Container for floor box with integral temporary cover
US6098798A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 12, 1999 |
| Grant date | Aug 8, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 12, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65D81/36
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A package for an electrical floor box of the type adapted to be mounted in a sub-floor for receiving a wiring device to allow connection to an electrical circuit includes a cardboard container having a size sufficient to permit the floor box to be contained therein, a reclosable flap for allowing the cardboard container to be opened for receiving the floor box and closed to enclose the floor box in the cardboard container, and indicia on the surface of the cardboard container defining the perimeter of a portion of the box adapted, when separated from the remainder of the container and folded, to form a temporary cover for the floor box for at least partially closing the container.
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