# US 2010/0163301 A1 · Pivoting or retractable cord lid with cord exit for floor box

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- Number: US 2010/0163301 A1
- Document ID: US20100163301A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 12/416,549
- Filed: 2009-04-01
- Published: 2010-07-01
- Earliest claimed: 2008-12-31
- Assignees: Thomas & Betts International, Inc.
- Inventors: Robert Kevin Jolly
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20100163301A1

## CPC

- H02G 3/185: {Floor outlets and access cups}
- Y10S 248/906: Electrical outlet box support
- H02G: INSTALLATION OF ELECTRIC CABLES OR LINES, OR OF COMBINED OPTICAL AND ELECTRIC CABLES OR LINES
- Y10S: TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS

## 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.

## Claims

### Claim 1

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; and
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.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The floor box of claim 1, further comprising a cover body hinge configured to connect to said cover body and said cover lid to provide pivoting movement of said cover lid.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The floor box of claim 1, further comprising a cord lid hinge configured to said cover lid and said cord lid to adapt said cord lid to pivot.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The floor box of claim 1, further comprising at least one recess in said body, said recess adjacent to said cord lid to define a cable path when said cord lid is pivoted.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The floor box of claim 1, further comprising a retaining means on an inner surface of said cover lid to retain said lid in an open position.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The floor box of claim 1, wherein said cover lid and said cover body are flush with an upper surface of said floor.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

The floor box of claim 1, wherein said cover lid and said cover body close over said upper opening of said body in a raised position from an upper surface of said floor.

### Claim 8 (depends on 1)

The floor box of claim 1, further comprising an angled perimetrical edge of said cover body to provide a slanted surface to said floor.

### Claim 9 (depends on 1)

The floor box of claim 1, wherein said body is partially recessed into said floor such that a portion of said perimetrical side wall of said body extends above the floor surface and is substantially perpendicular with said floor, further wherein a portion of the perimetrical side wall extends below said floor surface.

### Claim 10 (depends on 1)

The floor box of claim 1, further wherein said body is composed of one selected from the group consisting of: metal, polymer, polyurethane, plastic, and combinations thereof.

### Claim 11 (depends on 1)

The floor box of claim 1, further wherein said cover is composed of a material selected from the group consisting of: metal, polymer, polyurethane, plastic, and combinations thereof.

### Claim 12 (depends on 1)

The floor box of claim 1, further comprising at least one electrical connector configured to provide power in said body, said electrical connector configured to said body.

### Claim 13 (depends on 12)

The floor box of claim 12, further wherein said at least one electrical connector is configured to said perimetrical side wall of said body such that said electrical connector is configured to face the cord well within said body.

### Claim 14 (depends on 1)

The floor box of claim 1, further wherein an electrical cord inserted into the body is configured by the body to exit therefrom in a position substantially parallel to the surface of the floor.

### Claim 15

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; and
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.