A conduit system includes an open-ended sleeve with aligned openings through upper and lower walls of the sleeve for insertion of a fastener to secure the lower wall of the sleeve to a support. A cover member or bridge is inserted into the sleeve between two conduit ends to cover the opening in the
A conduit system includes an open-ended sleeve with aligned openings through upper and lower walls of the sleeve for insertion of a fastener to secure the lower wall of the sleeve to a support. A cover member or bridge is inserted into the sleeve between two conduit ends to cover the opening in the upper wall after the lower wall is attached to the support, restricting access to the previously inserted fastener. The ends of two adjacent lengths of conduit to be connected are inserted into opposite ends of the sleeve to abut the opposite ends of the cover member, and the adjacent lengths of conduits are thereby attached to the support.
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1. A conduit system, comprising: at least first and second elongated tubular conduit segments of a cross-sectional shape aligned in a first direction, each conduit segment having opposite first and second ends and each conduit segment further having first and second end portions that extend up to th
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A conduit system, comprising: at least first and second elongated tubular conduit segments of a cross-sectional shape aligned in a first direction, each conduit segment having opposite first and second ends and each conduit segment further having first and second end portions that extend up to the respective first and second ends;a connecting bracket of tubular shape matching the tubular shape of the respective conduit segments and cross-sectional dimensions for telescoping engagement over end portions of the respective first and second conduit segments, and a cover member of a partially tubular shape matching the tubular shape of the connecting bracket and having cross-sectional dimensions for sliding engagement inside the bracket;the connecting bracket having opposite first and second open ends, an inner wall portion, and an outer wall portion, the first open end being in telescoping engagement over the first end portion of the first conduit segment and the second open end being in telescoping engagement over the second end portion of the second conduit segment and the cover member being located between the end portions of the first and second conduit segments in an installed condition of the conduit system;the outer wall portion of the connecting bracket having a first opening at a location spaced between the first and second ends, and the inner wall portion having a second opening aligned with the first opening;a fastener having a head and a shaft and configured to secure the inner wall portion of the connecting bracket to a support surface;the first opening being of a dimension to allow access by a user through the first opening into the interior of the connecting bracket in an uninstalled condition of the conduit system for securing the fastener shaft through the second opening and into an underlying support surface with the head of the fastener seated on the inner wall portion to secure the connecting bracket to the support surface;the inner wall portion having first and second raised stop formations on opposite sides of the second opening facing the outer wall portion, the first stop formation being located between the second opening and the first open end of the bracket and the second stop formation being located between the second opening and the second open end of the bracket;the first end of the first conduit segment engaging the first stop formation and the second end of the second conduit segment engaging the second stop formation in the installed condition; andthe cover member having opposite open ends, a central wall portion, opposite side portions extending from the central wall portion, and an open face portion opposite to the central wall portion and facing the inner wall portion;wherein the cover member is held at a position in the connecting bracket over the first and second stop formations between the first end of the first conduit segment and the second end of the second conduit segment with the central wall portion engaging internally under the outer wall portion of the bracket and covering the first opening to block access to the interior of the bracket and the head of the fastener via the first opening in the installed condition of the conduit system. 2. The system of claim 1, wherein the stop formations comprise dimples formed in the inner wall surface of the second wall portion. 3. The system of claim 1, further comprising a plate having a central opening secured over the second opening on the inside of the connecting bracket, the plate having opposite end edges comprising said raised stop formations. 4. The system of claim 1, wherein the cover member is of generally U-shaped or C-shaped cross-section. 5. The system of claim 1, further comprising first and second connector devices secured to the second end of the first conduit segment and the first end of the second conduit segment, respectively. 6. The system of claim 5, further comprising at least one additional conduit segment, the first connector device comprising an additional connecting bracket identical to the first-mentioned connecting bracket and securing the second end of the first conduit segment to the additional conduit segment. 7. The system of claim 6, wherein the second connector device comprises an end connector connected to the first end of the second conduit segment. 8. The system of claim 5, wherein the second connector device comprises a T-shaped connector which is configured to connect conduit segments of different sizes, the connector comprising a first open-ended sleeve of a first cross-sectional shape and dimensions configured for slidably receiving ends of adjacent, aligned conduit segments of a first size, one wall of the first sleeve having an opening, and a second sleeve of smaller dimensions having a first open end secured in the opening and a second open end configured for slidably receiving an end of a third conduit segment of a second, smaller size extending perpendicular to the first and second conduit segments. 9. The system of claim 5, wherein one of the connector devices is a bent joint connector configured to form a bend in the conduit system. 10. The system of claim 6, further comprising a secure enclosure configured for connecting the conduit system to a computer, and a third connector device connecting the additional conduit segment to the secure enclosure. 11. The system of claim 1, wherein the conduit segments, connecting bracket, and cover member are of rectangular cross-section. 12. A secure, tamper resistant conduit system, comprising: first and second conduit segments each having opposite first and second ends;an elongate tubular connecting bracket having a longitudinal axis and opposite first and second open ends, the respective first and second open ends of the bracket being configured for telescopic sliding engagement over respective end portions of the first and second conduit segments in alignment with the longitudinal axis of the connecting bracket,the bracket having an outer wall portion having first opening spaced from the open ends of the bracket and an inner wall portion permanently affixed to the outer wall portion and having a second opening aligned with the first opening;the inner wall portion having an inner surface having first and second raised stop formations facing the outer wall portion, each stop formation extending in a direction generally transverse to the longitudinal axis of the bracket, the first stop formation being spaced a distance from the second opening between the second opening and the first open end of the bracket and the second stop formation being spaced a distance from the second opening between the second opening and the second open end of the bracket;a fastener member having a head and a shaft configured to extend through the second opening in the inner wall portion and into an underlying support surface with the head seated on the inner wall portion and facing the first opening in an installed condition securing the bracket to the support surface;a cover member slidably engaged inside the bracket and located at a position in the bracket over the stop formations, the cover member having spaced side walls extending between the outer wall portion and inner wall portion of the bracket and a wall portion spaced from the inner wall portion and extending between the side walls under the outer wall portion of the bracket and covering the first opening to block access through the first opening into the interior of the bracket and thereby block access to the fastener head in the installed condition;a first end portion of the first conduit segment extending into the bracket through the first open end of the tubular bracket with the first end engaging a first end of the cover member and the first stop formation;a second end portion of the second conduit segment extending into the bracket through the second open end of the tubular bracket in alignment with the first conduit segment, the second end of the second conduit segment engaging a second end of the cover member;whereby the cover member is held at said position inside the bracket between opposing ends of the conduit segments and over the first and second stop formations and over the fastener member and covering said first opening to block unauthorized access to the interior of the bracket and conduit through the first opening. 13. The system of claim 12, wherein the connecting bracket is not a junction box.
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