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Cover for recessed electrical outlet box

US8242365B2 · kind B2 · utility

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40Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateAug 28, 2007
Grant dateAug 14, 2012
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Expiry dateAug 10, 2028

Classification

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

Abstract

A cover assembly for use on a recessed in-floor fitting. The cover assembly includes a flange configured to be mounted along the surface of a floor and a cover rotatably connected to the flange and configured to be moved with respect to the flange from a closed position covering the interior of the in-floor fitting to an open position allowing access to the interior. The cover includes a gasket that forms a radial seal along an inner wall of the flange when the cover is in the closed position and at least one door that is movable from a closed position that covers up an egress passageway in the cover to an open position that exposes the egress passageway. The door is configured to slide under a top surface of the cover when moved between the open and closed positions and is biased toward the closed position.

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