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US 9,883,602 B2Granted
Surround for electrical boxes
OwnerGabe Coscarellainventor
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Abstract
A surround for an electrical box has a sheet of flexible, weatherproof material having a skirt portion, and a flange extending at least outward relative to the skirt portion, the flange defining an opening within the skirt portion sized to provide access to an inner cavity of the electrical box.
Claims14
A surround for a utility box, the surround comprising:
- a sheet of non-rigid, flexible, weatherproof material having a skirt portion, and a flange extending at least outward relative to the skirt portion, the skirt defining a continuous weatherproof surface between the flange and an outer perimeter of the skirt portion, the flange defining an opening within the skirt portion sized to provide access to an inner cavity of the utility box, the flange extending inward toward the opening and having an inner diameter that is less than an outer diameter of the utility box such that in use, the flange overlies a top edge of the utility box, the sheet being flexible and configured to allow the opening to change size or shape in order to accommodate different sizes or shapes of utility boxes.
In combination, a utility box, a surround for the utility box, and a building wrap material for a building, wherein:
- the surround comprises:
- a sheet of non-rigid, flexible, weatherproof material having a skirt portion, and a flange extending at least outward relative to the skirt portion, the sheet being flexible and configured to allow an opening to change size or shape in order to accommodate different sizes or shapes of utility boxes, the skirt portion defining a continuous weatherproof surface between the flange and an outer perimeter of the skirt portion;
- the surround is located over the utility box and the flange of the surround defines the opening within the skirt portion sized to provide access to an inner cavity of the utility box, the flange extending inward toward the opening and having an inner diameter that is less than an outer diameter of the utility box such that the flange overlies a top edge of the utility box;
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- at least the outer perimeter of the skirt portion overlaps the building wrap material and is attached to the building wrap material.
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