Patent · US Expired

Shallow recessed floor box

US5796037A · kind A · utility

31Cited by
5References
17Claims
0Family size

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Key dates

Filing dateApr 26, 1996
Grant dateAug 18, 1998
Priority date
Expiry dateApr 26, 2016

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH02G3/283
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An electrical floor box providing connections to one or more in-floor service distribution systems includes lower and upper portions defining a hollow interior and a plurality of wiring compartments and conduction tunnels interconnecting the wiring compartments. The lower portion includes a base and a plurality of side walls extending upwardly from the base. The upper portion is slidably connectable to the lower portion forming the hollow interior and the wiring compartments which extend outwardly from, and open to, the hollow interior. The upper portion also includes a top opening which provides access to the hollow interior.

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