Patent · US Expired

Recessed in-floor fitting

US7183503B2 · kind B2 · utility

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20Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateDec 16, 2004
Grant dateFeb 27, 2007
Priority date
Expiry dateDec 16, 2024

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH02G3/185
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Embodiments of the present invention include an in-floor fitting for providing access to an underfloor electric distribution system. The in-floor fitting includes a cover configured to move between open and closed positions and being moved to an open position to allow a cable to pass therethrough. The in-floor fitting includes a receptacle positioned below the cover and configured to operatively connect to a cable comprising at least one of an electrical cable and a communication cable, wherein the cover is substantially flush with a surface of a floor when the cable is operatively connected to the receptacle and the cover is in the closed position.

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