Electrical connectors – With contact preventer or retractable cover part – Movably mounted
Patent
1998-04-22
1999-12-28
Gilman, Alexander
Electrical connectors
With contact preventer or retractable cover part
Movably mounted
439544, H01R 1314
Patent
active
060073535
ABSTRACT:
An electrical connector enclosure is provided for housing at least one electrical component. The electrical connector enclosure comprises a housing (such as a standard electrical box), a mounting base, and a plate for enclosing the housing. The mounting base includes a frame that extends around the perimeter of a cavity in the housing and a ledge formed along the inner edge of the frame for engaging the plate. In addition, the ledge is further defined to include a radially extending section at each corner of the frame with a hole formed therein, such that these holes align with apertures from a box extension hole pattern of a typical electrical box. Prepunched plates are formed with a similar hole pattern and are configured with slots that expose different types of electrical components. For assembly, a plurality of fasteners pass through the holes in both the plate and the mounting base and into the apertures of the housing, thereby immovably attaching the plate to the mounting base as well as the mounting base to the electrical box. Extending between the radially extending sections of the frame are a top shelf and a bottom shelf that slidably engaging the electrical components. When the plate is attached to the mounting base, the electrical components are immovably secured between the shelves and the plate. Finally, a cover dimensioned to substantially cover the plate can be pivotably connected to the mounting base.
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