Floor box cover

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9705298-B2
Application number	US-201514623130-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 16, 2015
Priority date	Feb 14, 2014
Publication date	Jul 11, 2017
Grant date	Jul 11, 2017

Abstract

An electrical floor box assembly and cover are provided. The floor box cover includes an access door that is designed to be repositioned. The access door is repositioned by lifting, sliding, or moving back and securing into one of at least two closed (flat) positions. When the access door is secured in a closed “not in service” position, the access door is watertight with a single gasket or seal. A second gasket or seal is provided below the cover for further watertightness. When the access door is secured in a closed “in service” position, one or more apertures for cords are revealed, thereby permitting cords plugged into an outlet within the floor box assembly to protrude through the apertures.

First claim

I claim:

1. A floor box cover assembly comprising: a cover plate having an aperture to permit access within said assembly, wherein said cover plate has a raised top surface, a recessed portion and a tab portion which projects into said aperture from a middle of said recessed portion; and a removable and repositionable access door attached to said cover plate by a tether, wherein said tether allows said access door to be positioned in a plurality of closed positions, wherein said plurality of closed positions comprises a closed not in service position that covers all of said aperture and a closed in service position that covers a portion of said aperture and wherein said access door is maintained as a substantially flat surface when positioned in each of said plurality of closed position.

2. The floor box cover assembly of claim 1 , further comprising a recessed box assembly.

3. The floor box cover assembly of claim 2 , wherein said cover plate and said access door each have a stop mechanism that work in concert to prevent movement of said access door while in each of said plurality of closed positions.

4. The floor box cover assembly of claim 2 , wherein said access door has a securing apparatus that engages said cover plate in each of said plurality of closed positions.

5. The floor box cover assembly of claim 4 , wherein said securing apparatus has protrusions.

6. The floor box cover assembly of claim 2 , wherein said recessed box assembly comprises an integrated box having both electrical box and recessed floor box components.

7. The floor box cover assembly of claim 1 , wherein said access door has a pull lever.

8. The floor box cover assembly of claim 1 , wherein said access door has a first gasket positioned around all edges of a bottom side of said access door and a second gasket positioned around all edges of a top portion of a recessed box.

9. The floor box cover assembly of claim 1 , wherein when said access door is positioned in said closed in service position at least one cord port is revealed.

10. an electrical box assembly comprising: an outlet box; an electrical box; and an electrical box cover assembly, wherein said electrical box cover assembly comprises: a cover plate having an aperture to permit access within said assembly; and an access door, wherein said access door is selected from the group consisting of a repositionable access door pivotally mounted to said cover plate by a sliding hinge, and a removable and repositionable access door attached to said cover plate by a tether, wherein said siding hinge slides to allow and said tether allows said repositionable access door and said removable and repositionable access door, respectively, to be positioned in a plurality of closed positions, wherein said plurality of closed positions comprises a closed not in service position that covers all of said aperture and a closed in service position that covers a portion of said aperture; and wherein said repositionable access door and said removable and repositionable access door are maintained as a substantially flat surface when positioned in each of said plurality of closed positions.

11. The electrical box assembly of claim 10 , wherein when said repositionable access door or said removable and repositionable access door is positioned in said closed in service position at least one cord port is revealed.

12. The electrical box assembly of claim 10 , wherein said repositionable access door or said removable and repositionable access door has a first gasket positioned around all edges of a bottom side of said repositionable access door or said removable and repositionable access door, respectively, and a second gasket positioned around all edges of a top portion of a recessed box.

13. The electrical box assembly of claim 10 , wherein said outlet box and said electrical box comprise a single integrated box having both outlet box and electrical box components.

Assignees

• Thomas & Betts Int Llc

Inventors

• Dinh Cong Thanh

Classifications

• H02G3/081

  Bases, casings or covers · CPC title

• H02G3/12

  for flush mounting · CPC title

• H02G3/185 Primary

  Floor outlets and access cups · CPC title

• H02G3/14

  Fastening of cover or lid to box · CPC title