IPC분류정보
국가/구분 |
United States(US) Patent
등록
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국제특허분류(IPC7판) |
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출원번호 |
UP-0889347
(2007-08-10)
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등록번호 |
US-7795544
(2010-10-04)
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발명자
/ 주소 |
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출원인 / 주소 |
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대리인 / 주소 |
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인용정보 |
피인용 횟수 :
11 인용 특허 :
15 |
초록
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An outlet box assembly for installation within a concrete floor, or any other type of poured flooring, includes a housing for accommodating a receptacle assembly with an electrical power and/or data receptacle as well as the wiring connected to the receptacle and the receptacle assembly has a self a
An outlet box assembly for installation within a concrete floor, or any other type of poured flooring, includes a housing for accommodating a receptacle assembly with an electrical power and/or data receptacle as well as the wiring connected to the receptacle and the receptacle assembly has a self adjusting attachment ring that accommodates the tapered inner walls of the housing and the receptacle assembly accommodates either a standard electrical outlet or a multimedia outlet with connections for power and one or more of voice data and audio video data.
대표청구항
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What is claimed is: 1. An outlet box assembly comprising: a housing configured with at least an open upper tube portion, a lower cavity portion below the tube portion and a base portion below the cavity portion and sealing the cavity portion; and a receptacle assembly inserted at least partially wi
What is claimed is: 1. An outlet box assembly comprising: a housing configured with at least an open upper tube portion, a lower cavity portion below the tube portion and a base portion below the cavity portion and sealing the cavity portion; and a receptacle assembly inserted at least partially within the tube portion of said housing, said receptacle assembly having at least a continuous ring device that contacts a tapered inner wall of the tube portion of said housing, wherein the diameter of the ring device is configured to self adjust to a change in the diameter of the tapered inner wall of said housing as the ring device is inserted within said housing. 2. The outlet box assembly as claimed in claim 1, wherein the ring device is made of the same material as said housing. 3. The outlet box assembly as claimed in claim 1, wherein said receptacle assembly further includes a tubular flange device with top and bottom open ends and a cylindrical sidewall. 4. The outlet box assembly as claimed in claim 3, wherein the bottom end of the tubular flange device is removably attached to the ring device. 5. The outlet box assembly as claimed in claim 4, wherein the tubular flange device is rotatable with respect to the ring device. 6. The outlet box assembly as claimed in claim 3, wherein said receptacle assembly further includes a door cover assembly having a top plate portion with an aperture therein and a tapered receptacle access portion disposed below the aperture. 7. The outlet box assembly as claimed in claim 6, wherein door cover assembly further includes a door hingedly attached to cover the aperture in the door cover assembly, wherein the door includes at least one aperture and at least one gasket tethered to the top plate and that sealingly covers the aperture in the door. 8. The outlet box assembly as claimed in claim 3, wherein the tubular flange device further has an interior flange portion extending from an interior wall of the cylindrical sidewall and which includes an attachment tab portion with mounting holes, the mounting holes in the attachment tab portion including holes located such that they align respectively with mounting holes in a multimedia outlet which provides connections for power and one or more of voice data and audio video data when the multimedia outlet is mounted to the receptacle assembly, and notches are provided in the attachment tab portion for accommodating respective structural components of the multimedia outlet when the multimedia outlet is mounted to the receptacle assembly. 9. The outlet box assembly as claimed in claim 1, wherein the ring device is fixedly attached to the inner wall of the tube portion of said housing. 10. The outlet box assembly as claimed in claim 1, wherein the ring device is made of PVC. 11. The outlet box assembly as claimed in claim 10, wherein the ring device is fixedly attached to the inner wall of the tube portion of said housing via PVC glue. 12. An outlet box assembly comprising: a housing configured with at least an open upper tube portion, a lower cavity portion below the tube portion and a base portion below the cavity portion and sealing the cavity portion; and a receptacle assembly inserted at least partially within the tube portion of said housing, said receptacle assembly having at least a ring device that contacts an inner wall of the tube portion of said housing, wherein the diameter of the ring device is configured to self adjust to a change in the diameter of the inner wall of said housing as the ring device is inserted within said housing, wherein the ring device comprises a plurality of vertical serrations disposed in an outer surface of the ring device from a bottom surface of the ring and extending partially up the outer surface of the ring device. 13. A receptacle assembly for housing an electrical receptacle within a concrete floor, the assembly sized such that it fits at least partially within a wiring housing within the concrete, the assembly comprising: a continuous attachment ring portion sized to fit snug against tapered inner walls of the wiring housing, wherein said attachment ring portion is configured such that its outer diameter decreases as it is pushed into a narrower portion of the tapered inner walls of the wiring housing. 14. A receptacle assembly as claimed in claim 13, wherein the attachment ring portion includes a plurality of vertical slots spaced equidistant from each other around the circumference of the attachment ring. 15. A receptacle assembly as claimed in claim 13, further comprising a tubular flange attached to said attachment ring portion at a bottom end thereof and having at least one attachment tab with alternative first and second sets of mounting holes, the first set of mounting holes being located such that they align with corresponding mounting holes on a standard electrical receptacle and the second set of mounting holes being located such that they align respectively with mounting holes in a multimedia outlet which provides connections for power, Category-5 (Cat-5) and coaxial when the multimedia outlet is mounted to the receptacle assembly, and notches are provided in the attachment tab portion for accommodating respective structural components of the multimedia outlet when the multimedia outlet is mounted to the receptacle assembly. 16. A receptacle assembly as claimed in claim 13, further comprising a hinged door having at least one opening with a corresponding sealing device tethered to the hinged door, wherein the sealing device is operable to selectively open or seal the opening. 17. A method of installing a receptacle assembly for supporting an electrical receptacle within a concrete floor, the method comprising: attaching a continuous attachment ring portion to the bottom of a carpet flange device, wherein the bottom of the carpet flange device has an outer diameter smaller than the outer diameter of an outer surface of the attachment ring device; applying an adhesive material to the outer surface of the attachment ring portion; inserting the attachment ring portion with the carpet flange attached into a tapered tubular portion of a wiring housing located within the concrete floor, wherein the outer diameter of the outer surface of the attachment ring device decreases as the attachment ring traverses the tapered tubular portion of the wiring housing; and securing the attachment ring device to the tapered tubular portion of the wiring housing with the adhesive. 18. The method of installing a receptacle assembly as claimed in claim 17, further comprising rotating the carpet flange device with respect to the attachment ring portion. 19. The method of installing a receptacle assembly as claimed in claim 17, further comprising attaching a multimedia outlet to the carpet flange device, wherein the multimedia outlet includes connections for power and one or more of voice data and audio video data. 20. The method of installing a receptacle assembly as claimed in claim 17, further comprising: attaching an electrical outlet device to the carpet flange device, wherein the electrical outlet device is recessed below a top surface of the floor; and attaching an outlet cover assembly to the carpet flange device, wherein the outlet cover assembly has a first aperture at one end thereof and a second aperture smaller than the first aperture at a second end, and wherein further, the second aperture has the same outer dimension as the electrical outlet device.
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