1. A duct for a shielded wireway system, the duct comprising:
a bottom wall;
two sidewalls, each of the sidewalls extending from the bottom wall and having a top surface parallel to the bottom wall;
a plurality of fingers extending from the top surface of each of the sidewalls, wherein adjacent fingers are fixedly connected by a plurality of bridging components spaced apart from the top surface of each of the sidewalls,
wherein the bottom wall, the sidewalls, and at least a portion of the fingers, including the bridging components, are shielded.
2. The duct of claim 1, wherein the sidewalls extend along respective longitudinal edges of the bottom wall.
3. The duct of claim 1, wherein the sidewalls are perpendicular to the bottom wall.
4. The duct of claim 1, wherein the fingers are parallel to the sidewalls.
5. The duct of claim 1, wherein adjacent fingers are separated by at least one slot.
6. The duct of claim 1, wherein the bottom wall, the sidewalls, and the fingers form a channel for routing wires.
7. The duct of claim 6, wherein the channel is U-shaped.
8. The duct of claim 1, wherein the bottom wall, the sidewalls, and at least a portion of the fingers, including the bridging components, include a conductive layer and a non-conductive layer.
9. The duct of claim 8, wherein the conductive layer is disposed on the outside of the duct and the non-conductive layer is disposed on the inside of the duct.
10. The duct of claim 8, wherein the conductive layer includes conductive foil.
11. The duct of claim 8, wherein the conductive layer includes conductive filler integrally formed with the non-conductive layer.
12. The duct of claim 1, wherein each of the fingers includes a latch for securing a cover to the duct.
13. The duct of claim 12, wherein the latch is disposed at a distal end of each of the fingers.
14. The duct of claim 1, wherein the shielded wireway system includes a cover removably connected to the duct.
15. The duct of claim 14, wherein at least a portion of the cover is shielded.
16. The duct of claim 14, wherein the cover includes a top wall and two sidewalls extending from the top wall.
17. The duct of claim 16, wherein the sidewalls extend along respective longitudinal edges of the top wall.
18. The duct of claim 16, wherein the sidewalls are perpendicular to the top wall.
19. The duct of claim 16, wherein each of the sidewalls includes a latch for engaging corresponding latches on the fingers of the duct.
20. The duct of claim 19, wherein the latch is disposed at a distal end of each of the sidewalls.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. A collapsible, portable, weight-supporting device, comprising:
a frame assembly including frame members and hinge brackets for laterally collapsing the frame assembly; and
a seat assembly that is removably coupled to the frame assembly.
2. The device of claim 1, wherein the frame assembly is adapted for assembling without the need for tools or hardware.
3. The device of claim 1, wherein the device is in the form of a commode, a transfer bench, or a bath seat.
4. The device of claim 1, wherein the seat assembly comprises:
a toilet seat having integrally formed pivotal couplings for removable attachment directly to the frame members; and
an integrally formed splash guardcollection pail having a side wall and a removable bottom.
5. The device of claim 1, wherein the seat assembly has a first channel and a second channel for removably receiving the frame members for mounting the seat assembly to the frame assembly without the need for tools or hardware.
6. A hinge bracket for coupling together frame members of a weight-supporting device, the hinge bracket comprising:
a body having at least one end opening and at least one guide slot;
the end opening receiving a first one of the frame members; and
the guide slot receiving at least one engagement button extending from and depressible into the first frame member,
wherein the first frame member is detachably coupled to the hinge bracket so that the first frame member can be easily decoupled from the hinge bracket by hand without using any tools or hardware, the first frame member pivots relative to the hinge bracket so that the device can be laterally collapsed, the hinge bracket is provided without a separate locking assembly for securing the frame members in a normal uncollapsed position for use, and the hinge bracket is adapted for use on any of four corners of the device so that different left and right andor front and back hinge brackets are not required.
7. The hinge bracket of claim 6, wherein the opening extends all the way through the body from a first open end to a second open end that is opposite from the first end, the opening removably receives at least two of the frame members therein, and the two frame members seat together telescopically within the opening.
8. A method of assembling a weight-supporting device, comprising:
providing frame members, hinge brackets, and a seat assembly;
mounting the hinge brackets onto the frame members by hand, without tools or hardware, to form a frame; and
mounting the seat assembly onto the frame by hand, without tools or hardware.
9. The method of claim 8, further comprising converting a commode from a configuration for stand-alone bedside use to a configuration for use with a toilet by:
providing the seat assembly as a toilet seat and a collection pail with a removable bottom; and
removing the pail bottom to form a splash guard.