Abstract: Disclosed herein are mounting brackets that allow fixtures to be adjustably attached to the bracket during installation, and positioned after attaching the mounting bracket to the mounting surface. The mounting brackets and installation methods disclosed herein provide more efficient installations of fixtures including as electrical junction boxes, communications boxes, conduit, pipe, lighting, and cables.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are mounting brackets that allow fixtures to be adjustably attached to the bracket during installation, and positioned after attaching the mounting bracket to the mounting surface. The mounting brackets and installation methods disclosed herein provide more efficient installations of fixtures including as electrical junction boxes, communications boxes, conduit, pipe, lighting, and cables.

Abstract: The present invention is an electrical junction box comprising a walled enclosure having an articulating cover member. The articulating cover member has an opening and is configured to allow an electrical device such as switch to be coupled to the cover member and further reside within the electrical junction box when the cover member is articulated into a closed position. When the cover member is in an open position, an installer has access to the backside of the electrical device and to the inside of the junction box. The coupling to of the electrical device to the cover member allows for support and stability of the electrical device while installing the required electrical lines that run through the junction box to the electrical device.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to a multipurpose adaptable work light, system, and method of use. The invention comprises a first housing member having an external connection port, a second housing member coupled to the first housing member, a lighting device coupled to the first housing member and disposed within the second housing member, a power source coupled to the lighting device, at least one magnet coupled to the first housing member, and an adaptor plate coupled to the first housing member. Each of the at least one magnet, the adaptor plate, the external connection port, and the second housing member may be utilized in various tandem and independent configurations in order to affix the work light to a suitable workplace environment surface, such as an overhead hook support, a tripod mount, a magnetically-active surface, a junction box, or to a wide variety of surfaces, including, without limitation, horizontal, vertical, angled, flat or curved surfaces.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to a multipurpose adaptable work light, system, and method of use. The invention comprises a first housing member having an external connection port, a second housing member coupled to the first housing member, a lighting device coupled to the first housing member and disposed within the second housing member, a power source coupled to the lighting device, at least one magnet coupled to the first housing member, and an adaptor plate coupled to the first housing member. Each of the at least one magnet, the adaptor plate, the external connection port, and the second housing member may be utilized in various tandem and independent configurations in order to affix the work light to a suitable workplace environment surface, such as an overhead hook support, a tripod mount, a magnetically-active surface, a junction box, or to a wide variety of surfaces, including, without limitation, horizontal, vertical, angled, flat or curved surfaces.

Abstract: A universal adjustable breaker lock device for a switch handle includes at least two locking members each having a channel adapted to accommodate the switch handle. The locking members are coupled to a translation member allowing the locking members to translate along a longitudinal axis of the translation member. A lever arm extends from a base wall or the translation member a distance greater than the width of the channel. In alternate embodiments, a cover, with two apertures, is disposed on the lever arm, to prevent engagement with a fastener. In the alternative embodiment, a lock may be disposed through the apertures to prevent removal of the universal breaker lock device while in use.

Abstract: The present invention is a square to octagon adapter for a square electrical junction box.

Abstract: The present invention is a square to octagon adapter for a square electrical junction box.

Abstract: The present invention is an electrical junction box comprising a walled enclosure having an articulating cover member. The articulating cover member has an opening and is configured to allow an electrical device such as switch to be coupled to the cover member and further reside within the electrical junction box when the cover member is articulated into a closed position. When the cover member is in an open position, an installer has access to the backside of the electrical device and to the inside of the junction box. The coupling to of the electrical device to the cover member allows for support and stability of the electrical device while installing the required electrical lines that run through the junction box to the electrical device.

Abstract: The present invention is a sconce configured to have a removable mounting plate. The removable mounting plate may be removed from the sconce and swapped with a mounting plate of a different size or geometric profile. The installer of the sconce may choose a mounting plate that matches the existing geometric profile of the existing in-wall junction box and thus has the ability to adapt the single sconce to the necessary environment. In another embodiment of the invention, the sconce is configured to have storage space for additional mounting plates for the convenience of the installer. In another aspect of the invention a method for replacing mounting plates and installing the sconce is disclosed.

