Back-to-back two-gang electrical box

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11715941-B2
Application number	US-202217572041-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 10, 2022
Priority date	Jan 11, 2021
Publication date	Aug 1, 2023
Grant date	Aug 1, 2023

Abstract

An electrical box including a central housing with a first side opening, a second side opening opposite the first side opening, and a rear opening, each of the first and second side openings configured to receive an electrical or data interface device, a first extension compartment around the first side opening, the first extension compartment including a first door, a second extension compartment around the second side opening, the second extension compartment including a second door, and an exterior cover extending at least partially over the central housing, the first extension compartment, and the second extension compartment.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An electrical box, comprising:
a central housing with a first side opening, a second side opening opposite the first side opening, and a rear opening, each of the first and second side openings is configured to receive an electrical or data interface device;
a first extension compartment around the first side opening, said first extension compartment including a first door;
a second extension compartment around the second side opening, said second extension compartment including a second door; and
an exterior cover extending at least partially over said central housing, said first extension compartment, and said second extension compartment.

2. The electrical box of claim 1 , wherein the first side opening includes a first electrical or data interface device and the second side opening includes a second electrical or data interface device, wherein the first electrical or data interface device is a high voltage electrical outlet or switch and the second electrical or data interface device is a low voltage data or audio/visual (AV) outlet.

3. The electrical box of claim 1 , wherein each of said first and second extension compartments are removably attached to said central housing.

4. The electrical box of claim 1 , wherein each of the first and second doors are hingedly attached to the electrical box.

5. The electrical box of claim 1 , comprising a rear side including the rear opening and a front side opposite the rear side, wherein the rear side is configured to attach to a mount box.

6. The electrical box of claim 5 , wherein each of the first and second doors are hingedly attached to edges of the front side.

7. The electrical box of claim 5 , wherein said exterior cover extends over the front side, a bottom side, and a top side of the electrical box.

8. The electrical box of claim 5 , wherein the mount box is a two-gang mount box.

9. The electrical box of claim 5 , wherein the mount box is a single-gang mount box.

10. The electrical box of claim 9 , further comprising a mud ring at least partially closing the rear opening of said central housing around an opening of the single-gang mount box.

11. The electrical box of claim 5 , wherein said central housing includes a slot extending therethrough on the front side.

12. The electrical box of claim 11 , further comprising a barrier in the slot extending through said central housing and at least partially into the mount box.

13. The electrical box of claim 5 , wherein the mount box is mounted in a wall, and wherein the electrical box is mounted against the wall.

14. The electrical box of claim 5 , wherein the mount box is mounted on a top of a pedestal, and wherein the electrical box is mounted against the top of the pedestal.

15. The electrical box of claim 1 , wherein at least one of said first and second extension compartments includes a cable cutout on each of at least two sides of the at least one of said first and second extension compartments.

16. The electrical box of claim 15 , wherein the at least one of said first and second extension compartments includes a removable plug closing at least one of the cable cutouts.

17. An electrical box, comprising:
a central housing with a first side opening, a second side opening opposite the first side opening, and a rear opening configured to attach to a mount box, each of the first and second side openings configured to receive an electrical or data interface device;
a recess on a front side of said central housing, between the first side opening and the second side opening, including holes to receive fasteners for attaching said central housing to the mount box; and
a slot in said recess extending into said central housing between the first side opening and the second side opening.

18. The electrical box of claim 17 , further comprising a barrier extending through the slot and the rear opening at least partially into the mount box.

19. The electrical box of claim 18 , wherein the first side opening includes a first electrical or data interface device and the second side opening includes a second electrical or data interface device, wherein the first electrical or data interface device is a high voltage electrical outlet or switch and the second electrical or data interface device is a low voltage data or audio/visual (AV) outlet.

20. The electrical box of claim 17 , further comprising a removable cover within the recess.

21. An electrical box, comprising:
a central housing with a first side opening, a second side opening opposite the first side opening, and a rear opening configured to attach to a mount box, each of the first and second side openings configured to receive an electrical or data interface device;
a recess on a front side of said central housing including holes to receive fasteners for attaching said central housing to the mount box;
a slot in said recess extending into said central housing; and
a first extension compartment removably attachable to said central housing around the first side opening, said first extension compartment including a first door, and a second extension compartment removably attachable to said central housing around the second side opening, said second extension compartment including a second door.

22. The electrical box of claim 21 , further comprising a gasket between each of said first and second extension compartments and said central housing.

23. The electrical box of claim 21 , further comprising an exterior cover extending at least partially over said central housing, said first extension compartment, and said second extension compartment.

Assignees

• Hubbell Inc

Inventors

• Li Jian Hua
• Cretella Joseph Nicholas

Classifications

• H02G3/086 Primary

  Assembled boxes · CPC title

• H02G3/083

  Inlets · CPC title

• H02G3/14

  Fastening of cover or lid to box · CPC title

• H02G3/18 Primary

  providing line outlets · CPC title

• H02G3/081

  Bases, casings or covers · CPC title