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"It is my heart-warmed and world-embracing Christmas hope and aspiration that all of us, the high, the low, the rich, the poor, the admired, the despised, the loved, the hated, the civilized, the savage (every man and brother of us all throughout the whole earth), may eventually be gathered together in a heaven of everlasting rest and peace and bliss, except the inventor of the telephone. "
Mark Twain ; Christmas greetings, 1890
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6114623 | Poke-through floor fitting A fire-rated, poke-through floor fitting preferably for use in a three inch diameter bore within a floor. The fitting has an electrical receptacle that is sized to fit within the three inch bore. The receptacle preferably has two pairs of electrical outle... | 09/05/2000 |
| 5354213 | Adjustable electrical cord clamp An electrical connector and cord clamp includes a main body having an axial passage therein for receiving an electrical cord and a fixed clamping jaw extending from an upper face of the main body. A movable jaw is interconnected with the fixed clamping ja... | 10/11/1994 |
| 5338222 | Clamping assembly for electrical cables An electrical connector includes a main body having an axial passage therethrough for receiving an electrical cable and a fixed clamping jaw extending from an upper face of the main body. A movable jaw is interconnected with the clamping jaw by a pluralit... | 08/16/1994 |
| 5304075 | Cable clamp with stress distributing grip An electrical wiring device having opposing cable clamping mechanisms. The clamping mechanisms grip opposite sides of an electrical cable inserted within a housing. Each clamping mechanism includes at least one annular member which extends into the passag... | 04/19/1994 |
| 5280966 | Conduit connector for non-metallic enclosures A connector for connecting electrical conduit to nonmetallic electrical enclosures includes a connector body, a locking ring, and a conduit nut rotatably mounted on the connector body. The connector body has a first threaded end threadedly connected to th... | 01/25/1994 |
| 5273445 | Locking electrical connector A male electrical connector having an insulating plug body and a cylindrical sleeve surrounding conductive prongs extending from the plug body. The sleeve has at least one aperture in a side wall thereof to removably receive a locking member. The removabl... | 12/28/1993 |
| 5224009 | Shallow electrical receptacle with surge suppression and isolated ground A duplex receptacle has a housing base with insulating wall elements to which a insulating circuit board supporting a surge suppressor circuit is fit. The surge suppressor can be preassembled and located as a compact unit in the housing with connective co... | 06/29/1993 |
| 5204499 | Snap-in connector with integral spring A connector for coupling an electrical conduit in an aperture in a support having a wall of variable thickness. The connector includes a body member having resilient legs with locking tongues on one end and a conduit retaining formation on the other end, ... | 04/20/1993 |
| 5146385 | Shallow electrical receptacle with surge suppressor and isolated ground A duplex receptacle has a housing base with insulating wall elements to which an insulating circuit board supporting a surge supressor circuit is fit. The surge suppressor can be preassembled and located as a compact unit in the housing with connective co... | 09/08/1992 |
| 5138517 | Polymer housed electrical assemblies using modular construction An electrical device comprising a plurality of electrical assemblies formed as interchangeable modules, aligned in an end-to-end serial array and enclosed in a polymeric weathershed housing, the electrical assemblies being electrically and mechanically co... | 08/11/1992 |
| 5136460 | Electrical system surge protector A whole house surge protector is provided in a single unit in association with a 4-wire wiring system with surge suppression between each of two hot conductors and respective neutral and ground conductors and also between the two hot conductors. The unit ... | 08/04/1992 |
| 5135411 | Multiple outlet receptacle and mountings therefor A wiring device of the type which by itself is configured for surface mounting is made more universally mountable by an adapter plate to which the device may be joined and the adapter plate joined to any of a number of different outlet box configurations.... | 08/04/1992 |
| 5108297 | Positive locking electrical plug with shielded blade protection A male electrical connector with positive locking prongs and shielded blade protection. The connector comprises a plug body, a plurality of curved blades extending therefrom, and a plate carrying locking prongs and axially slidably coupled to the blades a... | 04/28/1992 |
