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US 2006/0065420 A1Published application
Floor box
AssigneeThe Lamson & Sessions Co.
InventorsMark Roesch, David Maccarone, Dennis Revlock
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Abstract
A small round floor box installs through a two inch diameter hole in a floor to provide a small footprint that improves the appearance of the installation and makes it less obtrusive. The box accommodates a single power receptacle or data plugs that attach to mounting plates that snap connect within the box.
Claims15
A floor box comprising:
- a tubular body having a top end and a peripheral wall;
- a connector mounting plate receivable in said tubular body through said top end thereof;
- cooperating latches and recesses on said peripheral wall of tubular body and said mounting plate for attaching said mounting plate within said tubular body in spaced relationship to said top end of said tubular body.
A floor box comprising:
- a generally cylindrical plastic tubular body configured for close reception through a circular hole having a diameter not greater than 2.25 inches;
- said body having an upper end with a plurality of latches for attaching a circular flange to said body;
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- said body having a top end and internal upwardly facing support shoulders longitudinally spaced from said top end for supporting a generally circular mounting plate thereon.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.