IP Library Patent Application 14508429
Patent Application
App. No. 14/508,429

IN-WALL ENCLOSURE

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Patent No.
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App. No.
14/508,429
Abstract

An enclosure adapted to be received in a stud-wall includes a pair of opposing side walls, a pair of opposing end walls disposed adjacent and perpendicular to the side walls, a back wall, and an open front, each of the sides walls and each of the end walls having a permanently detachable portion along a margin thereof adjacent the open front. At least one of the end walls or at least one of the side walls may have a permanently removable knock-out portion defined therein.

Claims (26)

1 . An enclosure adapted to be received in a stud-wall, the enclosure comprising:

a pair of opposing side walls, a pair of opposing end walls disposed adjacent and perpendicular to the side walls, a back wall, and an open front, each of the sides walls and each of the end walls having a permanently detachable portion along a margin thereof adjacent the open front.

2 . The enclosure of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the end walls has a permanently removable knock-out portion defined therein.

3 . The enclosure of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the side walls has a permanently removable knock-out portion defined therein.

4 . The enclosure of claim 1 , wherein each of the permanently detachable portions defines a predetermined width dimension corresponding to a difference between standard wall thickness dimensions.

5 . The enclosure of claim 4 , wherein the predetermined width dimension is two inches.

6 . The enclosure of claim 4 , wherein the predetermined width dimension is four inches.

7 . The enclosure of claim 1 , further comprising a plurality of mounting device attachments on the back wall.

8 . The enclosure of claim 1 , wherein each permanently detachable portion defines a plurality of separate permanently detachable portions.

9 . A wall structure comprising:

a plurality of spaced-apart studs;

a drywall membrane on the spaced-apart studs; and

an enclosure disposed between a pair of the spaced-apart studs, the enclosure comprising a pair of opposing side walls, a pair of opposing end walls disposed adjacent and perpendicular to the side walls, a back wall, and an open front, each of the sides walls and each of the end walls having a permanently detachable portion along a margin thereof adjacent the open front.

10 . The wall structure of claim 9 , wherein at least one of the end walls of the enclosure has a permanently removable knock-out portion defined therein.

11 . The wall structure of claim 9 , wherein at least one of the side walls of the enclosure has a permanently removable knock-out portion defined therein.

12 . The wall structure of claim 9 , wherein each of the permanently detachable portions of the enclosure defines a predetermined width dimension corresponding to a difference between standard wall thickness dimensions.

13 . The wall structure of claim 12 , wherein the predetermined width dimension is two inches.

14 . The wall structure of claim 12 , wherein the predetermined width dimension is four inches.

15 . The wall structure of claim 9 , further comprising a plurality of mounting device attachments on the back wall of the enclosure.

16 . The wall structure of claim 9 , wherein each permanently detachable portion defines a plurality of separate permanently detachable portions.

17 . A mounting system for an electronic display comprising:

an enclosure adapted to be received in a stud-wall, the enclosure comprising a pair of opposing side walls, a pair of opposing end walls disposed adjacent and perpendicular to the side walls, a back wall, and an open front, each of the sides walls and each of the end walls having a permanently detachable portion along a margin thereof adjacent the open front; and

a display mount attached to the back wall of the enclosure, the display mount adapted to receive an electronic display thereon.

18 . The mounting system of claim 17 , wherein at least one of the end walls of the enclosure has a permanently removable knock-out portion defined therein.

19 . The mounting system of claim 17 , wherein at least one of the side walls of the enclosure has a permanently removable knock-out portion defined therein.

20 . The mounting system of claim 17 , wherein each of the permanently detachable portions of the enclosure defines a predetermined width dimension corresponding to a difference between standard wall thickness dimensions.

Assignments (3)
MERGER AND CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Dec 13, 2019
From: MILESTONE AV TECHNOLOGIES LLC; MILESTONE AV TECHNOLOGIES INC.
To: MILESTONE AV TECHNOLOGIES INC.
Reel/Frame 052994/0717 →
MERGER Recorded Nov 26, 2019
From: MILESTONE AV TECHNOLOGIES INC.
To: LEGRAND AV INC.
Reel/Frame 051136/0408 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 10, 2014
From: FROGNESS, HARLOW
To: MILESTONE AV TECHNOLOGIES LLC
Reel/Frame 033927/0184 →