With Closure Patents (Class 220/3.8)
  • Patent number: 11955785
    Abstract: A resin structure includes first and second resin bodies including first and second wall portions and first and second engagement portions, respectively. One of the first engagement portions engages with one of the second engagement portions and form a first engaging part. Another one of the first engagement portions engages with another one of the second engagement portions and form a second engaging part. The first engaging part is positioned on a further front side than the second engaging part in an attaching direction of the second resin body to the first resin body. When the second resin body is rotated toward the first resin body with the first engaging part as a center of rotation and with the one of the first engagement portions being engaged with the one of the second engagement portions, the first wall portion is prevented from interfering with the second wall portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kei Tomita, Kengo Ishida, Yukihiro Koyama
  • Patent number: 11489322
    Abstract: Provided is an LED power supply integrated junction box, which includes a main body and a bottom cover. One side of an inner wall of the main body is connected with multiple positioning hollow columns. A partition is fixedly connected to the middle of the main body. Two small circular through holes are defined in one side of the partition. The opposite surfaces of the partition and the inner wall of the main body are each fixedly connected with multiple clamping grooves.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Assignee: ZHUHAI VOFAN TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD
    Inventors: Guobiao Wen, Chuqiang Tan
  • Patent number: 11460214
    Abstract: In a duct device that includes a duct body 9 having: an air flow path 90 defined thereinside; and a first divisional body 1 and a second divisional body 5 combined in a combining direction in which the first and second divisional bodies 1 and 5 approach each other, at time of positioning when a first duct portion 2 and a second duct portion 6 oppose each other, and an engagement portion 33 and an engagement projection 7 do not engage with each other, an outer wall portion 65 covers, from an outer side, a tip portion 21 that is a front end of the first duct portion 2, and the engagement portion 33 contacts with the engagement projection 7 in the combining direction, and covers a second engagement surface 72 that is a rear end of the engagement projection 7, with an engagement wrap portion 35, from the outer side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: TOYODA GOSEI CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Mitsuhiro Yoshimura, Tomohiro Hirano
  • Patent number: 11437681
    Abstract: An enclosure defined by first and second halves that are secured together by a locking member that is slidable lockingly engageable therewith.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignee: Omachron Intellectual Property Inc.
    Inventor: Wayne Ernest Conrad
  • Patent number: 11306868
    Abstract: The present invention is regarding electrical ceiling outlet box and mounting bracket. The mounting bracket will not be placed below the ceiling box as people usually do currently. Instead, it will be placed in the ceiling box, on the top of two mounting elements (ears). Thus installer can hang the mounting bracket and attached light feature or ceiling fan on, have two hands for the installation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Inventor: Mingrong Zhao
  • Patent number: 11038330
    Abstract: An electric connection box includes a fitting component having a peripheral wall, a housing having a fitting holding portion, a first water stop portion provided along a first opening end edge of the peripheral wall, a second water stop portion provided along a second opening end edge of the peripheral wall, and a guide lock. The guide lock guides the fitting component with respect to the fitting holding portion along an extending direction of the first opening end edge, and guides the fitting component by a fitting stroke distance along a fitting direction along the first opening end edge and the second opening end edge such that the fitting component is fitted and held. The fitting stroke distance is shorter than a length of the first water stop portion and the second water stop portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Sho Kurata, Hideki Kawamura, Minoru Umezaki, Junya Masuda
  • Patent number: 10907806
    Abstract: A light fixture having an upper and lower housing, and a mounting bracket adapted to mount to a junction box. The light fixture has a relatively short mounting bracket for surface mount configurations, and a relatively long mounting bracket for recess mount configurations, and a difference in the height of the long and short mounting brackets is equal to the height of the junction box. In the surface-mount and recess-mount configurations a circumferential edge of the upper housing abuts the mounting surface so the lighting fixture has the same external appearance and size in both configurations. The light fixture also has a pendant mode wherein the upper housing is suspended from the junction box by an elongated support. An enclosure for the junction box has a plurality of cut-outs and covers to accommodate various configurations of surface mounted conduit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2021