Abstract: The present invention is a magnetic loop hanger for hanging common hanging members in a construction zone, including but not limited to, electrical wires, cables, pipe or conduit to a suitable magnetically engageable surface. The magnetic loop hanger comprises a helical looped wire member or a spiral wire member with a first end and a second end and a pitch between the first and second end, an elongated member having a proximal end and a distal end, the proximal end extending from the second end, an enlarged mounting member formed to the distal end, and at least one magnet coupled to the mounting member. The magnetic loop hanger is magnetically engaged to a suitable magnetically engageable surface. The suitable magnetically engageable surface may include a drop ceiling frame, an I-beam, a truss, a scaffold, a pipe, a vent, a duct, or a sconce.

Abstract: An electrical splice box comprising an enclosure formed by a plurality of sidewalls surrounding a baseplate and extending substantially perpendicularly from the baseplate. The enclosure has an open side opposite the baseplate and is configured to enclose electrical splices. A cover may be removably attached to the open side of the enclosure. A plurality of slots are formed in at least some of the sidewalls, where at least some of the sidewalls have at least one slot. A plurality of cable locks are removably attached to the baseplate. Each cable lock is positioned at a corresponding slot to receive and to hold a cable inserted into the slot.

Abstract: An electrical splice box comprising an enclosure formed by a plurality of sidewalls surrounding a baseplate and extending substantially perpendicularly from the baseplate. The enclosure has an open side opposite the baseplate and is configured to enclose electrical splices. A cover may be removably attached to the open side of the enclosure. A plurality of slots are formed in at least some of the sidewalls, where at least some of the sidewalls have at least one slot. A plurality of cable locks are removably attached to the baseplate. Each cable lock is positioned at a corresponding slot to receive and to hold a cable inserted into the slot.

Abstract: A universal breaker lock device for a switch handle includes a channel adapted to accommodate the switch handle. The channel includes a base wall, first and second side walls that extend generally perpendicularly from the base wall, and first and second feet that extend toward one another from distal ends of the first and second side walls. The channel includes a width defined by a distance measured between the first and second side walls. A lever arm extends from the base wall a distance greater than the width of the channel. A cover, with two apertures, is disposed on the lever arm, to prevent engagement with a fastener. A lock may be disposed through the apertures to prevent removal of the universal breaker lock device while in use.

Abstract: A ceiling blank configured to cover recessed canister lighting fixtures. A body member covers the open end of the fixture while an attachment apparatus secures the body member against the open end of the fixture. The attachment apparatus includes a fixture fitting that engages with a threaded aperture, such as a light socket, and a tension member provides tension force between the fixture fitting and the body member, forcing the body member against the open end of the fixture.

Abstract: A universal restraint device for a switch handle includes a channel adapted to accommodate the switch handle. The channel includes a base wall, first and second side walls that extend generally perpendicularly from the base wall, and first and second feet that extend toward one another from distal ends of the first and second side walls. The channel includes a width defined by a distance measured between the first and second side walls. A lever arm extends from the base wall a distance greater than the width of the channel.

Abstract: A universal breaker lock device for a switch handle includes a channel adapted to accommodate the switch handle. The channel includes a base wall, first and second side walls that extend generally perpendicularly from the base wall, and first and second feet that extend toward one another from distal ends of the first and second side walls. The channel includes a width defined by a distance measured between the first and second side walls. A lever arm extends from the base wall a distance greater than the width of the channel. A cover, with two apertures, is disposed on the lever arm, to prevent engagement with a fastener. A lock may be disposed through the apertures to prevent removal of the universal breaker lock device while in use.

Abstract: An electrical grounding device includes a first and a second collar member, each having inner and outer wall surfaces, a flange projecting from the inner wall surface, and a shoulder projection extending radially from the outer wall surface. Further, the device includes a thickened wall region including an aperture passing transversely therethrough, wherein the thickened wall region is disposed in the outer wall surface of at least one of the first and second collar members. A fastener is operably associated with the shoulder projections of the first and second collar members to removably couple the shoulder projections together. Such coupling configures the inner wall surfaces to define an opening disposed through the electrical grounding device.

Abstract: A ceiling blank configured to cover recessed canister lighting fixtures. A body member covers the open end of the fixture while an attachment apparatus secures the body member against the open end of the fixture. The attachment apparatus includes a fixture fitting that engages with a threaded aperture, such as a light socket, and a tension member provides tension force between the fixture fitting and the body member, forcing the body member against the open end of the fixture.