Electricity: conductors and insulators – Boxes and housings – With electrical device
Reexamination Certificate
2005-11-15
2005-11-15
Patel, Dhiru R. (Department: 2831)
Electricity: conductors and insulators
Boxes and housings
With electrical device
C174S058000, C174S060000, C174S063000, C174S064000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06965078
ABSTRACT:
A recessed electrical box with a closeable cover member. The box may include a flange that serves as a positioning arrangement to recess the electrical box at the correct depth with respect to the surface in which it will be mounted. The recessed electrical box includes of two pieces, including a one-piece electrical box and a one-piece cover member. The cover member is of minimal size with respect to the electrical box to minimize the cost of construction. The electrical box can be installed on an exterior wall, including either as a retrofit on a finished building or as an installation on the wall of a building under construction. The outward extending flange may include an inner flange for positioning the recessed electrical box with respect to the outer surface of the substrate on a building under construction. The inner flange is removable to facilitate installation in a retrofit situation, in which the finish layer such as siding, stucco, or masonry is installed. The recessed electrical box may include a second, outer flange, for recessing the box at the correct depth with respect to a finished surface and to occlude from view the sidewalls of the box at their juncture with the finished surface. The one-piece electrical box includes side walls of that are spaced substantially the same distance apart from the front edge to the back wall of the box.
REFERENCES:
patent: 4438859 (1984-03-01), Solek
patent: 4724281 (1988-02-01), Nix et al.
patent: 5218169 (1993-06-01), Riceman
Arlington Industries Inc.
Patel Dhiru R.
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