Cable lock assembly for outlet box
AssigneeSquare D Company
InventorJohn L. Lass
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Abstract
A cable lock assembly includes first and second members pivotally interconnected and defining a cable receiving slot. The members have interlocking means defining a closed position to securely grip the cable between the members. In one version, the second member has a locking cleat pivoted thereon and the locking cleat has sharp edges that bite into the cable. In another version, the interlocking means includes a pair of projections on one member and two spaced pairs of recesses on the other member that define two locked positions for the members.
Claims19
In an electrical outlet box having at least one knock-out hole in one wall, a cable lock assembly including a first member having a locking lip defining a recess receiving a free edge of said knock-out hole to secure said assembly to said outlet box, said first member having a first cable engaging surface generally aligned with said hole and having a pair of legs extending away from said surface, a second member pivotally supported on said legs of said first member, said second member having a portion engaging said one wall adjacent said knock-out hole in said closed position to substantially enclose said hole and lock said assembly in said outlet box, said second member having a second cable engaging surface pivotal toward said first cable engaging surface to grip a cable therebetween.
A cable lock assembly for use with an outlet box having a cable received therein, comprising a first member having a base portion with a base surface, and a pair of legs extending from opposite sides thereof, a second member pivotally supported between said legs of said first member, said second member having a cable engaging surface cooperating with said base surface to freely and slidably receive a cable therebetween, said second member having an element pivotally supported thereon with said cable engaging surface defined thereon, said second member being pivoted to a second position to lock said cable between said members.
In an electrical outlet box having sidewalls and a bottom wall with a knock-out hole at one juncture between said bottom wall and one sidewall and an exposed edge of said bottom wall located adjacent said hole, a cable lock assembly including a first member having a base supported on said bottom wall with said base having an integral lip defining a recess receiving said exposed edge and a pair of legs extending from opposed edges of said base to define a cable receiving space aligned with said hole, a second member pivotally supported between said legs and having a cable engaging surface, said second member having an open position and a closed position with said cable engaging surface cooperating with said base to grip a cable in said closed position, said second member having a portion engaging said one sidewall in said closed position to lock said assembly in said box, and interlocking means between said second member and said legs of said first member defining said closed position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.