    Assignee: USAI, LLC
    Inventors: Jaclyn Behnke, Frank Cogliano
  • Patent number: 10855065
    Abstract: A weather-resistant junction box is disclosed. The junction box includes a back panel and a number of sidewalls arising from the back panel to create an enclosure with an open face. A removable panel is constructed and arranged to cover and close the open face. A cap with an overhang extends over the top of the enclosure, extending out and down over the top portions of its sidewalls. Internally, the enclosure is divided by one or more partitions into a driver compartment and two or more connection compartments. Each of the connection compartments includes at least one opening, or a knock-out for the opening. All of the openings or knock-outs for all of the connection compartments may be located in the same panel of the junction box.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2020
    Assignee: Elemental LED, Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew Lassen, David Greenspan
  • Patent number: 10759364
    Abstract: An electrical apparatus includes a circuit structure, a case provided with a bottom panel and a case peripheral wall, and a cover provided with a cover panel and a cover peripheral wall. At least a part of an inner surface of the cover peripheral wall and an outer surface of the case peripheral wall face one another, thereby forming a housing space and housing the circuit structure within the housing space. A groove is formed in at least one of (i) the entire periphery of the outer surface of the case peripheral wall or (ii) the entire periphery of the inner surface of the cover peripheral wall. This configuration provides a structure that suppresses infiltration of liquid to the inside of the case, and suppresses adhesion of liquid to the circuit structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2020
    Assignee: SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD.
    Inventors: Satoru Chaen, Keiichi Ogawa, Hiroshi Kojima
  • Patent number: 10752187
    Abstract: A wire harness arranged in a vehicle has an electrical connection box at the terminal thereof. The electrical connection box includes an electronic component block to which a plurality of electronic components are assembled and a casing to be an assembly destination of the electronic component block. The casing has a structure in which an upper opening portion surrounded by an edge of a frame peripheral wall is rotatably moved and covered by a separate upper cover. In the casing, a protrusion is formed on one of the frame peripheral wall or the upper cover. On the other thereof, a protrusion engaging portion is formed with respect to the protrusion. The protrusion is formed so as to be engaged with the protrusion engaging portion in an inserted state. In such protrusion, a projection is integrally formed so as to at least prevent the upper cover from coming off.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2020
    Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takaaki Kakimi, Tatsuhiko Ikeda
  • Patent number: 10714920
    Abstract: A chamber for a fueling system includes a housing configured to organize electrical lines based on electrical characteristics. The electrical lines are routed through the electrical transition chamber and extend between a plurality of inlets and a plurality of outlets of the chamber. Additionally, the chamber may include at least one entry seal for carrying the electrical lines into and/or out of the electrical transition chamber. The entry seal includes an electrofusion winding and a compression fitting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignee: Franklin Fueling Systems
    Inventors: John West, Paul Ridge
  • Patent number: 10666031
    Abstract: A power distribution box assembly configured to assist in a blind installation is provided. The power distribution box includes a rib disposed on a side wall of the power distribution box. A top cover is configured to close the top of the power distribution box. The top cover includes a guide shoulder disposed on a side wall of the top cover. The guide shoulder extends past a bottom edge of the side wall of the top cover and is configured to be seated over the rib of the power distribution box. Accordingly, the guide shoulder and rib engagement provides a tactile response indicating a proper position of the top cover with respect to the power distribution box.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2020
    Assignee: Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.
