Integrated sealable plate system and method
AssigneeLeviton Manufacturing Co., Inc.
InventorsPhillip Phung, Patrick McNutt
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Abstract
An integrated sealable plate assembly for a sealable electrical or fiber optic connector can be used in industrial and other settings. The integrated sealable plate assembly has a plate with frame portions that are inserted into grooves of a gasket so that the plate and gasket can be coupled together as a unit for ready installation with the junction box. The gasket includes appendage portions with inner frame portions for sealing screw holes of the plate without need of conventional o-rings. When the plate and gasket are coupled together as a unit the appendage portions also serve to position and retain screws along with the plate and the gasket to further aid in installation.
Claims23
A system for coupling a jack assembly with a junction box, the system comprising:
- a plate with a jack hole sized and positioned to correspond to the jack assembly, the plate having a peripheral frame portion, the plate having a screw hole sized to receive a screw for coupling the plate with the junction box;
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- a gasket having a peripheral frame portion, the peripheral frame portion shaped to sealably couple with the peripheral frame portion of the plate, the gasket having an appendage portion, the appendage portion having a screw hole sized and positioned to receive the screw when the screw has passed through the screw hole of the plate.
A system for coupling a jack assembly with a junction box, the system comprising:
- a plate with a jack hole sized and positioned to correspond to the jack assembly, the plate having a peripheral frame portion, the plate having a first screw hole sized to receive a first screw for coupling the plate with the junction box and a second screw hole sized to receive a second screw for coupling the plate with the junction box;
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- a gasket having a peripheral frame portion, the peripheral frame portion shaped to sealably couple with the peripheral frame portion of the plate, the gasket having a first appendage portion having a screw hole sized and positioned to receive the first screw when the first screw has passed through the first screw hole of the plate, the gasket having a second appendage portion having a screw hole sized and positioned to receive the second screw when the second screw has passed through the second screw hole of the plate.
A gasket for a plate for coupling a jack assembly with a junction box, the plate having a peripheral frame portion and a screw hole for receiving a screw to couple with the junction box, the gasket comprising:
- a peripheral frame portion, the peripheral frame portion shaped to sealably couple with the peripheral frame portion of the plate;
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- an appendage portion, the appendage portion having a screw hole sized and positioned to receive the screw when the screw has passed through the screw hole of the plate.
A method for coupling a jack assembly with a junction box, a method comprising:
- providing a plate having a jack hole;
- providing a gasket;
- coupling the jack assembly with the jack hole of the plate having the jack hole sized and positioned to receive the jack assembly, the plate having a peripheral frame portion, the plate having a screw hole sized to receive a screw, the screw for coupling the plate with the junction box;
- coupling the gasket with the plate, the gasket having a peripheral frame portion, the peripheral frame portion shaped to sealably couple with the peripheral frame portion of the plate, the gasket having an appendage portion, the appendage portion having a screw hole sized to receive the screw when the screw has passed through the screw hole of the plate;
- passing the screw through screw hole of the plate and into the screw hole of the appendage portion of the gasket to be grasped by the appendage portion of the gasket;
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- coupling the screw to the junction box to thereby couple the jack assembly to the junction box.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.