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Service Containers: Categories and Manufacturers
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CATEGORIES AND MANUFACTURERS (Figures 780-1 and 780-2)
782.1
ELECTRICAL RACEWAYS AND DISTRIBUTION POLES
Surface-mounted electrical raceways are commonly used in conventional
construction. In the majority of cases, they are mounted horizontally on
walls, either at dado height or at the base. It is possible to mount them on
the ceiling in appropriate situations (e.g. laboratories) or use them
vertically as containers of telephone jacks, duplex outlets, switch boxes,
thermostats and even small night lights.
To facilitate open planning in schools and offices, a comparatively new
building component has appeared on the market which is designed to
house telephone, power and other electrical outlets. It is essentially a
floor-to-ceiling, free-standing pole, sometimes made up of standard back-
to-back raceways (Wiremold) or of bent sheet metal (Luminous Ceilings,
Inc.)
Manufacturers in this category include:
1. Electro-Link Systems Ltd., Ontario, Canada.
2. Luminous Ceilings, Inc., Chicago, Ill.
3. The Wiremold Company, Hartford, Conn.
782.2
LAVATORY CONSOLES
A number of manufacturers currently make a product which is essentially
a cabinet containing a combination of various components such as a pre-
plumbed lavatory, waste receptacle, mirror, overhead light, bed pan, etc.,
built into a unit and either recessed or surface-mounted on partitions.
These consoles are already used in conventional hospital construction;
typically they are recessed. Certain consoles would require modifications
to conform with the system rules. For instance, the casing would have to
extend to the finished ceiling to cover the service drops from the service
zone above.
Manufacturers in this category include:
1. Accessory Specialties, Inc., New York, N.Y.
2. Anco Industries, Riverton, N.J.
3. Bobrick Dispensers Inc., Los Angeles, Ca.
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