    Inventors: Aaron Steffka, Nathan Like
  • Patent number: 10589805
    Abstract: An assembly having a molded-in retainer cage for fastening the assembly on a motor vehicle is provided. The assembly includes a composite molded component including a first set of plies of fiber reinforced composite material. The component has a molded-in retainer cage which includes a second set of plies of fiber reinforced composite material. The cage has a hole extending completely therethrough to communicate an interior of the cage with an exterior of the cage. The assembly also includes a fastener molded in the interior of the cage. The cage is molded around and retains the fastener. The hole in the cage allows the fastener to be joined with another fastener to join the assembly to a supporting component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2020
    Assignee: Global IP Holdings, LLC
    Inventors: Scott Allen Grajek, Jesse Brian Straight, Dustin Martin Fowler, Shane Caird Morse
  • Patent number: 10520172
    Abstract: Disclosed is a recessed lighting fixture having a housing (1), wherein an edge at an open end of the housing (1) extends horizontally and outwardly and then bends perpendicularly and downwardly to form a first chamber (2) having a rectangular cross section, a bottom of the perpendicular edge extends horizontally and outwardly and then bends perpendicularly and upwardly to form a tray (21) having a rectangular cross section, a mounting element (3) is fixed to a bottom of the first chamber (2), the mounting element (3) has a first mounting room (31) for receiving an LED lamp (4), and a magnetic body (5) for attracting and positioning the LED lamp (4).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2019
    Inventor: Sang Pil Moon
  • Patent number: 10505354
    Abstract: A junction box may include a flashing that defines a first groove. The junction box may include a housing attached to the flashing and positioned at least a first distance from a plurality of edges of the flashing. The housing may include a plurality of sidewalls that form a plurality of joints. The plurality of joints may include a first joint formed by a first sidewall and a second sidewall that is oriented towards a first edge of the flashing. The housing may include a bottom portion attached to the plurality of sidewalls and that defines a second groove. The second groove may include a second center axis that is substantially coincident with a first center axis of the first groove. The second groove may be located on a substantially parallel plane to the first groove. The second groove may indicate a suitable hole position in the bottom portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2019
    Assignee: Sasquatch Solar, LLC
    Inventors: Benjamin Wade, Lee Hatley
  • Patent number: 10456908
    Abstract: Described herein is a multi-axial industrial robot, in particular of a SCARA type, where the base structure designed to enable installation of the robot on an external supporting structure, can be mounted according to two opposite orientations, where one orientation is upside down with respect to the other, while at the same time the operating head of the robot may instead maintain one and the same orientation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2019
    Assignee: Comau S.p.A.
    Inventors: Stefano Bordegnoni, Francesco Ciniello
  • Patent number: 10461516
    Abstract: A configurable enclosure including a cover portion operably attached to a base portion, the base portion including a wall disposed along a perimeter of a bottom surface, and a removable portion of the bottom surface configured to be peeled away from the base portion to create an opening on the bottom surface is provided. Moreover, an enclosure having a cover portion operably attached to a base portion, the base portion including a wall disposed around a perimeter of a bottom surface, a thin section of the bottom surface located proximate an outer edge of a removable portion of the bottom surface, an actuator operably attached to the removable portion, wherein through actuation of the actuator, the removable portion peels away from the bottom surface to create an opening on the base portion is also provided. Furthermore, an associated method is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2019
    Assignee: PPC BROADBAND, INC.
    Inventors: Jeremy Amidon, Shawn Chawgo, Michael E. Lawrence, Noah P. Montena, Christopher P. Natoli, Chad T. Wells
  • Patent number: 10386025
    Abstract: An electrical cover including a pair of opposed rim sides having an amount of curvature between the pair of opposed rim sides, a switch guard medially disposed in the electrical cover, the switch guard including a pair of opposed grasp wall sides convex in relation to the interior space of the switch guard, and a pair of aperture elements disposed adjacent the switch guard.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2019
    Assignee: 2BR Creations, LLC
    Inventors: Bradley Cohen, Brian Neece
  • Patent number: 10305268
    Abstract: A utility enclosure assembly includes a box and a lid. The box has a plurality of side walls each having an upper ledge, an interior center opening and a plurality of locking member mounting areas associated with a ledge in at least one of the side walls. The lid rests on the ledges of the side walls and has a plurality of non-detachable latching assemblies. The plurality of non-detachable latching assemblies are provided to operatively engage a respective one of the plurality of locking member mounting areas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2019
    Assignee: HUBBELL INCORPORATED
    Inventors: John Unger, Ryan Hudlow
  • Patent number: 10258435
    Abstract: Apparatus and methods for adjustably retaining an oral appliance to an abutment assembly are disclosed. In one variation, a securement apparatus can comprise a sleeve having a sleeve frame and a number of locking flaps. The sleeve can define a lumen therethrough for positioning upon an abutment assembly. The locking flaps can have varying length dimensions and can project radially inward or outward relative to the sleeve frame. The outward flaps can lock against surface features defined along an inner surface of a coping coupled to the oral appliance and the inward flaps can lock against surface features defined along a portion of the abutment assembly. The sleeve can release the oral appliance from the abutment assembly when the locking flaps of the sleeve are actuated by an actuation unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2019
    Assignee: Rodo Medical, Inc.
