Rigid, multiconductor power distribution bus and modular equipment rack employing the same

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EP 0 939 459 A3

(12)	EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88)	Date of publication A3:
	11.07.2001 Bulletin 2001/28

(43)	Date of publication A2:
	01.09.1999 Bulletin 1999/35

(21)	Application number: 99301137.8

(22)	Date of filing: 16.02.1999

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁷: H01R 31/08

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE
	Designated Extension States:
	AL LT LV MK RO SI

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Priority:

26.02.1998 US 32383

(71)	Applicant: LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC.
	Murray Hill, New Jersey 07974-0636 (US)

(72)	Inventor:
	Nguyen, An Ba Richardson, Texas 75081 (US)

(74)	Representative: Warren, Keith Stanley et al
	BARON & WARREN 18 South End Kensington London W8 5BU London W8 5BU (GB)

(54)	Rigid, multiconductor power distribution bus and modular equipment rack employing the same

(57) For use with a backplane of an equipment rack, the backplane having power connectors affixed substantially linearly therealong, a power distribution bus for, and a method of, delivering electric power to the power connectors and an equipment rack containing the power distribution bus. In one embodiment, the power distribution bus includes: (1) a rigid substrate having conductive layers associated therewith and corresponding to first and second conductors of the power distribution bus and (2) first and second power terminals affixed to predetermined locations along the substrate and projecting therefrom to register with corresponding exposed first and second power terminals of the power connectors.

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