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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7411133 | Method for retaining a power cord A cord management system operable to reduce or eliminate various forces exerted on a vacuum cleaner power cord. The system includes a swiveling strain relief incorporated into the vacuum handle and collars, used to connect sections of dirty air conduit, having exter... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7408110 | Housing containing a passage for an electrical conductor A sealed electrical junction box includes a sectional housing containing a chamber and having an end wall that contains at least one access passage in which is mounted a sealing bush containing a longitudinal through bore. An annular internal sealing rib on the acce... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7388156 | Gasket for a cable control line in an engine compartment A gasket for the passage of at least one cable control line in the wall of an engine compartment, principally the engine chamber of motor vehicles, with the gasket being premounted on the cable control line and closing the engine compartment opening for the cable co... | 06/17/2008 |
| RE40354 | Electrical housing with non-integral cable outlet port member A housing for electrical devices such as connectors, circuit breakers, and fuse panels. A cable outlet port member is separate from the housing to provide unidirectional resistance to movement of a cable relative to the housing. The non-integral relationship permits... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7378590 | Electrical box with multi-mount features A multi-use electrical box has first and second side walls, lower and upper walls, which, together, form a front opening into the electrical box, and a rear wall. The first side wall includes a plurality of removable alignment tabs extending therefrom. The lower and... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7357541 | Enclosure for socket cup for snap-in electrical quick connectors An enclosure with socket cup for use with a line voltage recessed lighting kit, having an enclosure for a splice connection between a lamp holder and a junction box, the enclosure having an open portion. The invention further comprises a socket cup having at least o... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7358440 | Rain shielded box for exiting through siding A mounting box for installation on an exterior wall of a building. The mounting box has a box-shaped structure having a substantially horizontally disposed top surface when in situ, a nailing flange around a perimeter of the box-shaped structure, a downwardly and ou... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7323637 | Electrical box roller to facilitate wire pulling A roller is provided in combination with an electrical junction box to facilitate pulling of wires through the box. The roller has a spring mounted plunger on one end adapted to be received within a pre-existing hole in a side wall of the box, and a press-fit stud o... | 01/29/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7294789 | Retainer with band clip and cable holder A one-piece retainer has a base with an integral band clip and a fastener for securing an electrical cable or wire harness to a vehicle component, as well as a pair of arms for supporting another cable or a hose on the component. The base has a cradle extending alon... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7288717 | Electrical box assembly for a solar energy module An electrical box assembly for a solar energy module that includes a lid having outer flanges and a box having slide chutes. The electrical box is assembled by gliding the outer flanges of the lid into the chutes of the box. Using a method, the object will not easil... | 10/30/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7276660 | Electronic device and latch structure thereof A latch structure disposed in a casing having a first opening and a second opening includes a pressing member, an elastic member, a hook member and a guiding member. The pressing member is disposed in the first opening. The elastic member has one side connected with... | 10/02/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7259327 | Electrical box for single fastener attachment Electrical boxes are attached to a beam using a single fastener, such as a screw or nail. The boxes may be old for work, new work, dual purpose and for dual purpose vertical or horizontal attachment to a vertical beam. The fastener used is guided through a hole in a... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7247792 | Wall plate with one opening for one or more wiring devices There is disclosed a wall plate with a single opening for receiving one or a gang of wiring devices within the single opening. The wall plate has along its vertical axis, a surface of positive first differential and zero second differential, comprised of a combinati... | 07/24/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7193152 | 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... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7193153 | Penetration fire stop device Fire Stop devices, for walls having cables that run through a wall opening, are provided on exposed ends of a conduit placed in the wall opening. Each fire stop device has a hollow housing fitted to the exposed end of the conduit, and a front wall of the housing has... | 03/20/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7179994 | Low voltage electrical box An electrical box is disclosed for supporting and containing electrical devices and wiring including low voltage devices and wiring such as used for telephones, televisions, computers, and security systems, for example, wherein a rigidity of the box is maximized. | 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 |
