Multi-media recessed data low voltage box with cover
View Patent ↗An electrical box for housing electrical components that includes: a body having a back wall, a face plate, a perimeter wall therebetween and an interior. The back wall has one or more removable elements for forming apertures that receive one or more low voltage connectors. A cover fits over an opening in the face plate and one or more rotatable mounting brackets located near the end walls are used to mount the box in a wall.
1. An electrical box for housing electrical components comprising:
a body having a back wall, a face plate, a perimeter wall therebetween and an interior, wherein the back wall comprises one or more removable elements for forming apertures for receiving one or more low voltage connectors and wherein the face plate has an opening for accessing the interior;
a transition wall between the perimeter wall and the back wall, wherein the transition wall comprises one or more removable elements for providing access to the interior; and
a cover, wherein the cover fits over the opening.
2. An electrical box for housing electrical components according to claim 1 , further comprising one or more rotatable mounting brackets, movable between a recessed and an extended position.
3. An electrical box for housing electrical components according to claim 2 , wherein each of the one or more rotatable mounting brackets is operatively connected to a screw which is accessible from the interior.
4. An electrical box for housing electrical components according to claim 1 , wherein the cover comprises a plurality of removable elements for providing access to the interior.
5. An electrical box for housing electrical components according to claim 1 , wherein the faceplate comprises an edge around the opening.
6. An electrical box for housing electrical components according to claim 1 , wherein the apertures in the back wall have dimensions which correspond to the cut-out dimensions of an f-type connector, an RCA (Radio Corporation of America) type connector, a Registration jack 6 (“RJ-6”connector, a Registration jack 45 (“RJ-45”)connector, a high-definition multimedia interface (“hdmi”) connector, a digital visual interface (“dvi”) connector or a fiber optics signal connector.
7. An electrical box for housing electrical components according to claim 1 , wherein the perimeter wall is formed by five or more side wall sections.
8. An electrical box for housing electrical components according to claim 1 , wherein the perimeter wall has a substantially round or oval shape.
9. An electrical box for housing electrical components according to claim 1 , wherein the perimeter wall is connected to the face plate by one or more ledges, and wherein the cover contacts the ledges when in the closed position.
10. An electrical box for housing electrical components comprising:
a body having a back wall, a face plate, a pair of side walls and a pair of end walls therebetween and an interior, wherein the back wall comprises one or more removable elements for forming apertures for receiving one or more low voltage connectors and wherein the face plate has an opening for accessing the interior;
a transition wall between one of the end walls or side walls and the back wall, wherein the transition wall comprises one or more removable elements for providing access to the interior; and
a cover, wherein the cover fits over the opening.
11. An electrical box for housing electrical components according to claim 10 , further comprising one or more rotatable mounting brackets, movable between a recessed and an extended position.
12. An electrical box for housing electrical components according to claim 11 , wherein each of the one or more rotatable mounting brackets is operatively connected to a screw which is accessible from the interior.
13. An electrical box for housing electrical components according to claim 10 , wherein the cover comprises a plurality of removable elements for providing access to the interior.
14. An electrical box for housing electrical components according to claim 10 , wherein the faceplate comprises an edge around the opening.
15. An electrical box for housing electrical components according to claim 10 , wherein the apertures in the back wall have dimensions which correspond to the cut-out dimensions of an f-type connector, an RCA (Radio Corporation of America) type connector, a Registration jack 6 (“RJ-6”) connector, a Registration jack 45 (“RJ-45”) connector, a high-definition multimedia interface (“hdmi”) connector, a digital visual interface (“dvi”) connector or a fiber optics signal connector.
16. An electrical box for housing electrical components according to claim 10 , wherein at least one of the end walls and/or at least one of the side walls is connected to the face plate by a ledge, and wherein the cover contacts at least one of the ledges when in the closed position.