IP Library Granted Patent US 9,281,671
Granted Patent B2
US 9,281,671 · App. 14/516,269 · Granted Mar 8, 2016

Cast one-piece outlet box

Inventors: Ashok Alilughatta Sathyanarayana (Pune, IN); Pushpak Paris Yabrer (Pune, IN); Santosh Ganpat Shinde (Pune, IN)
Assignee: SIGMA ELECTRIC MANUFACTURING CORPORATION
H02G3/08H02G3/081H05K5/00
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Patent No.
US 9,281,671
App. No.
14/516,269
Granted
Mar 8, 2016
Kind
B2
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.

Claims (24)

1. An integral wiring box comprising:

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.

2. The integral box of claim 1 , wherein the box comprises aluminum, castable grade metal, or a combination comprising at least one the foregoing.

3. The integral box of claim 1 , wherein the box further comprises:

a cover, covering the cavity; and

a sealing element disposed between the cover and the cavity, wherein the sealing element comprises a gasket, grommet, waterproof sealant, or a combination comprising at least one of the foregoing.

4. The integral box of claim 1 , wherein the box further comprises a gasket, grommet, waterproof sealant, or a combination comprising at least one of the foregoing disposed around wires penetrating the cavity.

5. The integral box of claim 1 , further comprising four internal mounting projections.

6. The integral box of claim 5 , wherein two internal mounting projections are positioned on the side wall opposite one another, each of the two internal mounting projections comprising two mounting holes therethrough.

7. The integral box of claim 5 , wherein two internal mounting projections are positioned on the side wall opposite one another, each of the two internal mounting projections comprising one mounting hole therethrough.

8. The integral box of claim 1 , wherein the internal mounting projection is offset a distance as measured on a z-axis from the side wall edge to form a gap.

9. The integral box of claim 1 , wherein the single mounting hub further comprises a mounting hole.

10. The integral box of claim 9 , wherein the mounting hole further comprises female threads.

11. The integral box of claim 1 , wherein the single mounting hub has a keyhole shape.

12. The integral box of claim 1 , wherein the mounting holes of the internal mounting projections further comprise female threads.

13. The integral box of claim 1 , wherein the base, side wall, or a combination comprising at least one of the foregoing further comprises indentations.

14. The integral box of claim 9 , wherein the mounting hole only extends to the base.

15. The integral box of claim 1 , wherein the mounting hub comprises a radial extension connecting the mounting hub to the side wall.

Assignments (4)
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Nov 1, 2017
From: SIGMA ELECTRIC MANUFACTURING CORPORATION
To: ARES CAPITAL CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 044002/0214 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Oct 31, 2017
From: BRIGHTWOOD LOAN SERVICES LLC, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
To: SIGMA ELECTRIC MANUFACTURING CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 043998/0093 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Oct 13, 2016
From: SIGMA ELECTRIC MANUFACTURING CORPORATION
To: BRIGHTWOOD LOAN SERVICES LLC
Reel/Frame 040007/0385 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 17, 2014
From: SATHYANARAYANA, ASHOK ALILUGHATTA; YABRER, PUSHPAK PARIS; SHINDE, SANTOSH GANPAT
To: SIGMA ELECTRIC MANUFACTURING CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 034014/0302 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 61891692 · Oct 16, 2013
Related Publication 20150101840A1 · Apr 16, 2015