Abstract: A gasketless weather-resistant electrical outlet cover assembly includes a cover plate with a top wall and an aperture for exposing an electrical device and a door having a top wall which is hingedly connected to the cover plate top wall. The hinged connection includes at least one hook projecting up from the cover plate top wall, each hook having a slot extending into the space under the hook. The hinge connection also includes at least one laterally extending hinge pin on the door for pivotal engagement in the space under a hook on the cover plate through the slot therein so that the door can swing between a closed position wherein the cover covers the aperture in the cover plate to an open position wherein the door is swung away from the cover plate to expose that aperture.

Abstract: An electrical cord assembly for lighting fixture includes: a main cord connected to a power source, a switch box connected with the main cord secured on a supporting stand, at least a lamp cord branched from the main cord through the switch box and connected to at least a lamp secured on the stand through a lamp adapter, wherein the switch box is formed by integrally molding an outer jacket on an inner box for ensuring a water proof property for the power connection, and the lamp adapter is also well shielded for water proof purpose, thereby forming an electrical cord system easily assembled for saving assembly labor cost and for providing a lighting fixture for a quicker lighting service.

Abstract: A housing assembly for covering an electrical cord extending from a source of electrical supply to a fixture or appliance in which the assembly includes at least one mounting bracket and a cover and wherein portions of the bracket bite into the opposite sidewalls of the cover to thereby retain the cover in fixed position over the electrical cord.

Abstract: A conduit adapter assembly for a surface mounted duct system. The conduit adapter assembly includes a base adapted to be attached to a surface of a wall, and a cover which snap fits onto the base. The base has punch-outs to provide access to the interior of the conduit adapter assembly for feeding a conduit therein. Twist-out portions are provided in the cover to receive surface-mounted ducts or raceways which are mounted on the ceiling. An end wall of the cover is provided with an opening to receive a run of duct or raceway of a particular size which is mounted on the wall. The end wall is detachable from the rest of the cover to form a larger opening for receiving a larger size duct or raceway.

Abstract: A box extender has movable gates for providing a first set of threaded holes for attaching a receptacle or other electrical device to the extender when the movable gates are in a "closed" position, and for swinging to an "open" position to facilitate access to a second set of holes for attaching the extender to an electrical box. The movable gates are in the form of flat plates that extend nearly all the way across the housing when they are in the closed position. The housing of the extender provides a device for defeatable retaining the movable gates in the closed position.

Abstract: An electric outlet safety plate incorporates sliding cover elements which, in various positions, cover the electric outlet when not in use, open for insertion of an electric plug, and grasp the plug to prevent removal. A plate member includes a groove extending outwardly to the side from each of the electric outlet openings. A pair of substantially identical sliding members engage the groove from opposing sides of the plate member. The sliding members include an outlet covering portion which is spaced from the outer surface of the electric outlet and has its inner edges toothed to enhance their grasp upon the electric plug. The sliding members are lockable against outward movement on the plate member. Teeth are formed upon the plate member so as to extend within the groove, and a second set of teeth are formed upon the sliding member so as to releasably engage the teeth of the plate member.

Abstract: Two-part floor box disassembled at job site so one part can be connected to conduit without interference from the other part and then the parts reassembled for the pour. Parts are preferably a stamped sheet metal base and a plastic housing which can be slipped into and out of a cavity in base. Radially extending wiring compartments provide for feed thru and for feeding power from outside to the inside of the box structured so any combination of power and communication can be employed.

Abstract: In accordance with illustrative embodiments of the present invention, a paint shield that covers all exposed surfaces of an electrical outlet or switch assembly and its cover plate includes a front wall having top, bottom and side walls extending rearward thereof, and devices such as a pair of prongs or a suction cup which temporarily attach the shield to the assembly with the rear edge sections of the top, bottom and side walls positioned tightly against the adjacent side surfaces of the cover plate. The shield has a handling tab on the front wall that is longitudinally aligned with the prongs or suction cup.

Abstract: A wiring box for arranging the cables is buried under the ground after the cables are arranged and after the box is hermetically sealed with mortar in the construction site. It is therefore desirable that the wiring box is easily assembled at the construction site. The adapter for wiring of the invention is consists of a box and partitioning walls that divide the interior of the box into a plurality of areas. Namely, insertion holes are formed in the adapter, cables are inserted in the insertion holes, and paste is charged into the areas partitioned by the partitioning walls, enabling the cables to be easily arranged.

Abstract: An outdoor weatherproof protective electrical outlet cover adapted to be attached in weatherproof connection to an electrical outlet comprising a base plate adapted to be attached in weatherproof connection with the electrical outlet, the base plate having an aperture of sufficient size to accommodate the electrical outlet positioned in a first orientation and a second orientation wherein only one electrical outlet orientation can be accommodated at a given time, an insert sized and adapted to fit within the aperture of the base plate in a first orientation and a second orientation, the aperture being of sufficient size to accommodate one electrical outlet orientation, and a protective housing defining a closed space enclosing the electrical outlet with at least one electrical plug present, the protective housing adapted to be mounted to the base plate.

