Cover assembly for an electrical floor box
View Patent ↗A cover assembly for a floor box including an access door for covering at least a portion of the floor box. The access door includes an opening for passage of at least one cord therethrough. The cover assembly further includes a cord door positioned to cover the opening in the access door. The cord door is removeably securable to the access door in at least two mounting orientations.
1. A cover assembly for a floor box, comprising:
an access door covering at least a portion of said floor box, said access door being pivotally mounted with respect to said floor box, said access door including an opening for passage of at least one cord therethrough; and
a cord door positioned to cover said opening in said access door, said cord door being removeably securable to said access door in at least two mounting orientations, wherein said mounting orientations are rotationally offset from one another about an axis perpendicular to said opening.
2. The cover assembly according to claim 1 , wherein said cord door is pivotally secured with respect to said access door.
3. The cover assembly according to claim 1 , wherein said cord door includes a locking mechanism for securing said cord door in an open position.
4. The cover assembly according to claim 3 , wherein said locking mechanism includes a biasing element to resist pivoting said cord door when said cord door is in said open position.
5. The cover assembly according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a first frame removeably secured to the perimeter of said opening in said access door, said first frame supporting said cord door.
6. The cover assembly according to claim 5 , further comprising:
a second frame removeably secured to at least a portion of said floor box, said second frame supporting said access door.
7. The cover assembly according to claim 5 , wherein said access door is pivotally secured with respect to said floor box.
8. The cover assembly according to claim 5 , wherein said first frame includes a plurality of fastening openings that align with respective openings on said access door for securing said first frame in at least one of said mounting orientations.
9. The cover assembly according to claim 1 , wherein said cord door includes a plurality of fastening openings that align with respective openings on said access door for securing said cord door said mounting orientations.
10. A cover assembly for a floor box, comprising:
an access door covering at least a portion of said floor box, said access door including an opening for passage of at least one cord therethrough; and
a cord door positioned over at least a portion of said opening, wherein said cord door is removeably secured to said access door in more than two mounting orientations, wherein said mounting orientations are rotationally offset from one another about an axis perpendicular to said opening.
11. The cover assembly according to claim 10 , wherein said cord door further includes a locking mechanism for selectively retaining said cord door in a first open position.
12. The cover assembly according to claim 11 , wherein said locking mechanism includes a button whereupon movement of said button releases said cord door from said locking mechanism.
13. The cover assembly according to claim 10 , wherein said
access door is pivotally mounted with respect to said floor box.
14. The cover assembly according to claim 13 , further comprising:
a first frame removeably secured to the perimeter of said opening in said access door, said first frame supporting said cord door.
15. The cover assembly according to claim 14 , wherein said first frame includes a plurality of fastening openings that align with respective openings on said access door for securing said first frame in at least one of said mounting orientations.
16. The cover assembly according to claim 13 , wherein said cord door is pivotally secured with respect to said access door.
17. The cover assembly according to claim 11 , wherein said cord door is selectively retained in a second open position.
18. The cover assembly according to claim 14 , wherein said access door further includes a second frame secured to at least a portion of said floor box, said access door supported by said second frame.