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US 6,527,302 B1Granted
Universal conduit body and system
OwnerGreg D. Gault, James R. Strenginventors
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Abstract
A universal conduit body system is provided having an outer housing having a first wall thickness, at least one port and an inner space. Each port has an opening in the housing and a recess in the housing surrounding the opening. Each recess includes a second wall thickness less than the first wall thickness. In use, the port mates with a connector that includes an interface having substantially the same physical shape as the recess.
Claims20
A universal conduit body comprising:
- (a) an outer housing having a first wall thickness, at least one port and an inner space;
- (b) each port comprising an opening in the housing and a recess in the housing surrounding the opening;
- (c) each recess comprising a second wall thickness less than the first wall thickness;
- and wherein the recess has at least one opening for accepting a fastener.
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A conduit body comprising:
- a housing means having a plurality of porting means and an inner space;
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- each porting means comprising an aperture in the housing means and a means for aligning a connector to the porting means, wherein the means for aligning comprises an indentation in the housing surrounding said aperture, and wherein the means for aligning further comprises means for fastening the connector;
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- wherein the indentation comprises a plurality of depressions surrounding the aperture.
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A universal conduit system comprising:
- (a) a conduit box comprising:
- (1) an outer housing having a first wall thickness, at least one port and an inner space;
- (2) the port comprising an opening in the housing and a recess in the housing surrounding the opening;
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- (2) each recess comprising a second wall thickness less than the first wall thickness and at least one opening for accepting a fastener;
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- (b) a connector comprising:
- (1) a stub portion having a hollow space for communicating with the inner space;
- and
- (2) an interface in physical communication with the stub portion and configured to be accepted at least partially within the recess of the conduit box.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.