Terminal On Floor Patents (Class 174/487)
  • Patent number: 11837856
    Abstract: A bushing housing (1) for leading one or more lines and/or cables out of or into a closed area comprises a housing member (2) and a matching removable housing cover (3). The housing member (2) has a breakthrough hole (5) and at least one exit hole (6, 6?), the planes of which extend substantially perpendicularly to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: HARTING Electric Stiftung & Co. KG
    Inventors: Denny Hellige, Ensign Wen, Walter Gerstl
  • Patent number: 11563314
    Abstract: An electrical box comprising an adjustable voltage divider may include a housing comprising an inner surface and ribs or threads integrally formed on the inner surface of the rectangular housing. A voltage divider plate may be disposed within the housing with vertical edges of the voltage divider plate extending along and held in place between the ribs or threads integrally formed on the inner surface of the housing, the voltage divider plate dividing the housing into a high voltage area and a low voltage area. The voltage divider plate area may comprise a plurality of horizontal guide lines vertically offset from each other, and a plurality of vertical guide lines horizontally offset from each other and intersecting the plurality of horizontal score lines. Upper outer corners of the voltage divider plate may be inwardly disposed from the vertical edges of the voltage divider plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Inventor: Jeffrey P. Baldwin
  • Patent number: 11459775
    Abstract: Disclosed is a section bar and a support system for raised floors including the section bar. In particular, the section bar is particularly shaped and the presence of this section bar makes the support system fast and simple to assemble.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: DAKOTA GROUP S.A.S. DI ZENO CIPRIANI & C.
    Inventor: Zeno Cipriani
  • Patent number: 10862285
    Abstract: This invention relates to electrical junction box covers for temporary use during application of drywall and other finish work. Electrical junction boxes include any type of electrical outlet or switch box, including communication boxes for cable, Ethernet, phone, or any other related system. The covers of the invention prevent debris from entering the electrical junction boxes during the application of drywall and finish work. The covers protect electrical and data cabling and provide substantial efficiencies in construction of residential and commercial structures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2020
    Inventor: Chad Fisher
  • Patent number: 10196826
    Abstract: An elevated flooring system includes floor modules each having first and second module surfaces and module ribs. First module surfaces may be solid or include holes for drainage. Module ribs provide structural support and define at least one module receiving space accessible from the second module surface. Block(s) include extensions protruding from a first block surface and are dimensioned to fit within a corresponding module receiving space. Each block includes block ribs providing support and defining at least one block receiving space accessible from a second block surface. Interfacing member(s) include a body correspondingly dimensioned to fit within a block receiving space and leg(s) extending from the body and dimensioned to fit within a hole on a first module surface. Floor modules may be joined adjacently and interfacing members, blocks and floor modules are stackable to provide a modular and customizable flooring system of different and varying heights.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2019
    Assignee: EverBlock Systems, LLC
    Inventor: Arnon Rosan
  • Patent number: 9300118
    Abstract: A system for managing a plurality of cables that are connectable to one or more electronic devices is described. The system includes a housing and a plurality of openings in the housing. Each opening is dimensioned to receive one or more cables entering and/or exiting the housing. At least one of the plurality of openings is dimensioned to receive two or more of the plurality of cables at a given time. The system further includes an inner space defined by the housing. The inner space is configured to store at least a portion of each of the plurality of cables within the housing. Also, the system includes a weighted disk located within the inner space. The weighted disk has a weight sufficient to maintain the system in a substantially stationary position on a substantially level surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2016
    Assignee: Limitless Innovations, Inc.
    Inventor: Michael V. Smeja
  • Patent number: 9035201
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a flush floor box that can be constructed at a lower cost and is easier to install than previously utilized flush floor boxes. The flush floor box includes a base and/or a leveling ring with integral features. The integral features help to reduce the cost of producing the flush floor box. The leveling ring can include ears/tabs for use in electrically grounding a top shield of a flat floor power cable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2015
    Assignee: Tyco Electronics Corporation
    Inventor: Sarah Jean Jones
  • Patent number: 8921712
    Abstract: An electrical box assembly for concrete pours that includes an improved leveling ring and can be adapted to mount either high or low voltage components or a combination of high and low voltage components. The leveling ring for leveling an electrical component with respect to the concrete surface includes one or more legs extending outward of the ring's periphery for improving adhesion of the ring with the inner surface of the electrical box. The versatility of the electrical box is improved by a slide member that can be inserted within the enclosure of the electrical box in order to subdivide the enclosure into high and low voltage compartments. Leveling rings are provided in two embodiments for mounting conventional electrical box covers, one for mounting a flat electrical box cover and one for mounting a pop-up electrical box cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2014
    Assignee: Arlington Industries, Inc.
    Inventor: Thomas J. Gretz
  • Patent number: 8273998
    Abstract: An outlet box assembly for separating and insulating higher voltage power conductors from lower voltage data conductors. The assembly includes a housing, a housing divider and a bracket. The housing including at least one vertically extending side wall defining an interior space therein. The housing divider disposed within the housing and extending across the interior space forming a vertical barrier between a first housing compartment and a second housing compartment. The bracket capable of having secured thereto at least one of the higher voltage power conductors and at least one of the low voltage data conductors. The bracket including at least one partition separating conductor compartments therein, the at least one partition extending vertically and substantially perpendicular to the divider. A floor of each conductor compartment extends across at least a portion of both the first housing compartment and the second housing compartment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2012
    Assignee: Thomas & Betts International, Inc.
    Inventor: Mark R. Drane
  • Patent number: 8022315
    Abstract: An extension tube for an electrical floor box that includes a first section and a second section. Each section has a curved wall with an interior surface and an exterior surface, a top portion, a bottom portion and first and second side edges. The bottom portion is offset radially outwardly from the top portion by a ledge and the side edges have connecting mechanisms which join the two sections together to form the extension tube. The extension tube includes a top portion and a belled bottom portion which are formed so that the top portion of one extension tube can be inserted into the bottom portion of another extension tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2011
    Assignee: Thomas & Betts International, Inc.
    Inventor: Robert K. Jolly
  • Patent number: 7453047
    Abstract: A cable duct (1) is provided for wall mounting a cable. The duct includes a cable acceptance region (2) and a lower terminating section (3) for arrangement on the floor and for covering the edges of floor coverings. The cable acceptance region (2) has a cable acceptance housing (4) attached to the wall in the mounted state, and a removable cover (5). The removal of the cover provides access to the interior (6) of the cable acceptance housing (4). The lower terminating section (3) is permanently connected to the cable acceptance housing (4) so that the lower terminating section (3), even with the cover (5) removed in the mounted state of the cable duct, (1) remains in a fixed arrangement to the floor. To facilitate the mounting of the cable duct, a clip (27) is provided for wall mounting. The clip (27) on its upper end has a section (30) bent away from the wall that is received in a corresponding leg receiver (31) located on the back of the cable acceptance housing (4).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2008
    Assignee: Proverum AG
    Inventor: Moritz Muehlebach