Adjustable plaster ring cover
AssigneeProtectConnect
InventorsSteve Purves, Dennis L. Grudt, John Karns
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Abstract
A power distribution system has an electrical box configured to attach a power cable, a plaster ring releasably mounted to the box and one or more electrical devices installed into the ring. A pre-wired ground extends from a first end physically and electrically connected to a ground terminal on the electrical device. The plaster ring is movable between a closed position proximate the box and an open position distal the box. The pre-wired ground is configured as a lanyard so as to support the plaster ring as a wiring platform in the open position for connecting wires between the power cable and the electrical device or devices.
Claims16
An apparatus for use in an electrical distribution system, the apparatus comprising:
- an adjustable ring configured to be mounted to an electrical box, wherein the adjustable ring comprises an open front face that provides access to the interior of the electrical box;
- an adjustment device configured to vary the depth of at least a portion of the adjustable ring with respect to the electrical box;
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- a protective cover configured to substantially cover the open front face of the adjustable ring, wherein the protective cover comprises an aperture aligned with the adjustment device, the aperture being configured to permit access to the adjustment device without removal of the protective cover.
An electrical wiring method comprising:
- mounting an adjustable ring to an electrical box, wherein the adjustable ring comprises:
- an open front face that provides access to the interior of the electrical box;
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- an adjustment device configured to vary the depth of at least a portion of the adjustable ring with respect to the electrical box;
- covering the open front face of the adjustable ring with a protective cover having an aperture formed therein;
- accessing the adjustment device through the aperture formed in the protective cover;
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- adjusting the depth of at least a portion of the adjustable ring without removing the protective cover.
An item of hardware for use with an electrical distribution system, comprising:
- a protective cover configured to substantially cover an open front face of an adjustable ring mounted to an electrical box, wherein the protective cover comprises an aperture aligned with an adjustment device for adjusting the depth of the adjustable ring relative to the electrical box, wherein the aperture is configured to permit access to the adjustment device without removal of the protective cover.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.