    Inventors: Young Seo, Jong Gil Park
  • Patent number: 10253956
    Abstract: An LED luminaire includes a reflector, a channel, and a printed circuit board (PCB) onto which LEDs are mounted. Each of the reflector, the channel, and the PCB includes a feature(s) that permit their attachment to each other without the need for separate fasteners and tools. Embodiments of the LED luminaire may also include an optic and a pair of end caps, also designed for assembly into the LED luminaire without the use of or need for separate fasteners and tools.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2019
    Assignee: ABL IP Holding LLC
    Inventor: Forrest Starnes McCanless
  • Patent number: 10193317
    Abstract: A switching assembly includes an enclosure member, a backpan coupled to the enclosure member, an electrical switching apparatus coupled to the enclosure member, and an electrical receptacle electrically connected to the electrical switching apparatus. The enclosure member, the backpan, the electrical switching apparatus, and the electrical receptacle are structured so as to form a self-contained sub-assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2019
    Assignee: EATON INTELLIGENT POWER LIMITED
    Inventors: Christopher Emmons Drueke, Paul Seff
  • Patent number: 10167616
    Abstract: A method of coupling a pit extension to a pit liner of a pit vault can comprise aligning an extension bottom end of the pit extension with a liner top end of the pit liner in an end-to-end facing relationship; bringing a leg of the pit extension into engagement with the pit liner proximate to the liner top end; and attaching the leg to the pit liner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2019
    Assignee: Mueller International, LLC
    Inventor: Scott P. Floyd
  • Patent number: 10136530
    Abstract: A vault system is provided that defines an enclosed volume to protect various electrical, water, communications and other components. The system comprises a lid to allow selective access to the contents in the enclosed volume of the vault. Over time, continued wear and tear on the lid of the vault can cause the lid to deflect inward and/or cause the body of the vault to deflect outward, which compromises the integrity of the vault. Interlock features, methods, and systems are provided transfer stress and strain between the lid and the vault, which maintain the integrity of the selective interconnection between the lid and the vault.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2018
    Assignee: OLDCASTLE PRECAST, INC.