Abstract: A plastic load center box economically provided by duplicate molded end sections joined by an intermediate section of uniform cross-section which is readily provided in selected lengths in either molded or extruded form. End walls receive metal inserts electrically interconnected to provide grounding when attached to grounded conduit, or plastic inserts where the load center application does not require grounded conduit. Molded end sections have formed knockouts and wire clamping tabs. A metal cover for the box is grounded to the metal inserts or to the interconnection. Additional plastic inserts in the end walls provide forwardly open pockets in which cable may be laid, and closing inserts overlying the pockets to grip the cable and retain it in the pockets.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a grounding ring which may be used in grd adapters. The grounding ring has a structure resembling a miniature box girder with an irregular hexagonal cross section and is bent into a toroidal configuration. The grounding ring is characterized by increased wall areas for establishing electrical contact between a surface of a conductor and a surface of a stuffing tube, grounding conduit, or shield grounding fitting. The grounding ring provides improved EM performance and better capacitive coupling.

Abstract: An electrical outlet safety cover is made in three simple pieces: a four walled body, a cap having cord egress slots, and a small closure slidably insertable into and removable from the four walled body. The closure optionally provides top or bottom cord egress, the cap slots providing frontal and partial side egress. The cap entraps the body and small closure upon assembly, assembly being secured by a screw, threaded through the cap and engaging preexisting threads in the electrical outlet. The safety cover components are uncomplicated and inexpensive, yet rugged. The body is selectively positioned to provide different cord egress configurations. Electrical cords are not constrained to describe sharp bends within the cover, and may not be pulled laterally so as to bend the cord plug prongs.

Abstract: An overvoltage protector assembly and a method of attaching a terminal member through a dielectric body. The assembly has a dielectric body, and line terminal members extending through the body into a chamber within. The terminal members each have a shaft passing through the body and first and second radially extending, opposing abutment surfaces which engage inner and outer surfaces of the body. The body is compressed between the opposing abutment surfaces in an axial direction of the shaft to deform the body inwards to sealingly engage the terminal member between the opposing abutment surfaces. The body is formed with axial projections around apertures receiving the line terminals, so that compressing the body results in displacement of material of the body to form annular projections sealingly engaging around the shaft between the abutment surfaces. Peripheral surfaces of the terminal member are cooperable with the body to prevent relative rotation of the body and the terminal member.

Abstract: An in-floor multiple-service wiring device and, more particularly, a poke-through wiring fitting incorporating a novel flap cover assembly, and which fitting is adapted to be positioned in a floor aperture of a concrete building floor for the conductance of electrical power and telecommunication signals between the work spaces of multi-storied buildings. The flap cover assembly incorporates an upper cover plate consisting of metallic material, preferably such as brass or the like, and a lower cover plate, preferably constituted from a rigid molded plastic material and which is fastened to the upper plate member in surface contact with the rear face thereof.

Abstract: A telecommunications wiring system reliably provides fast configuration and reconfiguration of user telecommunications devices within a localized telecommunications network. A series of piping assemblies creates a network of pair appearances in multiple. Then, hard-wired pair selectors, extractors, are used to connect at least one preselected signal from the piping assembly to the telecommunications device. Since only several of the many signal paths are permanently spliced within the connector of the extractor, only those several paths provide a continuous path for transmission. Whenever the position of a telecommunications device needs to be changed within the network, the extractor associated with the telecommunications device is unplugged from the piping assembly to accompany the telecommunications device to its new location.

Abstract: A floor box partition panel made from a square plate and fastened in a square floor box for electric wiring, said floor box partition panel having a square hole at the center for fastening a plug switch, and projecting strips symmetrically projecting from the peripheral edge thereof in two opposite directions so that two separate spaces are defined inside said floor box for inserting high tension cables and low tension cables separately.

Abstract: An apparatus including an outlet plate, with a perimeter flange coextensively arranged about the plate adjacent a perimeter edge of the plate, with the flange slidably and lockably receiving a housing, with the housing including an elongate slot directed through a forward wall thereof, with clip members mounted adjacent terminal ends of a continuous groove directed through side and top walls of the housing to secure the flange therewithin.

Abstract: The present invention pertains to a clamping element for holding electronic boards inserted in parallel to one another into an electronic rack. The arrangement removes waste heat from the electronic boards to the rack housing by heat conduction and via heat exchangers. A clamping element is proposed for this purpose, which substantially reduces the thermal resistance and consequently the temperature difference caused by heat conduction between the electronic board and the housing rack, and which also permits variable, defined adjustable clamping forces, and which is designed as an optical clamping control indicator.

Abstract: An electrical junction box for supporting a hanging load includes a base plate and a sidewall extending from it. The base plate has a pair of square bolts holes at opposite positions next to the sidewall. The sidewall has a pair of tabs bent inward, each tab having a bolt hole aligned with one of the square bolt holes. A square necked carriage bolt extends through each square bolt hole and its aligned tab bolt hole, with a lock nut on each of the bolts for supporting the hanging load. A spacer sleeve surrounds each of the bolts, between the base plate and the tabs, forming a rigid structure when the nuts are tightened. The sidewall further includes mounting holes for side mounting of the junction box for a supporting structure, permitting flush mounting of the box relative to a ceiling.