Device for routing jumpers from a raceway

Abstract

A device includes a conduit which is connectable to a jumper raceway. The conduit includes a hollow body having two opened ends. A permanently formed opening runs along the conduit body between the conduit body ends for the conduit body to receive a jumper from the raceway.

1 . A device comprising: 
 a conduit connectable to a raceway, wherein the conduit has a hollow body having two opened ends, wherein a permanently formed opening runs along the conduit body between the conduit body ends for the conduit body to receive a jumper from the raceway.    
   
   
       2 . The device of  claim 1  wherein: 
 the conduit body has multiple sides, wherein the opening runs along one of the conduit body sides.    
   
   
       3 . The device of  claim 1  wherein: 
 the conduit body is cylindrical shaped and has one side, wherein the opening runs along the one conduit body side.    
   
   
       4 . The device of  claim 1  wherein a jumper in the raceway has a first end, a second end, and a body connected between the jumper ends, wherein: 
 the opening enables the conduit body to receive a jumper from the raceway upon the jumper body being inserted through the opening without either jumper end being received by the conduit body.    
   
   
       5 . The device of  claim 4  wherein: 
 the jumper body is radially inserted through the opening for receipt by the conduit body.    
   
   
       6 . The device of  claim 1  wherein the conduit is a first conduit, the device further comprising: 
 a second conduit connected to the first conduit, wherein the second conduit has a different orientation than the first conduit, wherein the second conduit includes a hollow body having two opened ends, wherein a permanently formed opening runs along the second conduit body between the second conduit body ends for the second conduit body to receive the jumper.    
   
   
       7 . The device of  claim 6  wherein: 
 the opening running along the first conduit body and the opening running along the second conduit body are aligned with one another.    
   
   
       8 . The device of  claim 6  wherein: 
 the orientations of the first and second conduit bodies maintain a minimum jumper bend radius, wherein the radius of any bending of the portion of the jumper received by the first and second conduit bodies and which follows the orientations of the first and second conduit bodies is at least greater than the minimum jumper bend radius.    
   
   
       9 . The device of  claim 1  wherein: 
 the conduit is connectable to the raceway without requiring modification of the raceway.    
   
   
       10 . A device comprising: 
 a conduit connectable to a raceway, wherein the conduit includes a hollow body having two opened ends, wherein the conduit body includes two side walls which are separated from one another between the conduit body ends, wherein the conduit body receives a jumper from the raceway upon the jumper being inserted through the conduit body separation into the conduit body.    
   
   
       11 . The device of  claim 10  wherein a jumper in the raceway has a first end, a second end, and a body connected between the jumper ends, wherein: 
 the conduit body receives a jumper from the raceway upon the jumper body being radially inserted through the separation into the conduit body without either jumper end being inserted into the conduit body.    
   
   
       12 . The device of  claim 10  wherein: 
 the conduit body includes horizontal and vertical orientations, wherein the portion of the jumper received by the conduit body is transitioned by the conduit body through the horizontal and vertical orientations of the conduit body.    
   
   
       13 . The device of  claim 10  wherein the conduit is a first conduit the device further comprising: 
 a second conduit connected to the first conduit, wherein the second conduit has a different orientation than the first conduit, wherein the second conduit includes a hollow body having two opened ends, wherein the jumper from the raceway is received by the second conduit body upon the jumper being inserted through the second conduit body separation into the second conduit body.    
   
   
       14 . The device of  claim 10  wherein: 
 the conduit is connectable to the raceway without requiring modification of the raceway.    
   
   
       15 . An assembly comprising: 
 at least two conduits connected to one another with one of the conduits being connectable to a raceway containing jumpers, wherein each conduit includes a slit for receiving a jumper from the raceway, wherein the conduits have horizontal and vertical orientations which maintain a minimum jumper bend radius such that a jumper received by the conduit follows the horizontal and vertical orientations of the conduit while having the minimum jumper bend radius.    
   
   
       16 . The assembly of  claim 15  wherein: 
 the one of the conduits is connectable to the raceway without requiring modification of the raceway.    
   
   
       17 . The assembly of  claim 15  wherein: 
 the slits are configured to enable the conduits to receive a jumper from the raceway without either end of the jumper being received by the conduits.    
   
   
       18 . The assembly of  claim 15  wherein: 
 the conduits receive a jumper from the raceway upon the jumper being radially inserted into the conduits through the slits.    
   
   
       19 . The assembly of  claim 15  wherein: 
 the slits run axially along the conduits.    
   
   
       20 . The assembly of  claim 15  wherein: 
 the slits run along the longitudinally along the conduits.