    Inventors: Nguyen Thai Dang, Eric Long, John Ronald Gogol
  • Patent number: 10113716
    Abstract: An LED luminaire includes a reflector, a channel, and a printed circuit board (PCB) onto which LEDs are mounted. Each of the reflector, the channel, and the PCB includes a feature(s) that permit their attachment to each other without the need for separate fasteners and tools. Embodiments of the LED luminaire may also include an optic and a pair of end caps, also designed for assembly into the LED luminaire without the use of or need for separate fasteners and tools.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2018
    Assignee: ABL IP Holding LLC
    Inventor: Forrest Starnes McCanless
  • Patent number: 10091895
    Abstract: An access control reader includes a housing incorporating a base having a main wall designed to be secured to a support and a front part mounted on the base; a device detects opening of the housing. The reader is characterized in that the base and the front part include complementary guide components shaped so as to guide the front part in a tilting movement relative to the base when the housing is opened, from a closed configuration in which the front part is secured and folded down onto the base into an open configuration in which the front part is spaced apart from the base and is inclined relative to the main wall at a predefined angle which is not zero. The detection device is mounted on the front part in order to detect the tilting movement thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2018
    Assignee: SYSTEMES ET TECHNOLOGIES IDENTIFICATION (STID)
    Inventors: Vincent Dupart, Jéröme Silve, Sylvain Poitrat
  • Patent number: 9960583
    Abstract: A “no profile” electrical box, integrated flange/protective assembly and interchangeable cover that obscures standard electrical outlets such that a wall surface appears nearly continuous, uninterrupted by the outlet or cover when in use or not in use. The profile of the combined unit equals only the thickness of the material from which it is constructed; no hinges, screws or fasteners of any kind are visible and no part of the assembly requires detachment or storage when the outlet is in use, as the hinged cover is undetectably stored in the electrical box, or may be used to cover the electrical cords when engaged in the outlet. Exemplary embodiments of the cover obscure the electrical outlet. Together, the electrical box and flange assembly allow the electrical outlet to be flush mounted or recessed interchangeably, even after installation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Inventor: Thomas M. Batchelor
  • Patent number: 9960582
    Abstract: A temporary protective cover for junction boxes with or without installed switches and/or outlets and for conduit bodies, empty or containing wires or cables of various sizes and uses. The protective cover having a front and rear surface; having a trapezoidal cavity sized to receive installed switches and/or outlets in junction box; the protective cover having two elongated tabs that extend on either side of installed switch or plug inside junction box, for securing the protective cover to junction boxes and conduit bodies; having rectangular or circular cavity opening that is sized to fit openings of junction boxes or conduit bodies, in such a manner that the cover remains fixed relative to the junction box or conduit body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Inventor: McArvie Crawford, Jr.
  • Patent number: 9893503
    Abstract: An electrical box assembly includes an outer box having a sidewall and a front opening. A sleeve having an inner surface is received in the front opening of the outer box and selectively extendable in respect of the outer box. A mounting plate is disposed on the inner surface of the sleeve. The mounting plate cooperates with the sleeve to selectively position the sleeve in respect of the outer box.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Assignee: ALLIED MOULDED PRODUCTS, INC.
    Inventor: Evan J. Geno
  • Patent number: 9884695
    Abstract: Storage units are described for storing articles. The storage units include a number of compartments, and the compartments include a receptacle, a lid, and a holding member. The receptacle receives the article via an opening, and the lid may move into and out of engagement with the opening so as to define an open position and a closed position. The holding member may be disposed on the lid and may be configured to releasably secure the article to the lid. Thus, in the closed position, the holding member and an article secured to the lid via the holding member may be received within the receptacle, whereas in the open position the article may be at least partially removed from the receptacle. Thus, when the lid is opened, the article is automatically presented to the user for dispensing the article from the compartment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2018
    Assignee: Aesynt Incorporated
    Inventors: William B. Pattison, Jeffrey Thompson
  • Patent number: 9871427
    Abstract: An electric motor having a rotor core with a rotatable shaft extending therethrough, and a stator positioned radially outward of the rotor core is disclosed herein. The stator can include at least one pair of first and second coils circumferentially positioned on opposing sides of the rotor. Each pair of the first and second coils includes first and second elements electronically isolated from one another. A first frequency converter is electrically connected to a first conductive wire and a second frequency converter is electrically connected to a second conductive wire. The first conductive wire is wound about the first element of the first coil and the first element of the second coil in series and the second conductive wire is wound about the second element of the first coil and the second element of the second coil in series.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2018
