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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7319193 | Cover assemblies for in-floor fittings Certain embodiments of the present invention provide a cover assembly for an in-floor fitting that includes a trim flange, an access door mounting member, first and second access doors, and a plurality of seal members. A first seal member seals against moisture infi... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7285733 | Recessed poke-thru fitting A poke-thru fitting includes a plurality of stacked modules, each of the plurality of stacked modules being configured to retain at least a power receptacle and a communication receptacle, wherein an axial cross-sectional envelope of the fitting remains constant des... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7271351 | Modular poke-through floor device A poke-through device for installation in a hole in a floor structure. The floor structure defining a floor in a first working environment and a ceiling in a second working environment. The second working environment including a junction box. The poke-through device... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7259337 | Electrical grounding and sealing of multi-position rain-tight junction box A rain tight multi-position conduit junction box kit with improved electrical grounding and sealing including a conduit junction box with a hollow junction box body having a top, a bottom, opposing side walls, a rear wall and an open front, and six apertures in the ... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7193160 | Floor box cover assembly A floor box cover assembly includes a cover and a ring assembly. The cover is pivotally connected to the ring assembly. The ring assembly rotates to allow the wires to extend through an access opening in the cover into the interior of a housing during use or to bloc... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7189928 | Electrical box extender A drywall extension sleeve for an electrical box includes a rectangular sleeve with upper and lower flanges. The extension box preferably has an outer dimension that mates with a drywall ring or box. The sleeve is preferably attached to a pre-wired assembly which in... | 03/13/2007 |
| 4682456 | Cellular flooring system and method of using same An improved cellular flooring service distribution system is disclosed comprising a cellular flooring unit in which a dividing means provides a plurality of open parallel conduits in a single valley of a corrugated sheet, an overlying trench providing a p... | 07/28/1987 |
| 4656798 | Closure member for an electrical activating assembly A closure member for an electrical activating assembly of the type to be installed in an electrical wire distributing floor structure. The closure member has an access port assembly supported for movement between an open position wherein wires may egress ... | 04/14/1987 |
| 4594826 | Field-assembled raceway forming member A raceway forming member for use with a cellular or non-cellular flooring unit having at least two longitudinal, spaced-apart, inverted channels connected by a web to define a trough therebetween. The raceway forming member comprises a longitudinal cover ... | 06/17/1986 |
| 4593506 | Cellular flooring system and method of using same An improved cellular flooring service distribution system is disclosed comprising a cellular flooring unit in which a dividing means provides a plurality of open parallel conduits in a single valley of a corrugated sheet, an overlying trench providing a p... | 06/10/1986 |
| 4573297 | Economy poke-thru Poke-thru has floor fitting serviced by a thru floor unit in a bore in the floor and carries power and/or communications conductors. The thru floor unit comprises a pair of mounting screws which extend down through the floor fitting base with the heads en... | 03/04/1986 |
| 4504698 | Cover for electrical receptacle An electrical receptacle cover which can be movably secured to an electrical receptacle. The cover is constructed to have a deformable spring portion which will deflect and move with reference to the receptacle upon application of an external load against... | 03/12/1985 |
| 4297524 | Electrical activating assembly and receptacle support means therefor An electrical activating assembly provides a flush-with-the-surface simplex or duplex electrical receptacle. The assembly incorporates support means comprising a receptacle support plate, and partition means dividing a chamber provided within a barrier, s... | 10/27/1981 |
| 4289921 | Electrical activating assembly and closure member therefor An electrical activating assembly provides a flush-with-the-surface electrical receptacle. The assembly includes a closure member providing access to a simplex or duplex receptacle supported by a support plate substantially flush with a barrier upper surf... | 09/15/1981 |
| 4192062 | Terminating flat flexible cables A floor plate assembly (11), for terminating flat flexible cables (22,22) at two bracket members (14,14) on the plate, is disclosed. The floor plate has adequate area to assure firm adhesive bonding to a floor (73), with flat flexible cables being laid ov... | 03/11/1980 |
| 4012874 | Protective cover assembly for underfloor access housing A protective cover assembly for an outlet opening of an underfloor access housing is provided to prevent ingress through the outlet opening of a subsequently poured layer of floor fill, such as concrete. The assembly comprises a cup-shaped cap having a fe... | 03/22/1977 |
| 3956573 | Flush type floor box Flush type floor box including a flat floor plate assembly having a pair of caps which cover a duplex receptacle. For access to the receptacle the caps are pried up and swung away by using a tool such as the tip of a screwdriver. The floor plate can be ad... | 05/11/1976 |
