COVER ASSEMBLY FOR AN IN-FLOOR FITTING
First Claim
1. A cover assembly for use with a floor box of the type having an interior compartment which is accessible through an opening in the surface of the floor, the cover assembly comprising:
- a bracket connectable to the fitting and defining an access opening which aligns with the floor opening;
at least one access door connected to the bracket for movement between a closed position at which the door overlies and closes the access opening and an open position at which the access opening is exposed to provide access to interior compartment, the access door including a size cable opening which is sized to permit at least one cable to pass through the door and into the fitting when the door is at its closed position; and
a seal member carried by the access door and being adapted to seal around cables passing through the cable opening when the access door is moved to its closed position.
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Abstract
A cover assembly for a floor box of the type having an interior compartment which is accessible through an opening in the surface of the floor includes a bracket and a pair of access doors. The bracket is connectable to the fitting and defines an access opening which aligns with the floor opening. The access doors are pivotally connected to the mounting bracket for selectively exposing the access opening. When the doors are at their closed position, they define a cable opening between their free ends. The cable opening is sized to permit at least one cable to pass between the doors and into the interior compartment of the fitting. The access doors carry compressible seal members in their free ends which abut with one another when the doors are moved to their closed position so as to seal the cable opening around any cables passing therethrough. Egress covers are slidably connected to the access doors for selectively covering and exposing the cable opening.
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Citations
14 Claims
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1. A cover assembly for use with a floor box of the type having an interior compartment which is accessible through an opening in the surface of the floor, the cover assembly comprising:
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a bracket connectable to the fitting and defining an access opening which aligns with the floor opening;
at least one access door connected to the bracket for movement between a closed position at which the door overlies and closes the access opening and an open position at which the access opening is exposed to provide access to interior compartment, the access door including a size cable opening which is sized to permit at least one cable to pass through the door and into the fitting when the door is at its closed position; and
a seal member carried by the access door and being adapted to seal around cables passing through the cable opening when the access door is moved to its closed position. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A cover assembly for use with a floor box of the type having an interior compartment which is accessible through an opening in the surface of the floor, the cover assembly comprising:
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a bracket connectable to the fitting and defining an access opening which aligns with the floor opening;
first and second access doors connected to the bracket such that the doors can be opened to provide access to the inner compartment through the access opening and can be closed to cover access opening to prevent access to the inner compartment, the first and second doors defining a reduced size cable opening therebetween when the doors are at their closed position, the cable opening being sized to permit at least one cable to pass between the doors and into the interior compartment, at least one of the doors including a seal member which is adapted to seal around cables which pass through the cable opening. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A cover assembly for use with a floor box of the type having an interior compartment which is accessible through an opening in the surface of the floor, the cover assembly comprising:
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a bracket connectable to the fitting and defining an access opening which aligns with the floor opening and is divided into first and second portions;
a first access door pivotally connected to the bracket for movement between a closed position at which it overlies the first portion of the access opening and an open position at which the first portion of the access opening is exposed;
a second access door pivotally connected to the bracket for movement between a closed position at which it overlies the second portion of the access opening and an open position at which the second portion of the access opening is exposed;
the first and second access doors defining a cable opening therebetween when the doors are at their closed position, the cable opening being sized to permit at least one cable to pass between the doors and into the interior compartment of the fitting; and
the doors including cooperating seal members which are adapted to seal around cables passing through said cable opening when the doors are moved to their closed positions. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13)
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14. A cover assembly for use with a floor box of the type having an interior compartment which is accessible through an opening in the surface of the floor, the cover assembly comprising:
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a bracket connectable to the fitting and defining a generally rectangular access opening which aligns with the floor opening and is divided into first half and a second half;
first and second access doors connected to the mounting bracket, each access door having a pivot end which is pivotally connected to the bracket and a free end which is movably about the pivot end between an open position at which a portion of the access opening is exposed to provide access to the interior compartment and a closed position at which the access door covers a portion of the access opening;
the free ends of the doors defining a cable opening therebetween when the doors are at their closed position, the cable opening being sized to permit at least one cable to pass between the doors and into the interior compartment; and
each of the access doors including a compressible gasket carried by its free end, the compressible gaskets being positioned to abut with one another when the doors are moved to their closed position so as to seal the cable opening and seal around any cables passing therethrough.
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Specification