Geometrical instruments – Gauge – Wall panel outline marker for utility
Reexamination Certificate
1998-11-12
2001-05-22
Gutierrez, Diego (Department: 2859)
Geometrical instruments
Gauge
Wall panel outline marker for utility
C033S613000, C033SDIG001, C269S904000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06233838
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
This invention pertains to electrical boxes or junction box installation. There is a need for a better way to handle these electrical components, and to locate them on building structures. To date, there have been many ways documented and described in the prior art to locate such electrical boxes by using a template, or tool that acts like a template. The problem is that there is a great deal of manual handling of the boxes, and of the tool or template used to accomplish the desired installation that will provide accurate electrical box locations according to building codes, and the contractor's specifications. The electrical outlet locations are prescribed by building codes, and generally will be met by adjusting the position of the boxes in three dimensions in order to meet the code requirements. The adjustment by nature of the definition of space must be accomplished in three planes, vertically, by depth with respect to the building wall, and by direct attachment to a surface of the structural members constituting components of the wall.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The present invention concerns a portable cartridge holding apparatus for locating and supplying electrical junction boxes. The invention is directed to the loading apparatus, and its general elongate receptacle that facilitates loading of up to ten electrical junction boxes at a time. There are operating components associated with the receptacle that function to enable a release of one of the junction boxes to a dispensing chamber. The dispensing chamber has a biasing device to cause each released junction box to be accurately located at a desired depth position with respect to the building wall face. While the actuating components release each junction box, a following junction box of the supply is held in an upper position by another portion of the actuating components.
OBJECTS OF THE INVENTION
It is a primary object of the present invention to facilitate rapid and accurate location of wall mounted junction boxes in three planes of location on a structural building element of a building wall.
It is another object of the present invention to provide a way of holding the junction boxes in place by way of a mechanical positioning apparatus. The boxes will be located, registered and fastened without direct manual manipulation of the boxes. This will result in a repeatable, accurate installation of electrical boxes on a building wall in a desired and predetermined position.
It is another object of the present invention to provide a way of installing electrical junction boxes at two different elevation levels on a building wall. The portable cartridge apparatus is able to provide the different elevation levels without changing any settings of the mechanism included in the portable cartridge apparatus.
It is yet another object of the present invention to greatly reduce the manual labor of positioning junction boxes on building elements of a wall, while increasing the number of boxes installed while effectively reducing the time required to do so.
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Banker George H.
Falwell Robert L.
Goltz Ira G.
Kramer Edward J.
Masho Donald L.
Gutierrez Diego
Pruchnic Jr. Stanley J.
Russo Karin A.
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