Universal mounting ring
AssigneeAssa Abloy AB
InventorsToby Mark Padilla, Randall Dennis Bousfield
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Abstract
A universal mounting ring has an arcuate or curved upper portion and a plurality of downwardly depending tabs. The universal mounting ring is configured to interface with an electrical enclosure, such as conventional electrical junction boxes to permit a radio frequency identification (RFID) reader to be secured within the enclosure and mate with a wide variety of enclosure cover assemblies manufactured by third parties. The downwardly depending mounting tabs are provided with multiple mounting positions such that the reader may be securely mounted at a plurality of positions relative to a cover assembly.
Claims9
A method of using a universal mounting ring, comprising:
- a. providing a universal mounting ring comprising:
- i. a planar U-shaped plate having a width, an outer perimeter edge and an inner perimeter edge;
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- ii. at least one mounting tab comprising two parallel legs extending perpendicular to the U-shaped plate, a plurality of open-sided notches formed in each leg defining a plurality of mounting positions for receiving an electronic device and wherein each mounting position is located a different distance from the U-shaped plate;
- b. securing an electronic device to at least one mounting tab of the universal mounting ring;
- c. positioning the universal mounting ring and electronic device in an electrical enclosure, wherein the electrical enclosure is positioned at least partially inside a wall, and wherein the wall has an exterior surface;
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- d. positioning a cover assembly over the universal mounting ring, the cover assembly having a first exterior surface facing away from the universal mounting ring and a second exterior surface facing toward the universal mounting ring, wherein the second exterior surface of the cover assembly abuts the exterior surface of the wall and the electronic device is positioned inside the wall.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.