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An entry box ( 8 ) includes a mounting plate ( 10 ) that mounts against the wall ( 12 ) over an opening ( 28 ) in the wall, and a cover ( 20 ) which is releasably attached to the mounting plate. A phase splitter ( 26 ) is supported on the cover in a position to register in alignment with the mountin

An entry box ( 8 ) includes a mounting plate ( 10 ) that mounts against the wall ( 12 ) over an opening ( 28 ) in the wall, and a cover ( 20 ) which is releasably attached to the mounting plate. A phase splitter ( 26 ) is supported on the cover in a position to register in alignment with the mounting plate cable opening ( 14 ) when the cover is closed against the mounting plate. The ends of coaxial cables ( 32 ) are connected to the electrical fixture when the cover is opened from the mounting plate, and the adjacent end portions of the cables then are moved back through the mounting plate cable opening ( 14 ) and into the hollow wall when the cover is closed against the mounting plate.

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1. An entry box for mounting to a hollow wall, the wall including an outside wall surface and a wall opening for extending electrical cables from within the hollow wall through the wall opening to the outside of the wall, said entry box comprising:a mounting plate for mounting substantially flush to

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An entry box for mounting to a hollow wall, the wall including an outside wall surface and a wall opening for extending electrical cables from within the hollow wall through the wall opening to the outside of the wall, said entry box comprising:a mounting plate for mounting substantially flush to the outside wall surface over the wall opening,said mounting plate defining a mounting plate cable opening for registration with the wall opening,a cover releasably mounted to said mounting plate for closing said cover against said mounting plate and supporting said cover in spaced relationship with respect to said mounting plate and in a predetermined position with respect to said mounting plate, with a receptacle formed between said mounting plate and said cover,an electrical fixture supported on said cover in said receptacle,said electrical fixture located on said cover in said receptacle in a position to register in alignment with said mounting plate cable opening and the wall opening in response to said cover being closed against said mounting plate in said predetermined position,so that the ends of the electrical cables are extended from within the hollow wall and through the wall opening and the mounting plate cable opening and are connected to the electrical fixture when the cover is opened from the mounting plate, and the electrical cables connected to the electrical fixture are moved back through the mounting plate cable opening and the wall opening and into the hollow wall in response to the cover being closed against the mounting plate. 2. The entry box of claim 1, and further including a hinge connecting said cover to said mounting plate, so that the cover can be hingedly opened from said mounting plate for connection of electrical cables to the electrical fixture. 3. The entry box of claim 1, wherein said cover includes an external wall, and said electrical fixture is supported by said external wall of said cover such that the electrical fixture remains supported by said external wall when the cover is opened from the mounting plate. 4. The entry box of claim 1, wherein said electrical fixture is a phase splitter and said cables are coaxial cables. 5. The entry box of claim 1, wherein said mounting plate opening is of larger breadth than the breadth of said electrical fixture so that electrical fixture can telescopically protrude into said mounting plate cable opening in response to said cover being closed with respect to said mounting plate. 6. An entry box for mounting to a hollow wall, the wall having a wall opening therein for extending electrical cables from within the hollow wall through the wall opening to the outside of the wall, comprising:a mounting plate for mounting substantially flush to the wall over the opening in the wall,said mounting plate defining a mounting plate cable opening for registration with the wall opening,a cover sized and shaped to engage said mounting plate for closing said cover against said mounting plate and supporting said cover in spaced relationship with respect to said mounting plate and in a predetermined position with respect to said mounting plate, with a receptacle formed between said mounting plate and said cover,an electrical fixture supported on said cover in said receptacle,said electrical fixture located on said cover in said receptacle in a position to register in alignment with said mounting plate cable opening and the wall opening when said cover is closed against said mounting plate in said predetermined position,so that the ends of the electrical cables are extended from within the hollow wall and through the wall opening and the mounting plate cable opening and are connected to the electrical fixture when the cover is opened from the mounting plate, and the electrical cables connected to the electrical fixture arm moved back through the mounting plate cable opening and the wall opening and into the hollow wall when the cover is closed against the mounting plate,a second mounting plate opening, and further including:electrical connectors mounted on said mounting plate for connecting wires extending through said second mounting plate opening, said electrical connectors being sized and positioned for being enclosed in said receptacle of said cover when said cover is closed against said mounting plate. 