Recessed electrical outlet box for floors
AssigneeHubbell Incorporated
InventorDavid M. Peck
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Abstract
An outlet box assembly for installation within a wood, tile or carpeted floor, or any other type of flooring, includes a housing for accommodating an electrical power and/or data receptacle as well as the wiring connected to the receptacle and an adjustment mechanism attached to an outer surface of the housing for adjusting the receptacle downwardly to a recessed position a predetermined distance below the flooring material. The adjustment mechanism further includes an attachment mechanism for attaching the outlet box assembly to either the top or side surface of the floor. A cover plate is provided with a tapered recessed box and an access door for easy access to the recessed receptacle.
Claims29
An outlet box assembly comprising:
- a housing configured with at least two opposing side portions, two opposing end portions and a base portion;
- at least one adjustment plate in slideable relation with a respective side or end portion of said housing;
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- at least one adjustment device mechanically attached to said housing and a respective adjustment plate,
- wherein the respective adjustment plate moves relative to said housing when said at least one adjustment device is actuated.
An outlet box assembly comprising:
- a housing for an electrical receptacle;
- a cover plate having an aperture;
- a door panel attached to said cover plate operable to cover the aperture in said cover plate, said door panel including at least one aperture smaller in dimension than the aperture in said cover plate, wherein each aperture in said door panel has a lip disposed around the side of the aperture;
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- at least one sealing gasket respectively corresponding to the at least one aperture in said door panel, wherein each sealing gasket has substantially the same dimensions as its respective aperture in said door panel and each sealing gasket includes a groove that engages the lip in the corresponding aperture of said door panel to create a seal against contaminants.
An outlet box assembly comprising:
- a housing for accommodating an electrical receptacle, wherein the housing includes two opposing end portions and at least two respective attachment tabs corresponding to and integral with the end portions,
- wherein the attachment tabs each include mounting holes operable to accommodate corresponding mounting holes in the electrical receptacle, and
- wherein, each of the end portions of the housing include a notch for accommodating a respective structural component of the electrical receptacle.
An outlet box cover assembly for covering an electrical outlet box, the assembly comprising:
- a tapered recessed box with a narrow opening at one end and a wide opening at an opposing end, wherein the wide opening is larger than the narrow opening in at least one dimension;
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- a cover plate mechanically attached to said tapered recessed box and including an aperture corresponding to the wide opening in said tapered recessed box.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.