Pivoting or retractable cord lid with cord exit for floor box
AssigneeThomas & Betts International, Inc.
InventorRobert Kevin Jolly
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Abstract
The present invention provides a floor box for electrical connectors, having: a body defined by a base and a perimetrical side wall, the body having an upper opening, the body configured for recessed mounting into a floor; a cover having a cover body and a cover lid, the cover configured to cover the upper opening to define a cord well therein; and at least one cord lid on the cover, the cord lid configured to pivot into the body when a cable is inserted into the body, wherein the body is adapted for accommodating electric fixtures therein.
Claims15
A floor box for electrical connectors, comprising:
- a body defined by a base and a perimetrical side wall, said body having an upper opening, said body configured for recessed mounting into a floor;
- a cover having a cover body and a cover lid, said cover configured to cover said upper opening to define a cord well therein;
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- at least one cord lid on said cover, said cord lid configured to pivot into said body when a cable is inserted into said body, wherein said body is adapted for accommodating electric fixtures therein.
A floor box for housing electrical connectors, comprising:
- a body defined by a base and a perimetrical side wall, said body configured for partially recessed mounting into a floor, said body having an upper opening and a portion of the perimetrical side wall that is raised above said floor;
- a floor box cover, including a cover body and a cover lid, said cover configured to enclose said upper opening to define a cable well therein, said cover having an angled edge such that said cover has an angled gradient over said exposed portion of the perimetrical side wall to said floor;
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- at least one cord lid on said cover lid, said cord lid configured to pivot beneath said cover lid into said body when a cable is inserted into the body.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.