Gangable electrical box
AssigneeThomas & Betts International, Inc.
InventorJohn Charles Archer
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Abstract
A gangable electrical box adaptable for securing to at least one adjacent electrical box having an adjacent male coupling member and an adjacent female coupling member. The electrical box includes a side wall and a rear panel coupled to the side wall that defines an interior of the electrical box therewith. A male coupling member is disposed on the side wall and a female coupling member is disposed on the side wall opposite the male coupling member and in the interior of the electrical box. The female and male coupling members are securingly engagable to the adjacent male coupling member and the adjacent female coupling member, respectively, of the adjacent electrical box for permitting lateral coupling of two or more electrical boxes.
Claims19
An electrical box for receiving a first set of wires therein and adaptable for securing to an adjacent electrical box for receiving a second set of wires therein and having an adjacent male coupling member and an adjacent female coupling member, comprising:
- a bounding side wall;
- a rear panel coupled to the side wall and defining an interior of the electrical box therewith;
- at least one male coupling member disposed on the side wall;
- at least one female coupling member disposed on the side wall opposite the at least one male coupling member and in the interior of the electrical box;
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- wherein the at least one female and male coupling members are securingly engagable to the adjacent male coupling member and the adjacent female coupling member, respectively, of the adjacent electrical box for permitting lateral coupling of two or more electrical boxes.
An electrical box for receiving a first set of wires therein and adaptable for securing to an adjacent electrical box for receiving a second set of wires therein and having an adjacent male coupling member and an adjacent female coupling member, comprising:
- a bounding side wall including at least one removable portion for permitting lateral access to the interior of the electrical box from the adjacent electrical box;
- a rear panel coupled to the side wall and defining an interior of the electrical box therewith;
- at least one male coupling member disposed on the side wall;
- at least one female coupling member disposed on the side wall opposite the at least one male coupling member and in the interior of the electrical box;
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- wherein the at least one female and male coupling members are securingly engagable to the adjacent male coupling member and the adjacent female coupling member, respectively, of the adjacent electrical box, the electrical box is constructed of a hermaphroditic configuration for permitting lateral coupling of two or more electrical boxes.
An electrical box for receiving a first set of wires therein and adaptable for securing to an adjacent electrical box for receiving a second set of wires therein and having an adjacent male coupling member and an adjacent female coupling member, comprising:
- a bounding side wall including at least one removable portion for permitting lateral access to the interior of the electrical box from the adjacent electrical box;
- a frangible notch formed in the at least one removable portion of the bounding side wall;
- a rear panel coupled to the side wall and defining an interior of the electrical box therewith;
- at least one male coupling member integrally formed on the side wall and being substantially dovetail in shape;
- at least one female coupling member integrally formed on the side wall opposite the at least one male coupling member and in the interior of the electrical box, the at least one female coupling member being substantially dovetail in shape;
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- wherein the at least one female and male coupling members are slidingly engagable to the adjacent male coupling member and the adjacent female coupling member, respectively, of the adjacent electrical box, the electrical box is constructed of a hermaphroditic configuration for permitting lateral coupling of two or more electrical boxes.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.