7. An entry box for mounting to a hollow wall, the wall including an outside wall surface and a wall opening for extending coaxial cables from within the hollow wall through the wall opening to the outside of the wall, said entry box comprising:a mounting plate for mounting to the outside wall surface about the wall opening,said mounting plate defining a mounting plate cable opening for registering with the wall opening,a cover releasably mounted to said mounting plate,an electrical fixture support carried by said cover, said electrical fixture support arranged to support an electrical fixture on said cover and in registration with said mounting plate cable opening when said cover is mounted to said mounting plate,the cover being configured such that when the cover is opened away from the mounting plate, the electrical fixture is supported on the cover and moves with the cover away from the cable opening of the mounting plate, the coaxial cables extending from within the hollow wall and extended through the mounting plate cable opening and connected to the electrical fixture move with the electrical fixture, and when the cover is closed against the mounting plate the cables extending from the electrical fixture move in response to the movement of the electrical fixture directly through the mounting plate cable opening into the hollow wall. 8. The entry box of claim 7, wherein said electrical fixture comprises:a phase splitter configured to receive the ends of coaxial cables extending through the mounting plate cable opening in an orientation approximately normal to the wall on which said mounting plate is mounted. 9. The entry box of claim 7, wherein said electrical fixture is of smaller breadth than the breadth of said mounting plate cable opening, such that the electrical fixture can be telescopically received in the mounting plate cable opening. 10. The entry box of claim 7, wherein at least one of said mounting plate and said cover includes stand off walls for displacing said external wall of said cover from said mounting plate and forming a receptacle between said cover and said mounting plate for receiving the electrical fixture. 11. An entry box for mounting to a hollow wall, the wall having an opening therein for extending coaxial cables from within the hollow wall through the wall opening to the outside of the wall, said entry box comprising:a mounting plate for mounting to the wall about the opening in the wall,said mounting plate defining a mounting plate cable opening for registering with the wall opening,a cover for mounting to said mounting plate,an electrical fixture support carried by said cover, said electrical fixture support arranged to support a phase splitter on said cover and in registration with said mounting plate cable opening when said cover is mounted to said mounting plate,so that the cover is opened away from the mounting plate, a phase splitter is supported on We cover, coaxial cables extending from within the hollow wall extended through the mounting plate cable opening and connected to the phase splitter, and the cover is closed against the mounting plate with the cables extending from the phase splitter directly through the mounting plate cable opening,a second mounting plate opening for registration with the wall opening,electrical connectors supported on said mounting plate at the side of said second mounting plate opening remote from said mounting plate cable opening for connecting telephone cable extending from within the hollow wall through said second mounting plate opening,said electrical connectors being sized and positioned for being enclosed in said entry box when said cover is closed against said mounting plate. 12. An entry box for mounting to a hollow wall, the wall having a wall opening therein for extending coaxial cable from within the hollow wall through the wall opening, said entry box comprising:a mounting plate for mounting to the wall over the wall opening,said mounting plate defining a mounting plate cable opening for registration with the wall opening,a cover releasably mounted to said mounting plate, andan electrical fixture supported by said cover in alignment with said mounting plate cable opening and movable toward and away from said mounting plate cable opening in response to the cover moving toward or away from said mounting plate,whereby end portions of coaxial cables extending from within said hollow wall can be extend through the mounting plate cable opening directly to the electrical fixture and can be connected to the electrical fixture substantially without bending the portion of the cable extending from the mounting plate opening to the electrical fixture. 13. The entry box of claim 12, wherein said mounting plate cable opening is of greater breadth than the breadth of said fixture, such that the fixture is telescopically movable into the mounting plate cable opening in response to the cover moving toward the mounting plate. 14. The entry box of claim 12, wherein said electrical fixture is a phase splitter. 15. An entry box for mounting to a hollow wall, the wall having a wall opening therein for extending coaxial cable from within the hollow wall through the wall opening, comprising:a mounting plate for mounting to the wall over the wail opening,said mounting plate defining a mounting plate cable opening for registration with the wall opening,a cover releasably mounted to said mounting plate, andan electrical fixture supported by said cover in alignment with said mounting plate cable opening,whereby end portions of coaxial cables extending from within said hollow wall can be extend through the mounting plate cable opening directly to the electrical fixture and can be connected to the electrical fixture substantially without bending the portion of the cable extending from the mounting plate opening to the electrical fixture,a second opening defined by said mounting plate, andelectrical connectors supported on said mounting plate,whereby telephone cable can extend from the hollow wall through the second mounting plate opening and connect to said electrical connectors. 16. The entry box of claim 15, and further including:said second mounting plate opening positioned for registration with the wall opening. 17. A process of connecting the ends of electrical cables extending through hollow walls of a building structure comprising:forming an opening in the wall,providing an entry box having a mounting plate defining a mounting plate cable opening and having a cover relasably mounted to the mounting plate about the mounting plate cable opening,mounting an electrical fixture on the cover in registration with the mounting plate cable opening,mounting the mounting plate of the box on the outside surface of the wall with the mounting plate cable opening registering with the wall opening,extending the ends of electrical cables through the wall opening and through the mounting plate cable opening,connecting the ends of the cables to the electrical fixture mounted on the cover of the box,closing the cover of the box against the mounting plate of the box,as the cover is closed against the mounting plate, moving the electrical fixture in registration with the mounting plate cable opening and moving the cables back through the mounting plate cable opening and the wall opening.