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US 6,274,809 B1Granted
Large capacity floor box
AssigneeHubbell Incorporated
InventorsAlbert A. Pudims, Thomas J. Vigorito
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Abstract
An electrical floor box having more than four outlets around a central access area. Each outlet has a wiring compartment formed from interlocking partitions with only the rear of each wiring compartment formed from the perimeter walls of the box. The partitions interlock through the use of a tab and slot system. A wire tunnel is positioned at the bottom of the central access area of the box and is formed from two pieces to enable easy removal of the wire tunnel and to facilitate access to the wires therein.
Claims36
An electrical box comprising:
- a base having a support and a perimeter wall, said perimeter wall being coupled to said support and extending away from said support;
- first, second, third, fourth and fifth faceplates;
- first, second, third, fourth and fifth walls;
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- said first, second, third, fourth and fifth walls forming first, second, third, fourth, and fifth compartments, each of said first, second, third, fourth and fifth walls being coupled to said perimeter wall and extending from said perimeter wall to at least two of said first, second, third, fourth and fifth faceplates, and each of said compartments being separated from each of the other of said compartments by at least one of said first, second third, fourth and fifth walls.
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An electrical box, comprising:
- a base having a support and a perimeter wall coupled to and extending around said support and defining a central cavity;
- and
- first and second partitions releasably connected to said base and positioned within said central cavity, said first and second partitions and said perimeter wall forming first and second compartments, said first partition having a first slot and said second partition having a first tab removably positioned within said first slot.
An electrical box comprising:
- a base having a support and a perimeter wall coupled to and extending away from said support;
- first and second compartments formed within said base;
- and
- a tunnel member positioned on said support and having first and second tunnel portions, each of said tunnel portions being removably replaceable from said base and having a platform spaced from said support forming a tunnel cavity, at least one of said tunnel cavities forming a first passageway from said first compartment to said second compartment, and said first tunnel portion having a first access element for removal of said first tunnel portion from said base.
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A method of forming an electrical box, comprising the steps of:
- providing a base having a support and a perimeter wall coupled to and extending away from said support;
- releasably attaching a first partition to the base;
- releasably attaching a second partition to the first partition and to the base, with the first and second partitions forming first and second compartments and each of the first and second partitions being directly coupled to the perimeter wall and the support, and each of the first and second compartments being separated from the other of the first and second compartments by one of the first and second partitions;
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- placing a cover over the first and second partitions to secure the first and second partitions to the base.
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A method of accessing wires in an electrical box, comprising the steps of:
- providing a base having a support and a perimeter wall coupled to and extending away from the support;
- providing the base with a tunnel member having first and second tunnel portions, the first tunnel portion being separate from the second tunnel portion, each tunnel portion having a platform spaced from the support forming a tunnel cavity, and the first tunnel portion having an access element for removal of the first tunnel portion;
- providing the base with first and second compartments facing the tunnel member, and the tunnel cavity forming a passage way from the first compartment to the second compartment;
- providing a faceplate covering each of the first and second compartments;
- removing the faceplates;
- and removing one of the first and second tunnel portions by hand, without the use of a tool;
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- accessing the wires.
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An electrical floor box, comprising:
- a base;
- a perimeter wall coupled to said base and defining a central cavity, said perimeter wall substantially enclosing a portion of said base so that said portion of said base traverses a majority of said central cavity;
- a first partition coupled to said perimeter wall;
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- a second partition coupled to said first partition, said first and second partitions forming first and second compartments, and each of said first and second compartments being separated from one another by one of said first and second partitions.
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An apparatus comprising:
- a floor box having a base, a cavity above said base, and at least five compartments disposed around and being accessible through said cavity;
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- first and second tunnel portions, said first tunnel portion having a first access element for removal from the cavity, and said first and second tunnel portions being supported above said floor box base to form a tunnel between said base and said tunnel portions, and between at least two of said at least five compartments.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.