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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7410072 | Electrical box extension Disclosed is an electrical box extension that includes an extending member for a switch and/or plug mounting having one or more fastening brackets, one or more base fastening brackets and one or more fasteners that together with optional contact points provide for m... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7365268 | Storage receptacle A storage receptacle is provided that has first and second sides and a bottom made as a unitary member from a single piece of sheet metal. The receptacle also includes front and rear ends, each coupled to the two sides and providing support for the bottom. ... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7243810 | Interlocking valve box and lid An improved underground box and lid for use in irrigation systems and other underground systems is provided. A single box can be inverted, combined and interlocked with a second box to form a single enclosed structure that is twice as high. This can be used for thos... | 07/17/2007 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7183501 | 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... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7173184 | Electrical outlet box with alternative mounting flanges An electrical outlet box having alternative mounting flanges on opposite sides thereof for selectively mounting the box to a front surface of a wall stud or to a side surface of a wall stud. The box and mounting flanges are configured for use of either mounting flan... | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7082729 | Cover assembly for an in-floor fitting A cover assembly is provided for preventing water infiltration into an in-floor receptacle fitting, such as a poke-thru fitting. The cover assembly includes a trim flange which overlies the fitting and is adapted to support at least one receptacle within the fitting... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7044318 | Electrical box with recessed faceplate An electrical box with recessed faceplate having a one-piece recessed faceplate and adapted to accommodate a two-piece recessed faceplate. A rear portion contains channels on the top, bottom, and sides. A connecting wall attaches the rear portion to the front portio... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7038130 | Electrical fitting and system for installation of electrical boxes in poured concrete An electrical fitting for installation of electrical systems in poured concrete, includes a relatively flat body of material having an opening for receiving an electrical conduit, a number of equally spaced legs projecting from a side of the body where the legs are ... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7017764 | Electrical junction box An electrical junction box includes a main body, having a contain portion for containing electric function components therein, a lid member, covering an open part of the main body, a fixing leg, provided so as to extend from a side wall of the main box being near a ... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6940017 | Breakaway member An electrical bracket for mounting an electrical device having a wall structure defining a front opening. In one embodiment, the bracket includes at least one breakaway mounting member which can be used to mount the bracket to a surface or be removed when the member... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6914187 | Electrical outlet box with alternative mounting flanges An electrical outlet box having alternative mounting flanges on opposite sides thereof for selectively mounting the box to a front surface of a wall stud or to a side surface of a wall stud. The box and mounting flanges are configured for use of either mounting flan... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6903272 | Gangable electrical box An electrical box is provided that is easily adaptable for ganging to an adjacent electrical box. The electrical box includes a body member having a pair of opposed side walls, a rear wall contiguously formed between the pair of opposed side walls, a pair of opposed... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6878877 | Adjustable electrical outlet box assembly The present invention is directed to an adjustable electrical outlet box assembly comprising an outlet box, an electrical outlet assembly, and an adaptor. The adaptor is located between the box and the outlet assembly and is positioned at least partially within the ... | 04/12/2005 |
| 6820760 | Electrical box extension Disclosed is an electrical box extension that includes an extending member for switch and/or plug mounting having one or more fastening brackets, one or more base fastening brackets and one or more fasteners that together with optional contact points provide for mec... | 11/23/2004 |
| 6818824 | Wiring device ganging tool A ganging tool for adjusting the position of a pair of ganged wiring devices such as duplex receptacles, toggle, and decorator type switches on a mounting, e.g., an electrical box. The ganging tool has a frame having a pair of apertures for receiving different kinds... | 11/16/2004 |
| 6774307 | Through-wall electrical system A system for accessing an electrical wiring network from opposing sides of a wall. The wall includes at least one structural support and a wall surface. The system includes an electrical box having a perimeter wall and two open sides. The open sides located at oppos... | 08/10/2004 |
| 6657125 | Electrical housing assembly including serrations and arched clamp for retaining non-metallic sheathed cables An electrical box for supporting sheathed electrical cables therein holds and supports electrical cables in a preferred arrangement. A cable clamp structure is used for clamping electrical cables to a surface of an electrical box. The cable clamp structur... | 12/02/2003 |
