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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8072737 | Device for use in an environment where flammable gases may be present A device for use in an environment where flammable gases may be present, the device including a sealed water proof exterior housing, and an interior explosion proof, sealed housing made of polycarbonate, mounted inside the exterior water proof housing. An electrical... | 12/06/2011 |
| 7442874 | Temporary protective cover for an electrical box A temporary protective cover for an electrical box having an open front end includes a plate sized and shaped to be removably mounted onto the open front end of the electrical box and a pair of wings formed onto the plate for securing the cover onto the electrical b... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7432439 | Terminal box A terminal box of an output part of a solar cell module, including a case and an outer lid that are molded with a thermoplastic resin and an removal cable cover that is of a knockout type and is arranged in the case includes an inner lid that covers to close an elec... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7374058 | Extendable while-in-use cover An expandable while-in-use cover includes: a cap having a pair of cap side walls, a first cap end wall, a second cap end wall and a top wall, which define a cap opening and a cap interior; a base having a pair of base side walls, a first base end wall, a second base... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7374057 | Electrical junction assemblies for coupling electrical fixtures to suspended ceiling grids A T-bar clip assembly that securely couples to T-bar structures that are used to construct suspended ceiling is disclosed. The T-bar assembly is configured to support one or more electrical fixtures and provide power feeds to the one or more electrical fixtures. The... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7351909 | Multilayered housing for electronics enclosures An outdoor pedestal enclosure for housing telecommunications equipment is provided. The outdoor pedestal enclosure includes a base section and a cover engageable with the base section so as to define an interior space. The base section and cover are made of a multil... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7326853 | Terminal box for electrotechnical uses and corresponding method of manufacturing A terminal box for electrotechnical uses and the like includes a base designed to be fixed to a supporting surface and a closing lid that can be coupled to the base. The base is formed by a shaped metal body so as to define a housing cavity without joins at least al... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7319191 | Signal adapter A signal adapter comprising an explosion proof housing, a circuit member disposed on an inside of the explosion proof housing, a signal input connector electrically connected to the circuit member, a signal output connector electrically connected to the circuit memb... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7314258 | Showcase There is provided a simply-structured showcase which can lock a door without damaging an appearance. The showcase comprises a door pivotally supported on one side of an opening of a display room constituted in a main body to close the opening to be freely opened, ma... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7312396 | Universal electrical wiring component An electrical wiring component including an adjustable mount having a bracket, a junction box and a plaster ring. The junction box is adapted to receive at least one electrical cable in communications with a power source. The plaster ring is removably attached to th... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7304235 | Electrical box assembly for recessed mounting of high and low voltage components An electrical box assembly for providing electrical service and signal line hookups to a television or home entertainment center. The electrical box assembly can be recessed within the wall to make it unobtrusive and out of the way. The box assembly includes an inte... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7304236 | Electrical box assembly for recessed mounting of high and low voltage components An electrical box assembly for providing electrical service including line voltage and signal line hookups for a television or home entertainment center. The electrical box assembly recesses electrical components including plug ends of electrical cords within the wa... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7293846 | Storage bin assembly for a refrigerator A refrigerator includes a storage bin assembly removably mounted to an inner liner of a door. The storage bin assembly includes a base portion having a frontal opening, and a face portion. The frontal opening is defined by first and second side portions, as well as ... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7290657 | Truckbed tool box A toolbox having enhanced weather protection includes a base component and a top component connected together by a pair of pivot assemblies. When the top component is pivoted downwardly towards the base component, it forms a first weather and wind seal around its ou... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7276662 | Cover assembly for an electrical floor box A cover assembly for a floor box including an access door for covering at least a portion of the floor box. The access door includes an opening for passage of at least one cord therethrough. The cover assembly further includes a cord door positioned to cover the ope... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7276663 | Paint shields for covers of wall mounted controls A reusable shield for wall fixture control devices while painting the wall. It has an self-adjustable-depth feature that permits the shield to cover different types and sizes of fixture control devices that project from the wall, and can be sized to cover several su... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7267138 | Manifold cabinet A manifold cabinet includes an enclosure having a back wall, a top wall, a pair of side walls, at least two partition walls, a center opening and at least two outside edge openings. The partition walls have a plurality of openings and are attached within the enclosu... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7265292 | Weatherproof while-in-use electrical receptacle cover assembly Weatherproof, while-in-use electrical receptacle cover assemblies include a base with a cover hingedly coupled to the base and one or more adapter plates. The cover hinge is preferably formed by a pair of camming recesses, a pair of mating pins, and a pair of leaf s... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7264857 | Constructional unit and method for producing a constructional unit of this kind A constructional unit has a frame and a cover. The frame and the cover are formed of materials with different coefficients of thermal expansion. A plurality of spacers is arranged between the frame and the cover and defines a gap therebetween. An adhesive is provide... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7259329 | Textured, ready-to-paint covers for outlets A pre-textured, pre-primed cover for an opening a wall/ceiling which has been finished with a particular known, texture pattern. The cover is molded from a plastic material wherein the surface of the cover has a particular, known texture pattern formed integrally th... