Color coded shielded cable/conduit connectors and color coded junction boxes, switch boxes and outlet boxes
View Patent ↗By incorporating visually distinctive and readily identifiable indicia on at least a portion of a cable and/or conduit connector and/or its associated locking member and/or a switch box, a unique conduit, cable connecting member, and/or switch box is achieved which immediately informs any user of the precise electrical wires and circuit connections associated with the cable and/or conduit affixed thereto. By incorporating the visually distinctive and readily identifiable indicia on the portion of the connector mounted in the junction box and/or cable box and, if desired, on the cable box itself, any individual is able to immediately recognize and understand the precise electrical connections for the wires associated with the metal clad cables or electrical tubes or conduits affixed to the connector and cable box, since the portion of the connector displaying the indicia remains visible after final installation.
1. An electrical box constructed for receiving one or more cable/conduit connectors constructed for securing an electrical cable and/or conduit to the box and for providing information regarding an electrical circuit or equipment to which the cable/conduit is connected, said electrical box comprising:
A. a housing
a. defining an interior zone formed by a plurality of cooperating wall members,
b. constructed for receiving and securely retaining a plurality of electrical cable/conduit connectors therewith, and
c. comprising a closed end hollow rectangular shape incorporating a plurality of substantially flat, cooperating wall members, each having an inside surface and an outside surface, and a plurality of apertures formed in said wall members enabling the securely affixation of the electrical cable/conduits connected therein; and
B. indicia
a. formed directly on at least one interior surface of one of said wall members of the housing and covering a major portion of said interior surface, and
b. constructed for providing information regarding the electrical circuit or equipment to which the electrical cable/conduit connectors mounted to the housing is connected;
whereby said indicia is visible after installation of the electrical box and covering of all studs and partitions, providing the user with pertinent information regarding the electrical cable and the connections associated therewith by merely removing a cover of the box and visually observing the indicia formed on said interior surface thereof.
2. The electrical box defined in claim 1 , wherein said indicia is further defined as comprising one selected from the group consisting of colors, designs, logos, pictures and alpha-numeric designations.
3. The electrical box defined in claim 2 , wherein the indicia is further defined as being formed on the entire interior surface of the wall member of the component to which it is applied.
4. The electrical box defined in claim 1 , wherein said housing further comprises a plurality of removable plugs or plates associated with the apertures for covering the apertures prior to use.
5. The electrical box defined in claim 4 , wherein each aperture is constructed for enabling a cable/conduit connector to be telescopically inserted into the aperture and securely retained therein.
6. The electrical box defined in claim 1 , wherein said box comprises one selected from the group consisting of junction boxes, switch boxes, and outlet boxes.
7. The electrical box defined in claim 1 , wherein said indicia is readily identifiable and visually distinctive and comprises a first indicia formed on one portion of one interior wall surface of the housing and a second indicia formed on a second portion of one interior wall surface of the housing.
8. The electrical box defined in claim 7 , wherein said first indicia and said second indicia are identical.
9. The electrical box defined in claim 7 , wherein said first indicia is visually distinguishable from said second indicia.
10. The electrical box defined in claim 7 , wherein the first indicia is formed partially covering at least one inside wall surface.
11. The electrical box defined in claim 7 , wherein said first indicia is formed covering at least one inside wall surface in its entirety.
12. The electrical box defined in claim 7 , wherein said second indicia is formed partially covering at least one outside wall surface.
13. The electrical box defined in claim 7 , wherein said second at least one outside wall surface.
14. The electrical box defined in claim 7 , wherein the first indicia and the second indicia are formed on the same interior wall surface.
15. The electrical box defined in claim 7 , wherein the first indicia and the second indica are formed on different interior wall surfaces.