Sealable covers for electrical devices
AssigneeHubbell Incorporated
InventorsRoy Joseph Itzler, Samuel Thomas Suica
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Abstract
A cover assembly for an electrical device having a housing, a lid, a hinge assembly that pivotably couples the lid to the housing, and a cover seal assembly. The cover seal assembly includes a first sealing tab that extends from the lid and a second sealing tab that extends from the housing. The first and second sealing tabs define apertures that align when the lid is in a closed position and are configured to interact with the cover seal assembly such that the lid is sealed in the closed position.
Claims20
A cover assembly for covering at least a portion of an electrical device mounted to a structure, the cover assembly comprising:
- a housing having a mounting flange, a body extending from the mounting flange and an opening through the mounting flange, the opening being configured to receive at least a portion of the electrical device;
- a lid connected to the body and movable relative to the body between a closed position blocking the opening and an open position permitting access to the opening;
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- a cover seal system operatively coupled to the housing and the lid and configured to assist in preventing the lid from being moved to the open position limiting access to the at least a portion of the electrical device.
A cover system for covering a plurality of electrical devices mounted to a structure, the cover system comprising:
- a plurality of cover assemblies, each of the plurality of cover assemblies includes:
- a housing having a mounting flange, a body extending from the mounting flange and an opening through the mounting flange, the opening being configured to receive at least a portion of one of the plurality of electrical devices;
- a lid connected to the body and movable relative to the body between a closed position blocking the opening and an open position permitting access to the opening;
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- a cover seal system operatively coupled to the housing and the lid, and configured to assist in preventing the lid from being moved to the open position limiting access to at least a portion of the one of the plurality of electrical devices;
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- an interlocking member operatively coupled to each of cover seal system to facilitate the sealing each lid to each housing in the closed position.
A cover system for covering a plurality of electrical devices mounted to a structure, the cover system comprising:
- a plurality of cover assemblies, each of the plurality of cover assemblies includes:
- a housing having a mounting flange, a body extending from the mounting flange and an opening through the mounting flange, the opening being configured to receive at least a portion of one of the plurality of electrical devices;
- a lid connected to the body and movable relative to the body between a closed position blocking the opening and an open position permitting access to the opening;
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- a cover seal assembly including a first sealing tab and a second sealing tab, the first sealing tab extends from the body and includes a first aperture therethrough, the second sealing tab extends from the lid and includes a second aperture therethrough, wherein the first aperture is configured to align with the second aperture when the lid is in the closed position;
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- an interlocking member configured to be passed through each first aperture and each second aperture of each cover seal assembly and to facilitate sealing each lid in the closed position;
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- a seal member configured to be at least partially coupled to the interlocking member to prevent the interlocking member from being removed from each first aperture and each second aperture.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.