Universal mounting ring

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10311265-B2
Application number	US-201615201020-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 1, 2016
Priority date	Mar 4, 2016
Publication date	Jun 4, 2019
Grant date	Jun 4, 2019

Abstract

A universal mounting ring has an arcuate or curved upper portion and a plurality of downwardly depending tabs. The universal mounting ring is configured to interface with an electrical enclosure, such as conventional electrical junction boxes to permit a radio frequency identification (RFID) reader to be secured within the enclosure and mate with a wide variety of enclosure cover assemblies manufactured by third parties. The downwardly depending mounting tabs are provided with multiple mounting positions such that the reader may be securely mounted at a plurality of positions relative to a cover assembly.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method of using a universal mounting ring, comprising:
a. providing a universal mounting ring comprising:
i. a planar U-shaped plate having a width, an outer perimeter edge and an inner perimeter edge; and
ii. at least one mounting tab comprising two parallel legs extending perpendicular to the U-shaped plate, a plurality of open-sided notches formed in each leg defining a plurality of mounting positions for receiving an electronic device and wherein each mounting position is located a different distance from the U-shaped plate;

b. securing an electronic device to at least one mounting tab of the universal mounting ring;
c. positioning the universal mounting ring and electronic device in an electrical enclosure, wherein the electrical enclosure is positioned at least partially inside a wall, and wherein the wall has an exterior surface; and
d. positioning a cover assembly over the universal mounting ring, the cover assembly having a first exterior surface facing away from the universal mounting ring and a second exterior surface facing toward the universal mounting ring, wherein the second exterior surface of the cover assembly abuts the exterior surface of the wall and the electronic device is positioned inside the wall.

2. The method of claim 1 , comprising:
providing a mounting bracket secured to the universal mounting ring; and
attaching the cover assembly to the mounting bracket with the second exterior surface of the cover assembly flush with the exterior surface of the wall.

3. The method of claim 1 comprising, adjusting the performance of the electronic device by repositioning the electronic device relative to the at least one mounting tab.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein the enclosure is a cylindrical junction box.

5. The method of claim 1 wherein the enclosure is rectilinear in shape.

6. The method of claim 1 wherein the electronic device is one of a contact reader, a contactless reader, a miniature controller and a door interface module.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the electronic device is positioned inside the electrical enclosure.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the step of positioning a cover assembly over the universal mounting ring comprises positioning the cover assembly in an abutting relation with the universal mounting ring.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the step of positioning a cover assembly over the universal mounting ring comprises positioning the universal mounting ring between the exterior surface of the wall and the cover assembly.

Assignees

• Assa Abloy Ab

Inventors

• Padilla Toby Mark
• Bousfield Randall Dennis

Classifications

• G06K7/10009

  sensing by radiation using wavelengths larger than 0.1 mm, e.g. radio-waves or microwaves · CPC title

• H02G3/123

  in thin walls · CPC title

• G06K7/10336 Primary

  the antenna being of the near field type, inductive coil · CPC title

• H02G3/14

  Fastening of cover or lid to box · CPC title