| CPC H02G 3/0406 (2013.01) | 20 Claims |
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1. An in-deck conduit for installation on a form for a concrete deck, to provide a passage for wiring or other components within the concrete deck, the in-deck conduit comprising:
a body with a base end that defines an entrance, a deck end that defines an exit, and an internal passage extending between the base end and the deck end, the entrance being oriented to receive wiring into the internal passage in a substantially horizontal entrance direction at the deck end, the exit being oriented to direct the received wiring out of the internal passage in a substantially vertical exit direction at the base end, and the body defining an internal shoulder between the internal passage and the exit so that the exit is wider than the internal passage;
a base flange integrally extending from the base end of the body to support the body on a form for a concrete deck, the base flange having a base flange width that is larger than a width of the body in a lateral direction, relative to the entrance direction; and
a leg structure integrally extending from the deck end of the body to further support the body on the form, the leg structure providing a first support location and a second support location that are spaced laterally away from the entrance to define a support width that is wider than the base flange width.
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3. An in-deck conduit for installation on a form for a concrete deck to provide a passage for wiring or other components within the concrete deck, the in-deck conduit comprising:
a body with a base end that defines a first opening, a deck end that defines a second opening, and an internal passage extending between the base end and the deck end, the first opening being oriented to receive wiring into the internal passage in a first direction at the deck end and the second opening being oriented to direct the received wiring out of the internal passage in a second direction at the base end;
a base flange at the base end of the body to support the body on a form for a concrete deck, the base flange having a base flange width in a lateral direction, relative to the first direction; and
one or more support legs extending from the deck end of the body in the lateral direction to support the body on the form at a first leg location and a second leg location, the first and second leg locations being spaced away from the first opening to define a support width in the lateral direction that is larger than the base flange width.
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19. An in-deck conduit for installation on a form for a concrete deck to provide a passage for wiring or other components within the concrete deck, the in-deck conduit comprising:
a body with a base end, a deck end, and an internal passage extending between an entrance to the body at the deck end and an exit from the body at the base end, the body having a first width in a lateral direction, relative to the internal passage;
a base flange integrally formed at the base end of the body to support the body relative to the form, the base flange having a second width in the lateral direction that is larger than the first width;
a leg structure integrally formed at the deck end of the body to support the body relative to the form, the leg structure having a third width in the lateral direction that is larger than the first width; and
a first arm and a second arm, each of the first and second arms being cantilevered relative to the body at the deck end and including, respectively: a catch that extends laterally inward relative an entrance direction into the entrance at the deck end, and a release tab that extends laterally outward relative to the entrance direction.
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