| 7165366 | Conduit box and method of installing conduit A device for aligning conduit. The device is positioned within a corrugated deck layer configured under a roof structure wherein the device comprises a box having a top, a front, a back and opposing sidewalls. The top includes bevel portions downwardly extending fro... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7126070 | Rocker paddle switch with flexible cam driver There is disclosed a paddle switch operated by pushing on the lower portion of a rocker paddle to turn the switch “on” or “off”. The lower edge of the paddle pivots in and out about its upper edge. The switch includes flexible driver means coupled to be driv... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7122754 | Rocker paddle switch with articulated cam driver There is disclosed a paddle switch operated by pushing on the lower portion of a rocker paddle to turn the switch “on” or “off”. The lower edge of the paddle pivots in and out about its upper edge. The switch includes articulated driver means coupled to be d... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7102078 | Housing for holding electrical and/or electronic components A housing for holding electrical and/or electronic components with a housing opening and with an entry fitting which is rotationally located in the housing opening, the entry fitting having a cylindrical holding part in which an annular groove is formed, and being h... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7091413 | Electrical equipment with chassis latched on cabinet bottom surface Electrical equipment having a chassis with electronic parts mounted thereto can be simply mounted on a bottom of a cabinet without using screws and can be simply disassembled. A plurality of hooks are provided on a bottom plate of the cabinet. The chassis is formed ... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7067736 | Method and apparatus for electrical box repair cover A method and apparatus for an electrical box repair cover have been described. Two substantially U-shaped members are capable of being positioned about an electrical box and then connected together resulting in being affixed to the electrical box. A cover may be sec... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7064268 | 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... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7059900 | Coaxial cable splice connector assemblies A splice connector assembly for electrically connecting or splicing cable ends together and is made up of a centering guide having opposed conductor pin-receiving sockets, a crimping member at one end of the body for crimping one cable end to the body with its condu... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7053301 | Electrical box extension An electrical box extension includes a base having a first edge, a second edge, an inner wall, and an outer wall. The inner wall defines an aperture. An annular flange is disposed on the inner wall. The flange has first and second support surfaces. A first receiving... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7049509 | Fixing structure of box A first fixing portion of a generally L-shape is provided in one side of a box and a first attachment portion is provided in a first fixing member to which the box is attached corresponding to the first fixing portion. The first fixing portion of the box is engaged ... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7048418 | Structure for holding lamp wire in liquid crystal display device A structure for holding a lamp wire in a LCD module is disclosed. The structure is formed such that a lamp wire is easily attached to the LCD module and minimizes the possibility of the lamp wire from separating from the fixing recess. The structure includes a fixin... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7041903 | Cable mounting mechanism A cable mounting mechanism includes a bracket having an opening, and a cable having a perimeter groove that is mounted on the opening in such a manner that a perimeter of the opening is pinched between both sidewalls of the perimeter groove. A clip is mounted for pr... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7009109 | Casing structure for electronic equipment A casing structure for electronic equipment is disclosed that allows electronic equipment to be easily assembled while providing sufficient electromagnetic wave shielding effects, and which allows the manufacture of electronic equipment at a low cost. The casing str... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6996943 | Cable support bracket A bracket for supporting an electrical junction box within a wall frame. The bracket has a junction box support portion adapted to be connectable to the electrical junction box and a cable support portion extending from the junction box support portion. The cable su... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6992252 | Reducer bushing for weatherproof outlet boxes A removable reducer bushing is carried in a threaded port of an outlet box for coupling with a small threaded conduit and electively removable for coupling with a large threaded conduit thereby permitting a single box to handle multiple conduit sizes without separat... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6979780 | Non-gangable box with embossed sides A non-gangable electrical outlet box which includes a pair of side walls with raised portions on the exterior surfaces. The raised portions have a pair of holding prongs, a pair of positioning tabs and at least one depression having a bottom surface and an aperture.... | 12/27/2005 |