    Assignee: Ingersoll-Rand Company
    Inventors: Petri Juhani Maki-Ontto, Lauri Juhani Salmia
  • Patent number: 9780546
    Abstract: An in-floor electrical floor-box assembly includes a rectangular metallic housing and a non-metallic riser with integral flange assembly having a rectangular flange that mates with the rectangular housing and an integral cylindrical riser for providing access to the electrical components through a round cover and finish flange. A low-voltage divider assembly separates cables carrying different voltages within the riser to reduce interference between the cables and any one of a variety of sub-plates having different configurations for accommodating a variety of multi-service or single service electrical functionality can be incorporated with the box.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2017
    Assignee: Hubbell Incorporated
    Inventors: Christopher A. Carbone, Dale Drechsler, Thomas Scanzillo
  • Patent number: 9647374
    Abstract: A security cover for a distribution tap that is mounted over the top of the tap preventing access to the service drop ports on the tap. The security cover includes one or more walls, a lid allowing access through the security cover to the tap, a base plate attachable to the tap and notches in at least one wall for cable access. The lid and walls fit over and enclose the service drop ports of the tap. The lid is attachable to at least one of the walls via a z-hinge and a plunger lock is used to secure the lid to the walls. One side of the base plate is attachable to the walls and the opposite side of the base plate is attachable to the tap. The base plate is substantially open to the top surface of the tap and is attachable via the tap's existing mounting points.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2017
    Inventors: Karl Kelley, Steven Jon Hartshorn
  • Patent number: 9531176
    Abstract: An in-floor electrical floor-box assembly includes a rectangular metallic housing and a non-metallic riser with integral flange assembly having a rectangular flange that mates with the rectangular housing and an integral cylindrical riser for providing access to the electrical components through a round cover and finish flange. A low-voltage divider assembly separates cables carrying different voltages within the riser to reduce interference between the cables and any one of a variety of sub-plates having different configurations for accommodating a variety of multi-service or single service electrical functionality can be incorporated with the box.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2016
    Assignee: Hubbell Incorporated
    Inventors: Christopher A. Carbone, Dale A. Drechsler, Thomas L. Scanzillo
  • Patent number: 9478956
    Abstract: An outdoor electrical device cover includes a lid having top, bottom and side walls with a laterally projecting flange having a peripheral skirt. A continuous channel is formed between the skirt and an inner rail of the lid flange. The lid is hinged to a base which includes top, bottom and side walls having a peripheral flange with a continuous channel. When the lid is closed, an inner rail of the lid flange seats in the base channel and an outer rail of the base flange seats in the lid channel to seal the electrical device from water penetration. At least one frangible panel provided in a wall of the lid is broken away to open a portal for an electric cord passageway into the interior of the cover when the lid is closed. A canopy arch flange overlies the passageway to shield against water entering through the open passageway.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2016
    Assignee: Superflex, Ltd
    Inventors: Michael Elbaz, Edna Elbaz, Gil H. Elbaz
  • Patent number: 9428312
    Abstract: An enclosure system that can include an enclosure cover comprising a receiving feature. The enclosure system can also include an enclosure body mechanically coupled to the enclosure cover. The enclosure system can further include a cover release mechanism mechanically coupled to the enclosure body and disposed, at least in part, within the receiving feature, where the cover release mechanism is movable between a first position and a second position. The enclosure cover and the enclosure body can be mechanically coupled to each other when the cover release mechanism is in the first position. The enclosure cover and the enclosure body can be, at least in part, separated from each other when the cover release mechanism moves to the second position from the first position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2016
    Assignee: Cooper Technologies Company
    Inventor: Joseph Michael Manahan
  • Patent number: 9425543
    Abstract: A protective cover for a connector is described herein. In one example, the protective cover can include an angled outer shell to envelop a connector, and a locking mechanism to prevent the angled outer shell from retracting to expose the connector. The protective cover can also include a plunger assembly coupled to a magnet, the magnet to disengage the locking mechanism to expose the connector, and a set of springs to return the angled outer shell to a locked position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2016
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Mark Sprenger, Russell Aoki, David Pidwerbecki
