IPC분류정보
국가/구분 |
United States(US) Patent
등록
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국제특허분류(IPC7판) |
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출원번호 |
UP-0151005
(2008-05-02)
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등록번호 |
US-7579549
(2009-09-08)
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발명자
/ 주소 |
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출원인 / 주소 |
- Thomas & Betts International, Inc.
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대리인 / 주소 |
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인용정보 |
피인용 횟수 :
13 인용 특허 :
9 |
초록
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A cover for an electrical box having a face plate, an elongate slot in the face plate, a lid support structure and a lid. The lid fits on the front of the face plate and over the opening and is pivotably movable between an open position, which allows access to the box interior, and a closed position
A cover for an electrical box having a face plate, an elongate slot in the face plate, a lid support structure and a lid. The lid fits on the front of the face plate and over the opening and is pivotably movable between an open position, which allows access to the box interior, and a closed position, which prevents access to the box interior. When in the open position, the lid is slidably receivable by the slot and is stored in the lid support structure that extends from the back of the cover.
대표청구항
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What is claimed is: 1. A cover for an electrical box, wherein the electrical box has a back wall, an open front and a perimeter side wall extending therebetween to define a box interior which is adapted to receive one or more electrical devices, the cover comprising: a face plate having a front, a
What is claimed is: 1. A cover for an electrical box, wherein the electrical box has a back wall, an open front and a perimeter side wall extending therebetween to define a box interior which is adapted to receive one or more electrical devices, the cover comprising: a face plate having a front, a back, an opening with a plurality of sides, a surface and a recessed ledge in the surface on a first side of the plurality of sides; an elongate slot in the face plate substantially parallel to and extending along one side of the opening between the recessed ledge and the first side, wherein the slot has a pair of opposing sides and a pair of opposing ends; a lid support structure extending from the back of the face plate proximate the slot; and a lid comprising a first end, a second end and a pair of opposing sides, wherein the lid fits on the front of the face plate and over the opening and is pivotably movable between an open position, which allows access to the box interior, and a closed position, which prevents access to the box interior, and wherein the lid is slidably receivable by the slot when in the open position. 2. The electrical box cover according to claim 1, wherein the lid support structure comprises two retainers and each retainer has a terminus formed by a tab, and wherein the tabs face each other and limit the movement of the lid. 3. The electrical box cover according to claim 1, wherein the lid support structure comprises a pair of tracks located at the opposing ends of the slot. 4. The electrical box cover according to claim 1, wherein the lid support structure comprises a pair of channels located at the opposing ends of the slot, wherein each channel has a closed end formed by the face plate and an open end. 5. The electrical box cover according to claim 4, wherein the lid further comprises a pin on each of the opposing sides of the lid, wherein the pins are slidably received by the channels and wherein the lid pivots on the pins between the open and closed positions. 6. The electrical box cover according to claim 5, wherein the lid support structure further comprises two retainers located on the opposing sides of the slot, wherein the two retainers each have a terminus formed by a tab, and wherein the tabs face each other and limit the movement of the lid in the support structure. 7. The electrical box cover according to claim 5, wherein a stop extends across each of the open ends of the channels to limit the movement of the lid in the channels. 8. The electrical box cover according to claim 1, wherein the recessed ledge in the surface is on at least two sides of the opening. 9. The electrical box cover according to claim 8, wherein the lid contacts the recessed ledge when in the closed position. 10. The electrical box cover according to claim 1, wherein the first end of the lid has a latching device that engages the face plate on the side of the opening opposite the slot and the second end of the lid is slidably receivable by the slot. 11. A cover for an electrical box, wherein the electrical box has a back wall, an open front and a perimeter side wall extending therebetween to define a box interior that is adapted to receive one or more electrical devices, the cover comprising: a face plate having a front, a back, a surface and two or more openings, wherein each opening has a plurality of sides and a recessed ledge in the surface on a first side of the plurality of sides; two or more elongate slots in the face plate, each elongate slot substantially parallel to and extending along one side of one of the openings between the recessed ledge and the first side, wherein each slot has a pair of opposing sides and a pair of opposing ends; two or more lid support structures, each lid support structure extending from the face plate proximate one of the slots; and two or more lids, each comprising a first end, a second end and a pair of opposing sides, wherein each of the lids fits over one of the openings and is pivotably movable between an open position, which allows access to the box interior, and a closed position, which prevents access to the box interior, and wherein each lid is slidably receivable by one of the slots when in the open position. 12. The electrical box cover according to claim 11, wherein each of the lid support structures comprises two retainers and each retainer has a terminus formed by a tab, and wherein the tabs face each other and limit the movement of the lid. 13. The electrical box cover according to claim 11, wherein each of the lid support structures comprises a pair of tracks located at the opposing ends of one of the slots. 14. The electrical box cover according to claim 11, wherein each of the lid support structures comprises a pair of channels located at the opposing ends of one of the slots, wherein each channel has a closed end formed by the face plate and an open end. 15. The electrical box cover according to claim 14, wherein each of the lids further comprises a pin on each of the opposing sides of said each lids, wherein the pins are slidably received by the channels and wherein the lids pivot on the pins between the open and closed positions. 16. The electrical box cover according to claim 15, wherein each of the lid support structures further comprises two retainers located on the opposing sides of one of the slots wherein the two retainers each have a terminus formed by a tab, and wherein the tabs face each other and limit the movement of the lid in the support structure. 17. The electrical box cover according to claim 15, wherein a stop extends across each of the open ends of each of the channels to limit the movement of each of the lids in one of the channels. 18. The electrical box cover according to claim 11, wherein each of the recessed ledges in the surface is on at least two sides of each of the two or more openings in the cover. 19. The electrical box cover according to claim 11, wherein the first end of each lid has a latching device that engages the side of one of the openings opposite one of the slots, and wherein the second end of each lid is slidably receivable by one of the slots. 20. A cover for an electrical box, wherein the electrical box has a back wall, an open front and a perimeter side wall extending therebetween to define a box interior which is adapted to receive one or more electrical devices, the cover comprising: a face plate having a front, a back, an opening with a plurality of sides, a surface and recessed ledge in the surface on a first side of the plurality of sides; an elongate slot in the face plate substantially parallel to and extending along one side of the opening between the recessed ledge and the first side, wherein the slot has a pair of opposing sides and a pair of opposing ends; a lid support structure extending from the face plate proximate the slot, wherein the lid support structure comprises a pair of channels located at the opposing ends of the slot and two retainers located on the opposing sides of the slot, wherein the two retainers each have a terminus formed by a tab, wherein the tabs face each other; and a lid comprising a first end, a second end, a pair of opposing sides and a pin on each of the opposing sides, wherein the first end of the lid has a latching device that engages one of the sides of the opening in the face plate, wherein the lid fits over the opening and pivots on the pins between an open position, which allows access to the box interior, and a closed position, which prevents access to the box interior, wherein the second end of the lid is slidably receivable by the slot when in the open position, and wherein the lid support structure is adapted to receive the lid and the tabs on the retainers are adapted to limit the movement of the lid in the support structure.
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