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US 9,071,044 B2Granted
Conduit body cover screw retention
AssigneeThomas & Betts International, Inc.
InventorsDaniel Seidel, James Scritchfield
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Abstract
An improved mechanism for retaining screws for a conduit body cover is disclosed. The screws are retained by a layer of PVC lining the inner surface of holes in the cover.
Claims9
A conduit body cover having a hole for a screw wherein the inner surface of said hole is lined with a malleable material and wherein said conduit body cover top and bottom surfaces immediately around said hole are substantially free of said malleable material.
A method of retaining a screw in a conduit body cover comprising:
- a. lining an inner surface of a screw hole in said conduit body cover with a malleable material to a thickness that causes the threads of said screw to engage with said malleable material, wherein said conduit body cover top and bottom surfaces immediately around said screw hole is substantially free of said malleable material;
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- b. inserting said screw through said screw hole lined with said malleable material.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.