Adjustable plaster ring with attached clip
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.
Claims11
An adjustable plaster ring for use in an electrical distribution system, comprising:
- a base ring configured to be mounted to a front face of an electrical box, the base ring comprising:
- a central opening configured to slidably receive an insert such that the position of the insert can be varied with respect to the base ring;
- a plurality of peripheral portions, the peripheral portions being configured to substantially cover corresponding peripheral portions of an opening in the front face of the electrical box;
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- a bracket for adjustably connecting the insert to the base ring, the bracket and the base ring being formed from a monolithic piece, and the bracket leaving a gap in one of the peripheral portions;
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- a separate piece coupled to the base ring at the gap in the peripheral portion left by the bracket, the separate piece substantially closing the gap.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.