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Raintight junction box

US4654470A · kind A · utility

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24Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateDec 19, 1985
Grant dateMar 31, 1987
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Expiry dateDec 19, 2005

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY02E10/50
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A raintight electrical junction box is disclosed for use outdoors and includes a base member having a peripheral channel while the cover has a labyrinth profiled to be received in the channel, when the cover is placed over the base member. The mating geometry of the labyrinth and the channel provide a gasketless peripheral seal between the cover and base member.

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