Water resistant electrical floor box cover assembly
AssigneeThomas & Betts International, Inc.
InventorsMark R. Drane, Cong Thanh Dinh
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Abstract
A water resistant floor box cover assembly including a flange including an opening therethrough adapted to permit access to electrical connectors and a cover securable to the flange. The cover is movable between a closed position wherein the opening is covered and an open position wherein the opening is uncovered to permit access to the outlet box. The flange also includes an inner wall and an outer wall extending about the opening. The inner and the outer walls define a channel disposed therebetween. The outer wall including a slot formed therein providing a path out of the channel. The slot permits water in the channel to exit therefrom away from the opening.
Claims24
A liquid resistant floor box cover assembly comprising:
- a flange including an opening therethrough to permit access to an outlet box;
- a cover pivotably securable to the flange by a hinge and movable between a closed position wherein the opening is covered and an open position wherein the opening is uncovered to permit access to the outlet box, the hinge including a pair of spaced projections extending from the cover and the flange having a depression that receives the projections, the hinge further including a resilient hinge pin disposed on the cover between the projections, and a retainer securable to the flange over the pin, the retainer holding the cover on the flange and permitting rotation of the cover between the open and closed position, the retainer preventing translational movement of a central portion of the pin and permitting translational movement of lateral portions of the pin such that the cover translates relative to the flange;
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- the flange including an outer wall and an inner wall extending about the opening, the inner and the outer walls defining a channel disposed therebetween, the outer wall including a slot formed therein providing a path out of the channel, the slot permitting liquid in the channel to exit therefrom away from the opening.
A liquid resistant floor box cover assembly comprising:
- a flange including an opening therethrough to permit access to an outlet box;
- a cover securable to the flange and movable between a closed position wherein the opening is covered and an open position wherein the opening is uncovered to permit access to the outlet box;
- the flange including an inner wall and an outer wall extending about the opening, the inner and outer walls defining a channel disposed therebetween, the outer wall including a slot formed therein providing a path out of the channel, the slot permitting liquid in the channel to exit therefrom away from the opening;
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- the cover is pivotably secured to the flange by a hinge, the hinge including a hinge pin and a retainer, the retainer holding the cover on the flange and permitting rotation of the cover between an open and closed position, and wherein the pin is resilient and the retainer prevents translational movement of a central portion of the pin and permits movement of lateral portions of the pin such that the cover is translatable relative to the flange.
A liquid resistant floor box cover assembly comprising:
- a flange including an opening therethrough to permit access to an outlet box;
- a cover securable to the flange and movable between a closed position wherein the opening is covered and an open position wherein the opening is uncovered to permit access to the outlet box;
- the flange including an inner wall and an outer wall extending about the opening, the inner and the outer walls defining a channel disposed therebetween, the outer wall including a slot formed therein providing a path out of the channel, the slot permitting liquid in the channel to exit therefrom away from the opening;
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- the cover is pivotably securable to the flange by a hinge, the hinge including a resilient member that permits rotational and translational movement of the cover relative to the flange, and wherein the cover and outer wall form a gap therebetween when said cover is in the said closed position, said gap permitting said cover to translate when in said closed position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.