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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7341463 | Extension socket structure An extension socket structure includes a positioning sleeve, which has a front face with an opening disposed thereon and a rear face having a plurality of positioning slots disposed thereon, and an extension socket being inserted in the positioning sleeve for a sock... | 03/11/2008 |
| 4827080 | Multiple service fitting A multiple service fitting for enabling through-floor passage of a plurality of different types of conductors, from a multi-cell underfloor raceway source thereof to an in-floor or above-floor outlet therefor. A mechanism operable from the accessible end of su... | 05/02/1989 |
| 4780571 | Combined floor pedestal and floor outlet A combined floor pedestal and floor outlets which include a base drum and a support drum interconnected by an adjustment sleeve member which is sleeved around and threadedly connected to the base drum and a support drum. The support drum has a top annular... | 10/25/1988 |
| 4572923 | Press-fittable cable-passage enabling device A device for enabling cables to be pulled therethrough and through a cellular floor system in which the device is adapted to be mounted, for activating a service fitting at a desired location in the floor. The device is press-fittable into aligned substan... | 02/25/1986 |
| 4507900 | Electrical distribution for metal deck construction A metal raceway structure has a metal ribbed deck cooperating with an underlying member to define a plurality of cells each adapted to carry electrical utility wires. A housing member is positioned in cooperation with the deck in such fashion that opening... | 04/02/1985 |
| 4496790 | Self-anchoring poke-thru wiring device A self-anchoring poke-thru wiring device for the extension of communication and/or electrical wiring through a passage in a floor designed to prevent the spread of fire from one side of the floor to the other and facilitate ready installation and removal ... | 01/29/1985 |
| 4477694 | Through-floor electrical outlet fitting A through-floor electrical outlet fitting, for insertion into structural openings of minimum diameter. The device has means for interlocking with and conforming to such openings, and to those of a wide range of thicknesses, for locking the device in the o... | 10/16/1984 |
| 4465288 | Sealing apparatus including pliable cable wrapping with upper and lower seal means Sealing apparatus including a body of pliable material for being wrapped around a portion of a longitudinally extending member, such as for example a computer cable or cables, extending through an opening formed in a member, such as for example an opening... | 08/14/1984 |
| 4336416 | Fire-rated feed-through fitting for transferring insulated wires through a concrete floor A fire-rated feed-through fitting for transferring insulated wires through an opening formed in a concrete floor for connection to receptacles mounted on a compartmentalized head assembly, which includes a feed-through assembly disposed in the floor openi... | 06/22/1982 |
| 4323723 | Surface mounted outlet unit A dual service outlet unit provides above-the-surface accessibility to power and to telephone and signal services. The unit includes cover and base members comprising segments of separate metal extrusions. When interfitted, the cover and base members prov... | 04/06/1982 |
| 4289370 | Flat conductor cable electrical conductor junction means An electrical connector junction means for flat conductor cable lying along a floor. The electrical connector junction means includes a base having a substantially flat supporting surface for mounting of the base on the floor and having an opening thereth... | 09/15/1981 |
| 4272643 | Fire resistant fitting A fire resistant fitting including a pair of plates having a fire rated expandable material therebetween and a pair of conduits extending from each plate with one conduit of each pair in alignment with a respective conduit of the other pair and a respecti... | 06/09/1981 |
| 4264779 | Poke-through electrical fitting with releasable wedging point for retention A poke-through electrical fitting device for placement in a passageway such as a cylindrical hole through a wall, floor, or the like, which may be made of concrete or some other fire rated barrier. The fitting is designed to prevent the spread of fire fro... | 04/28/1981 |
| 4243835 | Non-rigid mechanical coupling for a fire-rated feed-through fitting and method of making A non-rigid mechanical coupling for coupling a head assembly of a feed-through fitting to a slotted wiring conduit inserted in an opening formed in the floor of a building, wherein an apertured conduit flange is provided with plural tabs extending radiall... | 01/06/1981 |
| 4139725 | Duct junction fitting An underfloor system of ducts utilized for power and signal distribution utilizes a combination duct junction fitting which provides access to two parallel ducts while maintaining protective isolation between the ducts. The combination fitting serves to j... | 02/13/1979 |
| 3995102 | Insert device for cables This invention relates to an insert device for cables adapted to be positioned in structural openings, such as, for example in holes drilled into or formed in floors and other planar surfaces of structures such as buildings, to facilitate connection of po... | 11/30/1976 |
| 3965629 | Conduit apparatus Conduit apparatus providing a fire resistant passageway, for an elongate member such as wire, through a hole in a barrier such as a floor, wall or the like may comprise: a tubular core member through the interior of which the elongate member may pass; fri... | 06/29/1976 |
| 3960430 | Flat wiring system and crimped connection Power distribution system for building wiring comprises a flat three conductor cable which is mounted on a surface, such as a floor, and tap cables extending laterally to outlets, loads, and controls. The tap connections of the branch or tap cables are ma... | 06/01/1976 |