  • Patent number: 9391393
    Abstract: A connector backshell assembly configured to interconnect a cable to a connector. The connector backshell assembly has multiple cable portals at exit angles, such as straight, 90 degree, and 45 degree relative to the connector. The connector backshell assembly is separable into two halves to allow easy access to the rear portion of the connector for connecting and servicing the cable/connector interface. Unused cable portals may be sealed with a plug. The connector backshell assembly may be used with various Military specification (Mil Spec) types including M38999, M28840, M28876, M5015, and M64266.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2016
    Assignee: Delphi Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Earl Daugherty, Jr., Cesar A. Mora
  • Patent number: 9312670
    Abstract: A cable conduit electrical box including a base having at least one opening for receiving a cable conduit, a cover removably attachable to the base, and an adapter removably positioned on the base or the cover for sealing the at least one opening around the cable conduit. A gasket may be positioned between the base and the cover and a gasket may surround the cable conduit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2016
    Inventors: Jeffrey Baldwin, John Klein, Ryan Liebengood
  • Patent number: 9284751
    Abstract: A high security locking assembly for an above-ground communications network enclosure comprises a claw-like structure having, at one end, a slide bar with an end plate that carries a first set of locking pins, and a base plate, at the other end, having an end plate that carries a second set of locking pins. The slide bar travels axially in a guide channel below a rigid frame that holds a captive locking bolt positioned to engage one of a series of axially spaced locking holes on the slide bar. The locking pins face one another and are adapted for sliding into corresponding locking pin holes in the sides of enclosure. The claw-like structure is closed by sliding the slide bar into the guide channel, and positioning the pins in the locking pin holes, followed by locking the captive locking bolt in a selected one of the locking holes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2016
    Assignee: Chanell Commercial Corp.
    Inventor: Gene E. Rickman
  • Patent number: 9281671
    Abstract: In an example an integral wiring box comprises: a circular base having a base wire access point; a side wall extended from a perimeter edge of the base forming a cavity having an internal surface and an external surface and a side wall wire access point; a base conduit extending from the base wire access point into the cavity; a side wall conduit extending from the side wall wire access point into the cavity; an internal mounting projection extending from the internal surface of the side wall into the cavity and free from attachment to the circular base, the internal mounting projection further comprising a mounting hole; and an external mounting projection extending from the external surface of the side wall away from the base, the external mounting projection further comprising a mounting hole; wherein a single mounting hub extends from the base into the cavity, wherein the base, side wall, internal mounting projection, external mounting projection, and mounting hub, are formed as a single component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2016
    Assignee: SIGMA ELECTRIC MANUFACTURING CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ashok Alilughatta Sathyanarayana, Pushpak Paris Yabrer, Santosh Ganpat Shinde
  • Patent number: 9272887
    Abstract: Systems and methods for providing access to wireline communication equipment are disclosed. Exemplary methods include positioning the wireline communication equipment at least partly below ground level, positioning an electric-powered lifting device near the wireline communication equipment and at least partly below the ground level, connecting the electric-powered lifting device to the wireline communication equipment, and configuring the lifting device to lift the wireline communication equipment above the ground level when access to the wireline communication equipment is desired.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2016
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventor: Rajesh Narayan
  • Patent number: 9236721
    Abstract: A condulet coupler is provided for attachment to a condulet. The condulet coupler can facilitate tapping into an existing conduit system and reclosing the condulet opening to introduce new conduit runs beginning midstream in an in-place conduit and to introduce splices in an existing run. Other functional changes, such as rerouting select wiring, can also be served by the condulet coupler.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2016
    Assignee: COOPER TECHNOLOGIES COMPANY
    Inventor: John Stanzione
  • Patent number: 9231389
    Abstract: A “no profile” electrical box, integrated flange/protective assembly and interchangeable cover that obscures standard electrical outlets such that a wall surface appears nearly continuous, uninterrupted by the outlet or cover when in use or not in use. The profile of the combined unit equals only the thickness of the material from which it is constructed; no hinges, screws or fasteners of any kind are visible and no part of the assembly requires detachment or storage when the outlet is in use, as the hinged cover is undetectably stored in the electrical box, or may be used to cover the electrical cords when engaged in the outlet. Exemplary embodiments of the cover obscure the electrical outlet. Together, the electrical box and flange assembly allow the electrical outlet to be flush mounted or recessed interchangeably, even after installation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2016
