Electrical box mounting structure preventive of water ingress
OwnerMark Gilstrapinventor
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Abstract
An electrical unit mounting assembly, having a top, bottom, back and front, and including a partial enclosure, made of insulating material, defining a cavity having a mouth at its front and defining a through-hole leading to the cavity, at its back. A panel extending outwardly from the mouth, for at least 4 cm and having a front surface. Further, when the assembly is oriented in an upright manner so that its top is topmost, the through-hole is constructed so that liquid cannot be driven by gravity from inside the cavity, through the through-hole.
Claims20
An electrical unit mounting assembly, having a top, bottom, back and front, and comprising:
- a partial enclosure, made of insulating material, defining a cavity having a mouth at its front and defining a through-hole leading to said cavity, at its back;
- a panel extending outwardly from said mouth, for at least 4 cm and having a front surface;
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- wherein, when said assembly is oriented in an upright manner so that its top is topmost, said through-hole is constructed so that liquid cannot be driven by gravity from inside said cavity, through said through-hole.
An electrical receptacle mounting apparatus, having:
- a base portion, made of insulating material, including:
- a partial enclosure, defining a cavity having a mouth and a through-hole, opposed to said mouth and being positioned and shaped to prevent water flowing through said through-hole out of said cavity;
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- a panel, extending outwardly for more than 4 cm, about said mouth;
- a telescoping tubular extension, made of insulating material, fitted into said cavity, so that cavity and extension together are sized to fit a one, two or three electrical outlet receptacles;
- a bolt, having a longitudinal segment that is rotatably engaged to a first one of said base portion and said extension, and having a threaded portion being in threaded engagement to a second one of said base portion and said extension, so that rotation of said threaded portion causes said extension to move in a telescoping manner relative to said cavity.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.