Rough-in mounting bracket for CEBUS tap point unit

Details Rough-in mounting bracket for CEBUS tap point unit Rough-in mounting bracket for CEBUS tap point unit

1996-08-23

2001-05-08

Ramirez, Ramon O. (Department: 3632)

Supports

Instrument in panel

C248S906000

Reexamination Certificate

active

06227499

ABSTRACT:

FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The invention relates to a mounting bracket for an electrical outlet and, in particular, to a mounting bracket for a tap point unit which is compliant with the EIA-600 CEBUS standard.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Electrical outlet boxes and support facia are well known. These outlets are used to connect electrical appliances to the house or building circuits or used to control various components within an electrical circuit such as electric lights.
Because of the need to handle more than electrical appliances, the Electronic Industry Association adopted a BUS standard (EIA-600 CEBUS) for new residential construction. The standard incorporates various communication protocols to accommodate coaxial and twisted pair cabling, powerline and radio frequency medias. The standard addresses a very wide array of communication media.
To utilize the CEBUS standard, new components are necessary. One such component is disclosed in “U.S. patent application Ser. No. 430,240 (issued as U.S. Pat. No. 5,651,696)”, which provides a CEBUS compliant tap point unit for mounting coaxial and twisted pair cabling at a standard electrical outlet box. The present invention provides a mounting or “rough in” bracket for housing one or more CEBUS tap point units similar to that disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 5,651,696 next to at least one standard wall mounted electrical receptacle such as a switch or an electrical power outlet.
Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide a mounting or “rough in” bracket for a CEBUS tap point unit which is fully compliant with the EIA CEBUS standard.
Another object of the present invention is to provide a mounting “rough in” bracket for installing one or more CEBUS tap point units next to at least one standard wall mounted electrical receptacle such as a switch or an electrical power outlet.
Another object of the present invention is to provide a mounting “rough in bracket which is simple to make and relatively easy to install and use in the field.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
Generally, the present invention provides a mounting or “rough in” bracket comprising a border surrounding an opening of a size and shape to accept for mounting one or more CEBUS tap point units adjacent to at least one standard electrical receptacle such as a switch or electrical outlet.
The “rough in” bracket is aligned over the electrical receptacle box by means of a first set of openings located in the border of the bracket that mate with screw holes located in the receptacle box. The rough in bracket is secured to the wall through a separate second set of openings also located in the border of the bracket. The bracket contains at least one flange attached to the border and surrounding the opening for supporting the mounted CEBUS tap point units and electrical receptacles. The rough in bracket optionally contains at least one first tab disposed opposite each other for supplementing the support provided to each CEBUS tap point unit by the flanges. The rough in bracket also optionally contains at least one second tab to provide a tie off point for any extraneous unconnected wire remaining from installation of the tap point and electrical receptacle wiring. After installation of the CEBUS tap point units and the electrical receptacles the mounting bracket is covered by a standard electrical receptacle face plate sized to encompass both the CEBUS tap point units and the electrical receptacles.
Other advantages of the invention will be apparent from a perusal of the following detailed description of a presently preferred embodiment taken in connection with the accompanying drawings.


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