tongues, said tongues from one or more rails defining branch plug contacts for predefined rails and conductors; (c) a housing surrounding said center said housing having first and second side, said housing defining a plurality of branch plug receivers, each of said receivers extending outwardly beyond each set of branch plug contacts to form a protective collar therefor; said housing also defining on the second side thereof, a branch plug receiver for three phase alternating current; (d) a plurality of single phase branch plugs adapted to connect a plurality of branch cables to three or more rails in said center; (e) at least one main plug receiver with main plug contacts being formed to provide a continuing connection for all contact rails and main cable conductors.

Claim 16

A distribution system for installing multiple branch plug connections to a plurality of conductors: (a) a multiconductor multiphase main cable having a plurality of conductors therein, each of said conductors terminating in a first end; (b) a connecting center for receiving the first end of the conductors in said main cable, said center having: (i) a plurality of contact rails permanently secured to said first ends of said conductors; (ii) each of said contact rails defining a plurality of tongues, said tongues from one or more rails defining branch plug contacts for predefined rails and conductors; (c) a housing surrounding said center said housing having first and second side, said housing defining a plurality of branch plug receivers, each of said receivers extending outwardly beyond each set of branch plug contacts to form a protective collar therefor; said housing also defining on the second side thereof, a branch plug receiver for three phase alternating current; (d) a plurality of single phase branch plugs adapted to connect a plurality of branch cables to three or more rails in said center; (e) at least one main plug receiver with main plug contacts being formed to provide a continuing connection for all contact rails and main cable conductors.

Claim 17

A distribution system as claimed in claim 13, wherein the branch plug receivers defined by the housing are female, and the branch plug contacts mounted therein are male.

Claim 18

A distribution system as claimed in claim 13, said housing of the connecting center being essentially a parallel-piped with first and second ends, a main conductor cable located on the first end of the housing, said cable having a main plug fastened to the other end thereof; said housing defining a main plug receiver on the second end for continuous connection of all contact rails.

Claim 19

A distribution system as claimed in claim 13 wherein said system further includes branch plugs adapted to be inserted into said branch plug receivers, said branch plugs having resilient flat contact sockets.

Claim 20

A distribution system as claimed in claim 13 wherein said contact rails are arranged in said housing in an offset manner with respect to one another to provide an arrangement of branch plug receivers on a back of the housing that receive branch plugs for a multiphase system, and provide, via the same contact rails on the front of the housing, branch plug receivers for other phase conductor plugs.

Claim 21

A distribution system as claimed in claim 17, said protective collars having a configuration adapted to include mechanical means to render predefined plug and collar combinations noninterchangeable.

Claim 22

A distribution system as claimed in claim 13 which further comprises an adaptor plug having at least one switch conductor with two leads that may be connected into a discontinuous contact rail with said discontinuous contact rail sections and other contact rails terminating at their ends in a main plug receiver and a main plug for a continuous connection between all contact rails.

Claim 23

A distribution system as claimed in claim 19 which further comprises a single main plug adapted for connection to all contact rails at a further connecting center; and a second main conductor being located between said main plug and said adaptor plug, said second conductor having leads permanently fastened to the contact rails through clamping fasteners.