Abstract: A universal electrical box shield includes a sealing flange including a front surface and a back surface, a first pocket extending out from the front surface of the sealing flange, an adhesive layer including a first surface bonded to the sealing flange back surface and a second surface with a removably adhesive application, wherein the sealing flange and first pocket are dimensioned to go over a selected type of electrical box. The shield may include a double-beveled first pocket and/or a domed first pocket. The shield may be a rectangular cube shape. The shield may include second and third pockets disposed proximate the ends to provide clearance for electrical box mounting screws.

Abstract: An improved concertina wire that is portable and lightweight, easy to handle, and protects against wildfires by absorbing heat and dissipating it through the abundant air gaps in the concertina wire. Made of aluminum, this wire is much lighter and a better heat conductor than previous concertina wire made of steel. Made without razors, this wire can be extruded or stamped into a spiral cylinder using standard tool and die methods. Made with lightweight, non-rusting aluminum, and without razors, this wire can be quickly deployed by most everyone without a machine in front of homes, vehicles, grasslands, forests and such. As coiled concertina wire, a person or animal can crawl into the center of the coils so that wildfires will be harmlessly absorbed by the wire and dissipated into the large air gap between the wires. Formed into a dome around a person, the wire forms a smooth Faraday Gage to dissipate lightning strikes.

Abstract: A system for securing a cover on an electrical box is provided having an electrical box, an electrical box cover, the electrical box having at least two screw receptors, the electrical box cover having at least two screw pass-throughs, the at least two screw receptors corresponding to the at least two screw pass-throughs, such that a screw inserted in one of the screw pass-throughs may be secured in the screw receptor to hold the electrical box and electrical box cover together, the electrical box having a first temporary connector, the electrical box cover having a second temporary connector, and the first temporary connector and the second temporary connector corresponding to one another such that the electrical box and the electrical box cover are held together while screws are inserted into the at least one screw pass-throughs and screw receptors.

Abstract: Provided is an electrical connection box that includes: a box main body having one surface on which a plurality of component mounting portions in which electrical components are to be mounted are provided; a cover member covering the one surface of the box main body; a lock mechanism including a locked portion provided on a peripheral wall portion of the box main body and an elastic lock portion provided in a cantilever shape on the cover member. The top wall portion of the cover member is made of a resin material with a greater thermal conductivity than the elastic lock portion provided on the peripheral wall portion of the cover member, whereas the elastic lock portion provided on the peripheral wall portion of the cover member is made of a resin material with a greater elasticity than the top wall portion of the cover member.

Abstract: Various embodiments of a sealed package and a method of forming such package are disclosed. The package can include a non-conductive substrate that includes a cavity disposed in a first major surface. A cover layer can be disposed over the cavity and attached to the first major surface of the non-conductive substrate to form a sealed enclosure. The sealed package can also include a feedthrough that includes a via between a recessed surface of the cavity and a second major surface of the substrate, and a conductive material disposed in the via. An external contact can be disposed over the via on the second major surface of the non-conductive substrate, where the external contact is electrically connected to the conductive material disposed in the via. The sealed package can also include an electronic device disposed within the sealed enclosure that is electrically connected to the external contact.

Abstract: A resin pot assembly for use with a barrier cable gland is provided. The resin pot assembly is shaped and dimensioned to locate within an internal cavity of a cooperating barrier cable gland and has a closable end configured to seal onto a cable sheath of a cable in an installed condition. The resin pot assembly has two, coaxial components configured in the installed condition to surround a plurality of individually electrically insulated conductors extending out of the cable sheath. A first hollow component in the form of a clear cylinder provides the closable end of the resin pot assembly and a second hollow component, which is rigid, provides an pen end of the resin pot assembly and is axially spaced apart from the closable end of the resin pot assembly. The resin pot assembly operatively receives a resin mix therein.

Abstract: Provided is an electrical junction box capable of housing an electric component while absorbing the tolerance of the electric component. The electrical junction box is an electrical junction box that is to be mounted in a vehicle, including: a casing that forms an outer shell; and a fixation member that fixes, to the casing, an electric component that is to be electrically connected to a vehicle-mounted load or an electricity storage device mounted in the vehicle, wherein a slit for absorbing a tolerance associated with external dimensions of the electric component is provided in the fixation member.

Abstract: Provided is a wiring junction box for branching a wire connected to a plurality of ECUs mounted in a vehicle, including: a power input terminal connected to an electrical storage device supplying electric power to the ECUs; a plurality of power output terminals respectively outputting electric power input from the power input terminal to the plurality of ECUs; a communication device-side communication port connected to a communication device communicating with the ECUs; and a plurality of ECU-side communication ports respectively connected to the plurality of ECUs, wherein the wire includes a power line for connecting the power input terminal and the power output terminals and a communication line for connecting the communication device-side communication port and the ECU-side communication ports, the power line branches according to the number of power output terminals, and the communication line branches according to the number of ECU-side communication ports.

Abstract: A temperature control system may include a temperature control device, an electrical wall box having a hole for passing a wire or cable into the wall box, and a gland configured to be inserted into the hole of the wall box. The temperature control device may include a temperature sensor. The wall box may be configured to be mounted to a wall. The temperature control device may be configured to be mounted to the wall box such that the temperature sensor is located within the wall box. A wire or cable may be passed from a wall cavity of the wall, through the gland once inserted into the hole of the wall box, into an interior of the wall box, and attached to the temperature control device. The gland and the wall box may be configured to prevent air within the wall cavity from entering the wall box when the wire or cable is passed into the wall box.

