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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8097806 | Cable protector for electrical outlet box An electrical outlet box assembly includes an electrical outlet box and a cable protector. The outlet box includes a box interior for accommodating an electrical fixture and an electrical cable terminated to the fixture. The outlet box includes a mounting tab having... | 01/17/2012 |
| 7902457 | Adjustable mounting bracket A mounting bracket for supporting an electrical box or other electrical device to a wall stud is adapted to contact an opposing wall to resist movement of the bracket. The bracket includes a front plate and a support plate extending perpendicular to the front plate ... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7439443 | Mounting bracket for electrical box A mounting bracket for an electrical box that includes: a base plate having substantially planar top and bottom surfaces, a first side, a second side, a first end, a second end, a plurality of mounting screw apertures and an opening for receiving an electrical box; ... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7435902 | Meter base bracket apparatus and system An electric meter base bracket apparatus and system. Embodiments include a meter bracket installed between studs of a dwelling or structure. The bracket includes several holes to install the bracket to the studs as well as feed-through holes for wiring to the dwelli... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7425680 | Ceiling lamp junction box assembly A ceiling lamp junction box assembly is composed of a base and an outer shell combined of two half portions that interlockingly combine to enclose electronic components contained therein. In addition, a protective plate is placed in a recess defined in the bottom of... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7394020 | Adjustable floor bracket article and method A support bracket article for enabling the adjustable positioning of an electrical box enclosure relative to the bottom of a framing member, and the supporting thereof in an interior wall section of a wall system under construction. The article is able to guide the ... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7381892 | Self-supporting electrical fixture support An electrical outlet box and/or assembly is attachable to the wall stud. The assembly in one embodiment includes an outlet box having a perimetrical side wall, a back wall and open front face defining a box interior. The assembly may also include a communications fr... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7361833 | Pan type ceiling box A pan-style electrical outlet box used to secure an electrical fixture such as a light or a ceiling fan to a ceiling joist. This shallow box has a generally planar back wall bounded by a perimeter sidewall extending therefrom. Also extending from the back wall but i... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7351910 | Electrical box assembly An electrical box assembly adapted to receive two different types of fasteners, such as screws and nails. The electrical box assembly has a base with an outer edge. A wall extends outwardly from the outer edge of the base that forms a cavity therein. A first fastene... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7315458 | Fixing mechanism for fixing a functional extension card to a mechanical frame A fixing mechanism for functional extension cards is disclosed, which can be fixed by fixing bolt thereof to the mechanical frame of a computer system having at least a first positioning hole and a second positioning hole, and to a bayonet board of the functional ex... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7312395 | Adjustable electrical outlet box assembly An adjustable electrical outlet box assembly for mounting a duplex receptacle or similar electrical device within a wall. The adjustable box assembly includes a metal outlet box and a bracket that can slide with respect to the box. An adjustment screw, accessible fr... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7307214 | Electrical fixture mounting assembly with sealing flange A mounting assembly for securing an electrical fixture to a ceiling in an airtight fit. The mounting assembly includes a pair of box members connected by a bridge. A flange is provided coplanar with the bridge and extending outward transversely around the periphery ... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7294781 | Recessed electrical outlet assembly A recessed electrical outlet assembly for recessing a duplex receptacle or similar electrical device within a wall. The recessed electrical outlet assembly includes an electrical box and a frame member. The electrical box includes sidewalls and a back wall defining ... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7289324 | Heat dissipation device having power wires fixture A wire fixture (27) is for fastening power wires (246) of a heat-dissipating fan (24) to a supporting surface of a heat dissipation device (20). The heat dissipation device is for dissipating heat from a heat-generating electronic compone... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7285722 | Mounting bracket The present invention relates to a mounting bracket having a plurality of apertures on both sides of a main body of the mounting bracket and a turning surface disposed at an angle of 90 degrees from a rear end of the main body. The invention is characterized in that... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7279633 | Apparatus for providing an electrical wiring hub An apparatus for an electrical wiring hub is provided. The electrical wiring hub includes: a hub housing, configured to receive a plurality of wires; a plurality of conductor rings, configured to conduct electrical current from one of the plurality of wires to anoth... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7271350 | Surface mounted support assembly A surface mounted support assembly that is alignable with an electrical box installed at any position. A first bracket is adapted to be secured to the support and has a plurality of openings adapted to receive wiring from an electrical box secured to the support. A ... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7271337 | Security block for a communications connector A security block for securing I/O ports of an electronic instrument physically prevents any breach of data through a protected I/O port, such as a USB port, by securing cables that may be plugged into the port by means of a locked cover. The cables are prevented fro... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7261445 | Lighting kit A lighting kit includes all the components necessary to install a lighting fixture on a support post or pole. The components are made of polymeric materials to provide an electrically nonconducting enclosure attached to the support post and the fixture. A collar mad... | 08/28/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7254850 | Radial arm system for patient care equipment A system for supporting patient care equipment alongside a patient support is provided. In one embodiment, the system includes a plurality of arms supported by a support structure. The arms may be pivoted to either side of the patient support. The arms may be stored... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7232336 | Multipurpose connection box for electrical modules A multipurpose connection box for connecting an electrical energy source to at least two different function modules having different electrical functions. Each function module has a different arrangement of male prongs and the connection box has corresponding termin... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7233732 | Wall mount chassis A wall mount chassis includes circuitry for telecommunications signals. The chassis includes a rear wall mountable to a vertical wall, and first and second sides. Each side includes a hinged cover. Each cover includes an access window for viewing an opposite side of... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7208679 | Combination electrical box and mounting bracket assembly A combination electrical box and mounting bracket assembly is provided which includes an electrical box and a mounting bracket attached to the electrical box. The mounting bracket is configured and dimensioned for enabling the mounting bracket to be secured to a tru... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7195219 | Modular dental chair equipment mounting system A system for reconfigurably adapting a dental chair for use, including, e.g., use from the right side or left side, use by right-handed or left-handed practitioners and use in various dentistry practice styles, may include a link arm, a primary arm and a secondary a... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7185464 | Tubular skylight for lighting rooms with natural light A tubular skylight for lighting rooms with natural light, comprising a tubular body with a reflective inner surface which leads into a room and has, at its external end, a natural light collector assembly and, at its internal end, a light diffuser. The collector ass... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7179990 | Electric junction box An electric junction box, disposed in a water penetration region, which accommodates bus bars inside a case body thereof and has fuses (fusible links connected with the bus bars. An upper cover and a lower cover are mounted on the case body 11 with the case b... | 02/20/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7179993 | Universal junction box with mounting aperture A universal junction box, which includes multiple methods for securing cables, various kinds of wires and conduits and multiple methods for securing the box within a wall cavity. The front side of the box which can be positioned flush with the installed wall coverin... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7173186 | Dual-sided mounting bracket for electrical junction boxes and method A mounting bracket for electrical junction boxes has two sides to which electrical junction boxes for adjacent rooms may be attached. The mounting bracket is interposed between parallel vertical stud members. A plurality of electrical junction boxes may be attached ... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7170015 | Electrical box A joist has a front surface and first and second opposite side surfaces. The side surfaces extend in a rearward direction from the front surface. They also extend in a lateral direction perpendicular to the rearward direction. An electrical box has a hole configured... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7148420 | Electrical ceiling box for fixture support An electrical box has a side wall with at least one mounting flange that is contained completely within the perimeter of the side wall. The flange is coupled to the side wall along a common non-linear edge to resist bending of the flange along the joining edge with ... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7129411 | Fastening system A device for more reliable and rapid securing to or within a component. The device incorporates therein or independently uses a substantially flexible member to secure the device within the component. ... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7129412 | Adapter plate for electrical components installed into exposed logs in log-construction buildings An adapter plate to provide a stable supporting transition between the curvature of an exposed log in a log-construction building and electrical components to be installed into the log includes a substantially flat front side, a curved back side, and a center openin... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7118413 | Quick assembling electrical connection box apparatus and method A connection box system comprising an anchor configured to be removably secured to a fixture for delivery of a signal to a consuming device. The anchor may have a first engagement mechanism. A connection box may be configured to house lines proceeding from a signal ... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7112743 | Electrical bracket An electrical bracket is for mounting an electrical device to a wall stud. The bracket includes a frame having first and second opposite end walls and first and second opposite side walls. The bracket further includes a front opening surrounded by the end walls and ... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7105744 | Mounting bracket for electrical fixtures A mounting assembly for connecting a housing of an electrical fixture to an electrical junction box, in which a plate attached to the housing includes a locking member having an engager at a first end moveable relative to the plate between a first position and a sec... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7091415 | Low profile mass interconnect device A scalable mass interconnect device having a receiver assembly with module mounting members positioned in the receiver frame in a direction parallel to a plane of movement of the engagement cams in the receiver. Modules are mounted in the module mounting members suc... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7075006 | Electrical junction box In an electrical junction box for an automobile vehicle, a casing includes upper and lower casing members. A lock section joints the upper and lower casing members. A vehicle attachment section extends outward from an outer surface of the casing above the lock secti... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7065811 | Radial arm system for patient care equipment A system for supporting patient care equipment alongside a patient support is provided. In one embodiment, the system includes a plurality of arms supported by a support structure. The arms may be pivoted to either side of the patient support. The arms may be stored... | 06/27/2006 |
