Static structures (e.g. – buildings) – Three-way corner construction – Barrier resting on top of vertical structures; e.g. – walls
Patent
1995-02-15
1997-10-07
Kent, Christopher T.
Static structures (e.g., buildings)
Three-way corner construction
Barrier resting on top of vertical structures; e.g., walls
52220, 522205, 174 50, E04B 543
Patent
active
056735227
ABSTRACT:
A junction box that organizes and provides access electrical, data, telecommunications or other service lines routed through numerous channels formed between a false floor and an existing floor is disclosed. The housing of the junction box can be placed at virtually any point upon a false floor so that equipment disposed about the false floor can access outlets provided within the housing and connected to electrical, data, telecommunications cables or other service lines. Additionally, a hatch with a cable protector may be provided to cover the junction box while allowing cables to enter into the box for connection to the appropriate outlet. In another embodiment, a flange surrounds the top edge of the junction box housing and has holes through which pedestals or posts that support a false floor may insert. Guards, for preventing inadvertent contact with the outlets within the junction box, attach to the flange and run parallel to each side of the housing to form a channel that isolates cables leading to the junction box. The cables are connected to the outlets that may be held in the junction box by frames that slide into notches in the housing. The frames may be of a uniform size and formed from a dielectric to provide electrical insulation between the outlets and the junction box housing. The center of the frame can be machined in order to accept many different sizes and types of electrical components, thus eliminating the need to ground the junction box or redesign the housing each time a different supplier provides components.
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Stockwell Mitchell G.
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