| 6634541 | Method of manufacturing metal containers A method of manufacturing a container formed of five rectangular metal panels including a bottom panel, opposed side panels and opposed end panels, each panel having peripheral edges there around, including the steps of forming spaced apart notches leavin... | 10/21/2003 |
| 6629619 | Waterproof structure of electrical junction box In a waterproof structure of an electrical junction box which renders the electrical junction box waterproof by bringing a stepped section 16 of a cover 2 into contact with a flange section 21 of a case 3, a protuberance 23 to be brought into pressing con... | 10/07/2003 |
| 6568420 | Valve box Valve boxes of this invention comprise a housing including an inner chamber that extends axially through the housing from a housing base. The housing chamber includes a diameter that is defined by a housing sidewall surface that extends outwardly from the... | 05/27/2003 |
| 6566600 | Multiple gang junction box assembly with separate lockable divider panels A multiple gang junction box assembly includes a main box, divider panels, first and second pluralities of positioning elements for receiving and positioning the divider panels in an interior chamber of the main box so as to laterally space apart the divi... | 05/20/2003 |
| 6527135 | Water resistant wall mount enclosure with pivoting removable cover A water resistant enclosure providing protection to electrical or electronic equipment contained therein includes a three-sided removable cover pivotally coupled to a wall mounting bracket that includes a back panel-base plate combination. The three-sided... | 03/04/2003 |
| 6516966 | Utility meter mounting panel A highly adaptable mounting panel has a planar surface for supporting various devices including an electrical meter thereon. The planar surface is elevated from a surrounding flange, which may be operatively fastened to a wall or similar building structur... | 02/11/2003 |
| 6435364 | Wall-mounted installation housing A wall-mounted installation housing for receiving electrical components, having a base part with a floor that can be screwed into the wall. A hood-like cover can be placed onto or over the base part and surrounds an installation space by two side walls, t... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6329595 | Concealable electrical outlet box system A concealable electrical outlet box system for selectively concealing an electrical outlet box while the outlet is not in use. The concealable electrical outlet box system includes an outlet box having an outlet panel extending outwardly from an open top ... | 12/11/2001 |
| 6328177 | Wall recessible box for electrical apparatus A box, in particular for electrical devices, is built into a wall of any kind by fitting into an opening therein. The box includes a transverse flange which bears in the manner of a guard against the wall to be equipped and, beyond the flange, at least on... | 12/11/2001 |
| 6310294 | Vertical separation rack for cable management A vertical separation rack for organizing various types of cabling includes a base member and a number of vertical walls, used to define partitions for each type of cabling. The base member preferably includes an arcuate profile to assist in the flow of t... | 10/30/2001 |
| 6279768 | Indoor/outdoor electrical enclosure An outdoor enclosure for an electrical device includes a channel-shaped base plate, a five sided cover, and a flush-mount plate. The flush-mount plate has an opening that makes the front wall of the cover visible. The flush-mount plate allows the enclosur... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6207895 | Device box for wall mounted communications apparatus The device box for wall mounted communication equipment functions to provide connections for communications conductors and electrical conductors as well as a housing to receive a power transformer, with the installation of the device box for wall mounted ... | 03/27/2001 |
| 6112927 | Adjustable electrical fixture mounting base A two-part adjustable mounting base for mounting electrical fixtures to walls or other structural members which comprises a face plate including an access aperture therein and an outlet box behind the face plate, which outlet box remains in at least parti... | 09/05/2000 |
| 6066801 | Cable television/telephone tap There is provided a cable television/telephone tap, which can be set at a given position on a coaxial cable, and which is capable of practically and economically supplying a telephone service simultaneously with a cable television service, and also of qui... | 05/23/2000 |
| 6036040 | Positive-retention wire trough for electrical equipment A wire trough for an enclosure for telecommunications or other electrical equipment (such as a building entrance protector) has a latch that is disengaged by the application of a force between the wire trough and the enclosure to remove the wire trough fr... | 03/14/2000 |
| 6024236 | Housing assembly for electrical or electronic built-in components The invention pertains to a housing assembly for electrical or electronic built-in components, with an outer housing feature two lateral walls, a rear wall, a front cover, a roof and a floor, and an inner housing that is lodged with spacing from the wall ... | 02/15/2000 |
| 5981875 | Electrical device waterproof cover with snap-in modular plates A waterproof cover for electrical devices such as electrical outlets, receptacles, switches, ground fault circuit interrupters, dimmers, etc. The waterproof cover has snap-in modular cover plates which can be used either alone with one gang covers or outl... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5975323 | Extender for electrical box An extender for conventional round electrical boxes permits the user to incrementally extend the height of the box, as dictated by a particular application. The extender is adapted to fit inside the electrical box and to extend the height of the box, as d... | 11/02/1999 |
