US 9,960,585 B2 · In-floor electrical fitting

Abstract

An in-floor electrical fitting has a lower body that includes two half-bodies made of intumescent material. Each half-body includes a removable access wall that is also made of intumescent material and that is inserted into slots formed in the half-body. The removable access wall has at least one reduced-thickness section that can be broken off from the removable access wall to create a passageway through the removable access wall. During installation, the two access walls can be removed to allow an installer to a lay a conduit that will pass through the passageway through each access wall when the access walls are reinserted. An installer can pass power wires from one small compartment to another through the conduit while complying with code requirements calling for the separation of power and data cables.

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Dependent claims

An electrical fitting, comprising:

a body made of intumescent material, the body having an interior wall defining a compartment;
and
a ring portion configured to engage the body, the ring portion comprising:
a ring-shaped sleeve defining a central passage;
and
a flange formed at an upper end of the ring-shaped sleeve, the flange extending radially outward from the ring-shaped sleeve;
wherein the ring-shaped sleeve is configured to slidably engage at least a portion of the interior wall of the body and the flange is configured to limit engagement between the ring-shaped sleeve and the interior wall.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

In-floor electrical fitting

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In-floor electrical fitting

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Abstract

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