Abstract: A remote control device may be mounted to a structure. The remote control device may include a control unit, a base, a faceplate, an adapter, and a mounting plate. The adapter may be configured to be attached to the faceplate. The adapter may be configured to be secured to the structure. The mounting plate may float between the adapter and the structure when the adapter is secured to the structure. The mounting plate may include a frame, a mounting tab, and a plurality of spring arms. The mounting tab may extend from the frame, for example, a platform on the frame. The mounting tab may be configured to prevent rotation of the base of the remote control device when the base is attached to the mounting plate. The plurality of spring arms may be configured to bias the mounting tab away from the structure.

Abstract: A lighting-junction-box may have sidewalls that bound a cavity. The cavity may be configured to receive an electronic component that is configured to emit light. The sidewalls may be divided into an upper-portion and a lower-portion. The lower-portion may be substantially cylindrical in shape. The upper-portion may be substantially octagonal in shape, except that two of the eight faces may be curved, while the remaining six faces may be flat and planar. The two curved faces may be oppositely disposed from each other. The two curved faces may have holes for receiving carriage-bolts for attaching adjusting-plates to the lighting-junction-box. Below the holes of the two curved faces on the lower-portion may be external-length-gauges to assist with mounting the lighting-junction-box. The adjusting-plates may have slots for receiving the carriage-bolts and to allow for vertical adjustment of the lighting-junction-box with respect to the adjusting-plates.

Abstract: A shutter mechanism for a camera of an electronic device can include a slider mechanism that enables the shutter mechanism to operate between an open state in which a lens of the camera is exposed and a closed state that blocks the lens of the camera. The slider mechanism comprises a one or more slider appendages that operate the shutter mechanism between the open state and the closed state. Each of the one or more slider appendages slide along a horizontal axis in relation to a horizontal axis corresponding to the lens of the camera.

Abstract: An apparatus, such as an electrical device or a wall box, may have a mounting mechanism that may be configured to mount the apparatus to a wall in a manner that may facilitate secure fastening to the wall. The apparatus may comprise at least one mounting clamp that may have a fin and a drum that receives a mounting screw. The fin of the mounting clamp may be configured to be located within a pocket formed in the body. When a mounting screw is driven, the mounting clamp may rotate from the pocket into a position in which the drum of the mounting clamp may be received in a channel formed in the body. The drum may be configured to move through the channel as the mounting screw is further driven. The gap may be sized to retain the mounting clamp within the channel as the drum moves therethrough.

Abstract: An edge adapter for electrical box extension rings or extenders operably configured to prevent injury or damage to electrical circuit wires and individuals manipulating the same, and comprising an adapter body of a polymeric material, with a front edge, a rear edge, a sidewall, and enclosing and defining an adapter channel, and with a first plurality of retention flanges radially projecting from, and disposed in a tightly-spaced configuration on, an outer wall surface on a first side of the adapter body, the first plurality of retention flanges defining a first retention slot; and a second plurality of retention flanges radially projecting from, and disposed in a tightly-spaced configuration on, an outer wall surface on a second side of the adapter body opposing the first side of the adapter body, the first and second plurality of retention flanges selectively removably coupled to the electrical box extension ring in a retained configuration.

Abstract: A control device and face plate is described, where the faceplate includes a first region formed from a first material that is non-conductive, a second region that is formed a second material that is transparent to infrared radiation, and where the first region and the second region are seamlessly joined to form a unitary structure.

Abstract: A mounting device includes a panel portion, and a fastener receiving structure provided within a perimeter of the panel portion. The fastener receiving structure can include a flexure mechanism to enable at least a portion of the fastener receiving structure to flex with insertion of a fastener into the flexure mechanism that attaches the panel portion against an underlying surface.

Abstract: A powered wall plate has a wall plate, an electrical circuit, at least two electrical plug prongs, and at least one mounting screw aperture. The wall plate has a front surface opposite a rear surface, as well as at least one opening extending through the front surface and the rear surface and sized to expose a first electrical receptacle of an electrical device therethrough. The electrical circuit is located between the front surface and the rear surface. The at least two electrical plug prongs are coupled to the electrical circuit within the wall plate and extend away from the rear surface of the wall plate. In addition, the at least two electrical plug prongs are configured to removably mate with a second electrical receptacle of the electrical device. A distance between the at least one mounting screw aperture and the at least two electrical plug prongs is adjustable.

Abstract: An electrical connection assembly includes an electrical box including a housing having an internal surface defining an internal volume of the housing. An electrical connector is positioned outside the internal volume of the housing and fixed to the housing with a fastener. The housing includes an aperture having an opening defining an insertion path extending from a location external to the housing along a frame of the electrical connector to a location within the internal volume of the housing. The assembly includes a disc mechanically secured to the housing relative to the opening to obstruct the insertion path. A retainer and a bushing including a membrane for the electrical connector as well as methods of making an electrical connector are also provided.

Abstract: A grommet has a body that includes a longitudinal axis and has a passageway therein. The grommet further includes a collar and a box prong. The collar extends from the body and away from the longitudinal axis. The box prong extends at least partially around the body. The grommet also includes a plurality of openings that extend through at least the box prong.

Abstract: A wall box may provide adjustable support for a control device, such as a keypad, to allow for level alignment of the control device when mounted to the wall box. The wall box may have an adjustable support frame to which the control device may be mounted. When the control device is mounted to the support frame of the wall box, the support frame may be rotated to adjust the alignment of the control device. In addition, the wall box may comprise one or more projections configured to be received in respective detents in notched surfaces of the control device to allow for adjustment of the alignment of the control device. Further, the wall box may have a modular assembly and may be constructed from a central portion and two side portions at the time of installation of the wall box.