| 5068496 | Snap-in connector A connector for coupling an electrical conduit to a support, such as junction box, having variable thickness. The connector includes a one-piece tubular body member with resilient legs having locking tongues, external threads, and a receiving formation fo... | 11/26/1991 |
| 5046961 | Positive locking electrical plug A male electrical connector with positive locking prongs and shielded blade protection. The connector comprises a plug body, a plurality of curved blades extending therefrom, a cover rotatably coupled to the plug body, and a shield carrying locking prongs... | 09/10/1991 |
| 4986372 | Electrical cable with spirally wrapped wires An electric cable with spirally wrapped wires and wire-retaining strips thereon. The cable includes an insulated electrical conductor, an extruded semiconductive insulation shield overlying the insulated electrical conductor, a plurality of strips extrude... | 01/22/1991 |
| 4958676 | Die casting apparatus for casting articles with an internally threaded bore A die casting apparatus for casting an article with an internally screw-threaded bore. The die casting apparatus includes a support, a die assembly coupled to the support, a core pin with external threads which are movable into and out of the die assembly... | 09/25/1990 |
| 4959022 | Electrical connector for high pressure applications with rapid pressure transients An electrical cable connector for conducting electricity across the interface of two areas containing two different fluids having substantially the same pressure and that are subjected to rapid increases in pressure. The electrical cable connector include... | 09/25/1990 |
| 4954667 | Electrical box with coupling members An electrical wall or ceiling box adapted to rapidly and securely couple an electrical wiring device thereto. The electrical box includes a pair of wedge-shaped inserts positioned within a pair of openings in the end walls of the electrical box. The inser... | 09/04/1990 |
| 4952160 | Marine hull inlet for electrical cables A marine hull inlet assembly for providing a watertight inlet in the hull of a boat to provide a connection point for shore-based power lines, communication lines, and the like. The inlet assembly includes a receptacle member and a sealing assembly. The s... | 08/28/1990 |
| 4947281 | Surge suppression module A surge suppression module for providing existing wiring devices with a surge suppressing element for protection against transient surges of voltage in a power circuit. The surge module includes a universal support member that accommodates variously volta... | 08/07/1990 |
| 4927386 | Electrical cable connector for use in oil wells An electrical cable connector for connecting an electrical cable to an electric motor, especially in an oil well. The electrical cable connector includes a hollow cylindrical housing receiving a portion of the electrical cable therein and a sealing assemb... | 05/22/1990 |
| 4907767 | Stackable modular duct assemblies A duct assembly for enclosing conduits therein comprising a base and a pair of opposing side walls extending substantially perpendicular thereto, and a cover having an intermediate portion with a pair of generally parallel end portions extending substanti... | 03/13/1990 |
| 4906206 | Self-tapped assembly A tapped hole produced in a metallic material by threading a preselected standard threaded fastener into an untapped hole formed in the material. The diameter of the hole to be formed is determined by using a formula that takes into account the hardness a... | 03/06/1990 |
| 4892211 | Ceiling Boxes for ceiling fan support A ceiling box for mounting and supporting a ceiling fan thereto. The ceiling box includes a top wall portion with a side wall portion surrounding the periphery of the top wall portion. The box is open at the end opposite the top wall portion and the side ... | 01/09/1990 |
| 4889453 | Method of forming a tapped hole A tapped hole produced in a metallic material by threading a preselected standard threaded fastener into an untapped hole formed in the material. The diameter of the hole to be formed is determined by using a formula that takes into account the hardness a... | 12/26/1989 |
| 4885429 | Metal clad cable connector A connector for metal clad cable that is easily made up and disassembled and is readily reusable. The connector includes a tubular body, a split grounding ring with straight and angled leading tines and angled trailing tabs slidably received in the body, ... | 12/05/1989 |
| 4880128 | Fixture box for ceiling fan support A fixture box for supporting a ceiling fan or other fixture. The fixture box comprises a top portion, a side portion coupled to the top portion, a continuous flange coupled to the side portion along the entire periphery of the side portion, and a pair of ... | 11/14/1989 |
