Combination power and communication electrical wall terminal
US5243134A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 24, 1991 |
| Grant date | Sep 7, 1993 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 24, 2011 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH02G3/12
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A combination electrical wall terminal incorporating a communication receptacle and an electric power device such as a convenience power receptacle, a line switch or the like. The electrical wall terminal comprises a junction box for installation in a hollow wall structure, the junction box defining a housing for the electric power device and includes a pair of laterally projecting and vertically spaced apart support flanges mounted to a side wall of the housing. In addition, the electrical wall terminal comprises a wall plate retained to the support flanges, provided with an aperture facing the junction box housing to receive the power device and includes a communication receptacle that fits between the support flanges of the junction box. The invention also extends to a side plate to adapt a conventional knockdown electrical junction box for use in a combination electrical wall terminal according to the invention.
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