Electrical connection box
OwnerClair C. Fosterinventor
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Abstract
A weather head electrical connection box enables electrical connection to a home or business without the need for splicing. The box contains three splice blocks which have two sets of orifices equipped with set screws, a first set for the power feed and the second for the service entrance cable from the customer's building. These connector blocks are of conductive material and transmit power from the in feed to the service entrance cable without the need for splicing. The connection box is provided with a removable cover that may be provided with a pivot finger that engages in a slot secured to the bottom of the box and may be closed by a wire to restrict access to the box. The housing may be alternatively attached to the top of a service pipe that extends above the roof or to the side of a house.
Claims9
An electrical weather head connection box for connection to an external portion of a residential/commercial customer's establishment and supplying power thereto, said connection box comprising
- a) a generally rectangular open-front housing having a back wall, two side walls, a top wall and a bottom wall;
- b) three L-shaped junction blocks secured within said housing, each L-shaped block having a first orthogonal arm and a second orthogonal arm, each junction block having a first orifice for receiving a service lead from the customer's establishment in said first orthogonal arm and a second orifice for receiving a power feed in said second orthogonal arm, each of said three junction blocks being electrically isolated from said housing and from each other;
- c) a cover removably attachable to said housing to close and seal said open front against the elements and thereby protect said junction blocks from exposure;
- d) securing means to attach said housing to a service entrance cable, said securing means including means to allow attachment of said weather head connection box to a side of a house and to a service pipe of between 2″ and 2 ½″,
- whereby electrical power connection may be quickly and efficiently made by inserting each of three local service leads into said three first orifices and each of three power feeder wires into corresponding ones of said three second orifices.
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