    Inventor: Thomas M. Batchelor
  • Patent number: 9137919
    Abstract: An inverter includes an upper and lower housing part and electronic components arranged in the upper and lower housing parts. The components are electrically connected to one another in a releasable manner by means of a contact-making system formed from two parts. In order to produce an electrical and mechanical connection by means of a pivoting movement, the upper housing part is connected to the lower housing part in a manually detachable manner by means of a rotating element which forms an axis of rotation for a circle arc. In the upper and lower housing parts, a part of the contact-making system is respectively arranged along the circle arc in such a way that these parts, during a pivoting movement of the upper housing part relative to the lower housing part into an operating position, can be automatically electrically-connected, with the housing parts connected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2015
    Assignee: Fronius International GmbH
    Inventors: Wolfgang Dorfer, Manfred Wiesinger, Sebastian Stempfl, Bernhard Huemer
  • Patent number: 9038839
    Abstract: A box includes a first cover and a second cover have engaging mechanisms which engage the one end of the first cover to the one end of the second cover, and have retaining mechanisms which retain the other end of the first cover to the other end of the second cover. The first cover and the second cover are fit to each other in a normal state when the engaging mechanisms are engaged with each other and the retaining mechanisms are retained normally. When an engagement between the engaging mechanisms is in an abnormal state, a projection abuts against at least the other of the one end of the first cover and the one end of the second cover so that a gap is formed and the interior component housed in the internal space can be seen through the gap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2015
    Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Makoto Nakayama, Shinichi Hamaguchi
  • Publication number: 20150122806
    Abstract: An electrical device cover assembly configured for mounting over an electrical device is described. The electrical device cover assembly comprises a base comprising an opening large enough to receive an electrical device. A lid comprising a lid face, a lid ring, and an expansion section between the lid face and the lid ring, the lid coupled to the base and comprising an inside surface and an expansion section, the expansion section expandable from a first depth to a second depth at least twice as deep as the first depth is provided. An expansion arm moveable between a first collapsed position when the expansion section is at its first depth and an second expanded position when the expansion section is at its second depth, wherein in the second position the expansion arm is in contact with and supports the lid at its second depth is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2015
    Publication date: May 7, 2015
    Inventors: Marcus J. Shotey, Jeffrey P. Baldwin, Kenneth C. Booth, Miguel Chapa, Bradley Fulghum
  • Patent number: 8944266
    Abstract: Implementations of the present invention relate to a floor-mounted container that includes a rigid lower container portion defining an upper opening and a rim of the container, a flange extending from the rim and configured to support the container on edges surrounding a hole in the floor, when the container is mounted in the floor, and a lid with one or more trap-doors, the lid pivotally mounted to the rigid lower container portion and configured to pivot approximately 180 degrees from a covering position to an open position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2015
    Assignee: DIRTT Environmental Solutions Ltd.
    Inventors: Henry Roemer, Gordon Almond, Conrad Marini, Marco Paesano
  • Patent number: 8925749
    Abstract: A storage container includes a jar and a cap removably connected to the jar. The jar has a cavity defined by a first base and a first wall extending upwardly from the base. The cap has an upper portion connected to a lower portion by a connecting member. The upper portion has a second base and a second wall extending upwardly from the second base to define a receiving area that receives an item stored in the cavity of the jar. The connecting member has an opening therethrough to connect the storage container to a support.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
    Assignee: Hubbell Incorporated
    Inventors: Sarah Laperriere, Michael Rzasa, Armand Montminy, Rodd Ruland
  • Patent number: RE45430
    Abstract: A modular electrical wiring component comprises includes a wiring module having a wiring portion for coupling to a source of electrical power and a user-accessible portion configured to accept and provide electrical power to a functional module that provides a selected electrical distribution function, wherein the wiring module is configured to accept the functional module without access to the wiring portion. The modular electrical wiring component also comprises includes an adjustable plaster ring configured to couple to the wiring module and to an electrical junction box, wherein the adjustable plaster ring provides a variable distance between the electrical junction box and the wiring module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2015
    Assignee: ProtectConnect
    Inventor: Michael P. Gorman