Patents by Inventor William L. Nash

William L. Nash has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Electric outlet box assembly
    Patent number: 5740936
    Abstract: An electrical outlet box assembly to be installed on a masonry structure between furring strips for mounting thereon a wall finishing board, has a main housing member. The main housing member is formed of a generally flat back plate and side walls extending orthogonally away from the back plate. A cover top is mounted to the main housing member. The cover top is formed of a wall finishing support top, for receiving a wall finishing board, and riser walls extending orthogonally away from the wall finishing support top. The riser walls have an electrical device cavity formed therein for receiving an electrical device. The main housing side wall has a given first height and the wall finishing support top has a thickness, together corresponding to a thickness of a furring strip. The riser wall has a given second height corresponding to a width of the wall finishing board for facilitating installation of the wall finishing board when the main housing member is placed between furring strips on a masonry wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 1996
    Date of Patent: April 21, 1998
    Inventor: William L. Nash
  • Electric outlet box and connector assembly
    Patent number: 5728971
    Abstract: An electrical outlet box and connector assembly includes an outlet box housing having a plurality of cavities formed therein. A connector has a one-piece fastener for immobilizing the connector with the connector mounted in one of the cavities. A method for connecting electrical metallic tubing (EMT) to an electrical outlet box includes the steps of attaching a connector having a one-piece fastener to a piece of EMT for securing the connector to the piece of EMT. The one-piece fastener of the connector is mounted to an outlet box housing, having a plurality of cavities, in one motion for immobilizing the connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 1996
    Date of Patent: March 17, 1998
    Inventor: William L. Nash
  • Gangable plastic box for electrical outlets
    Patent number: 5509560
    Abstract: A multi-gangable outlet box is assembled from one or more main housing elements and two lateral members, which close off the sides of the outlet box. The individual members are connected to one another by engaging snap latches with corresponding receiving slots. The snap latches and the slots are disposed diagonally across one another on the main housing element. If the main housing member is rotated by 180.degree., therefore, the same configuration of tabs and slots results.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 1995
    Date of Patent: April 23, 1996
    Inventor: William L. Nash