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US 7,126,059 B2Granted
Recessed floor box cover assembly
AssigneeThomas & Betts International, Inc.
InventorsCong Thanh Dinh, Kevin Warren
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Abstract
The present invention provides a recessed floor box assembly including a cover and floor box housing designed to be adaptable to the cover. The cover is designed to be removable and repositionable for covering the open face of the box housing in either the closed or open positions. The cover can be selectively positioned to open or close an access opening into the box housing while still retaining a covering on the box housing.
Claims10
A floor box assembly comprising:
- a floor box housing including a bottom surface, an upstanding wall surrounding the bottom surface terminating in an open face, and a tab projecting into an interior of the housing having a surface substantially flush with said open face;
- a removable, repositionable cover including a notched-out portion adapted to align with the tab of the box housing such that when the cover is placed on top of the box housing such that the notched out portion aligns with the tab to completely enclose the open face thereby preventing access through;
- said cover being repositionable for placement on top of the box housing such that the notched-out portion no longer aligns with the tab thereby providing an opening to allow access of wires through.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.