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7241952 | Hinged weatherproof electrical box cover The present invention is directed to a weatherproof electrical outlet box assembly for shielding and protecting electrical components from moisture including a faceplate for attaching to an outlet box, the faceplate being substantially planar, and perimetrically bou... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7235739 | Box extender A junction box extension method and apparatus for creating additional space proximate an existing junction box without having to remove the existing junction box. The junction box extension has an open box with a lip on one side and a rim on the other, a flange for ... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7232190 | Reservoir for a hydraulic circuit A tank according to the invention comprises a casing, a filling port (5) extending, on the outside of said tank, into a filling neck (7), which is provided with a screw thread having a pitch (p) and which cooperates with a cap (9). The inner sur... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7217308 | Closing device for housing This invention relates to a closing device for a housing of an air filter that can be closed with a housing cover. The assembly process is to be simplified and accelerated, while the number of parts required is to be reduced at the same time. According to the invent... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7218511 | Electrical enclosure system An electrical enclosure system for effectively containing a pump control and alarm system within a single protective structure and providing convenient access to the electrical components within. The electrical enclosure system includes a tubular pedestal having an ... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7208677 | Fire resistant barrier A fire resistant assembly, which may include a first layer having a lumen therein, a second layer adjacent the first layer, a first structural member disposed between the first and second layers, and a box having a cavity defined by a wall, a first opening in the wa... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7193151 | Electronic enclosure A pedestal enclosure for electronic components is provided. The pedestal enclosure includes a base section and a cover engageable with the base section so as to define an interior space. The base section has a generally rectangular configuration and having a plurali... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7186913 | Mud box and adapters A square electrical box molded in one-piece of plastic material has three ENT connectors extending outwardly from each box sidewall. The connectors on each sidewall include a middle connector and two outer connectors. All of the middle connectors are sized for recei... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7186915 | Mud box and adapters A square electrical box molded in one-piece of plastic material has three connectors extending outwardly from each box sidewall for receiving different sizes of electrical nonmetallic tubing. The box internal corners are occupied by bosses that extend the full heigh... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7186912 | Hermetic lid seal by metal pressing for fiber optic module The invention describes a fiber optic module package which uses a metal-to-metal contact seal between a lid and a module housing. The metal-to-metal contact seal provides a sealing mechanism between the lid and the module housing. The module housing has a knife-shap... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7179995 | Stud snap & lock non-metallic electrical box The invention pertains to an electrical box assembly having a support structure for use in securing electrical enclosures, housings or boxes or the like to a stud. Upon insertion of the stud into a stud-receiving cavity of the assembly, a movable tab is pivoted to p... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7173185 | Panel mounting system A mounting assembly for fastening a device housing onto a panel includes a housing and a clamp. The panel defines a front surface, a rear surface, and an opening extending therethrough for receiving the housing. The housing includes at least one wall sized to extend... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7159664 | Method of passing insulated wires through a wellhead opening A method of extending an insulated wire through a wellhead opening of a well that includes casing having a top. The method makes use of an annular cap sized to engage and be retained by the top of the casing, the annular cap having smooth top and radially inward sur... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7156359 | Secure mounting system for overhead mounted projector An adjustable tamper-resistant overhead mounting system for a projector. The system includes brackets attachable to the projector and a suspension member attached to an overhead structure. At least one tamper resistant fastener is used at each connection of the brac... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7154041 | Double wall isolated remote electronic enclosure apparatus Moisture-resistant electronic enclosures and methods of enclosing and isolating an electronic metering device are disclosed. The electronic enclosure can be adapted for metering devices, such as in automatic meter reading and other consumption measuring application,... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7148421 | Vehicle outlet cover A lid (20) and a cover main body (10) are formed with sliding contacts (17, 23) that slide in sliding contact with each other immediately before the lid (20) reaches a lid-closing position for damping biasing forces given from coil spring... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7147000 | Covering device for drain A covering device for a drain includes a first cover and a second cover. The first cover defines a plurality of openings. The second cover defines a plurality of openings corresponding to the openings of the first cover. The second cover is rotationally connected to... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7149546 | Subterranean equipment bay A subterranean equipment bay for housing telecommunications equipment comprising a vault having a floor, sidewalls, and a top cover, and having a shallow depth. The vault further includes means for ventilating the vault and means for removing water from the vault. | 12/12/2006 |
| 7145075 | Mud box and adapters A square electrical box molded in one-piece of plastic material has three ENT connectors extending outwardly from each box sidewall. The connectors on each sidewall include a middle connector and two outer connectors. All of the middle connectors are sized for recei... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7141736 | Apparatus for mounting a telephone or other cordless device in a building structure and related methods An apparatus for mounting a cordless device in a building or furniture structure to provide reduced wiring visualization and exposure, and methods for mounting, installing, and using such apparatus are provided. An embodiment of the apparatus includes a base housing... | 11/28/2006 |
