Round box to single gang cover adapter
AssigneeHubbell Incorporated
InventorsJeffrey P. Baldwin, Richard L. Cleghorn, Michael J. Shotey, Marcus J. Shotey
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Abstract
An adapter plate for mounting an electrical device including an adapter having a first surface, a second surface opposite the first surface, an outer perimeter, and an inner perimeter, a gasket for installing between a round electrical box and the second surface of the adapter, and wherein the adapter outer perimeter comprises two straight sides and two concave sides.
Claims19
An adapter plate system for mounting an electrical device comprising:
- an adapter comprising a first surface, a second surface opposite the first surface, an outer perimeter, an inner opening large enough to receive an electrical device therethrough, and two mounting holes each positioned to receive a different box mounting screw of the electrical device, the outer perimeter comprising two straight sides and two convex sides;
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- a gasket for installing between a round electrical box and the second surface of the adapter, the gasket comprising an inner opening large enough to receive an electrical device therethrough, two mounting holes each positioned to receive a different box mounting screw of the electrical device, two straight sides, and two convex sides.
A system for mounting an electrical device to a round electrical box comprising:
- an adapter plate comprising:
- an inner opening large enough to receive a back surface of the electrical device;
- two mounting holes positioned to align with two mounting screws of the electrical device and two threaded holes of the round electrical box when the adapter plate is mounted between yokes of the electrical device and the round electrical box;
- two opposing straight sides;
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- two opposing convex sides.
A method of mounting an electrical device to a round electrical box, comprising:
- inserting two mounting screws on the electrical device through two mounting apertures on an adapter plate comprising an inner opening sized to receive a back surface of the electrical device, two opposing straight walls, and two opposing convex walls;
- mounting the adapter plate between yokes of the electrical device and the round electrical box;
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- threadedly coupling the two mounting screws of the electrical device with two threaded holes on the round electrical box.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.