Through-wall electrical system
First Claim
1. A system for providing access to an electrical wiring network from opposing sides of a wall, the wall comprising at least one structural support, said system comprising:
- an electrical box comprising a perimeter wall and two open sides, said open sides located at opposing ends of said perimeter wall, thereby defining a passageway through said electrical box;
a pair of frames configured to be coupled to said electrical box at said open sides; and
at least one electrical outlet configured to be coupled to one of said frames, said outlet comprising a housing and a plurality of integral leads extending in close proximity of each other at a central location of said housing, each said lead comprising a wire and a layer of insulating material covering a portion of said wire such that a predetermined length of said wire extends past said insulating material at said distal end of each said lead.
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Abstract
A system for accessing an electrical wiring network from opposing sides of a wall. The wall includes at least one structural support and a wall surface. The system includes an electrical box having a perimeter wall and two open sides. The open sides are located at opposing ends of the perimeter wall, thereby defining a passageway through the electrical box. Additionally, the system includes a pair of frames coupled to the electrical box at the open sides, and at least two electrical outlets coupled to the frames. Each outlet includes a plurality of integral conductor leads extending therefrom.
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29 Claims
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1. A system for providing access to an electrical wiring network from opposing sides of a wall, the wall comprising at least one structural support, said system comprising:
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an electrical box comprising a perimeter wall and two open sides, said open sides located at opposing ends of said perimeter wall, thereby defining a passageway through said electrical box;
a pair of frames configured to be coupled to said electrical box at said open sides; and
at least one electrical outlet configured to be coupled to one of said frames, said outlet comprising a housing and a plurality of integral leads extending in close proximity of each other at a central location of said housing, each said lead comprising a wire and a layer of insulating material covering a portion of said wire such that a predetermined length of said wire extends past said insulating material at said distal end of each said lead. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method for providing access to an electrical wiring network from opposing sides of a wall that has at least one structural support, said method comprising:
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attaching to the structural support an electrical box having a perimeter wall and two open sides, the open sides located at opposing ends of the perimeter wall, thereby defining a passageway through the electrical box;
attaching a pair of frames to opposing sides of the electrical box, each frame comprising a single aperture located substantially off-center in the frame, the frames configured to be coupled to the opposing open sides such that each aperture is located substantially off-center within the respective open side, whereby the apertures are positioned diagonally opposed from each other on the electrical box; and
connecting at least one electrical outlet to each frame such that the electrical outlets are positioned diagonally opposed within the electrical box, the outlet including a housing and a plurality of integral leads extending in close proximity of each other at a central location of the housing, each lead including a wire and a layer of insulating material covering a portion of the wire such that a predetermined length of the wire extends past the insulating material at the distal end of each said lead, wherein the diagonally opposed apertures provide space behind each electrical outlet such that wiring connected to the electrical outlet in one of apertures will not interfere with wiring connected to the electrical outlet in the other diagonally opposed aperture. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. An electrical outlet comprising:
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a housing;
a plurality of electrical receptors adapted to receive a plug; and
a plurality of integral leads extending in close proximity of each other at a central location of said housing, said leads having proximal ends in electrical connection with said corresponding electrical receptors and distal ends extending outwardly from said central location of said housing, each said lead comprising a wire and a layer of insulating material covering a portion of said wire such that a predetermined length of said wire extends past said insulating material at said distal end of each said lead. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. An electrical outlet comprising:
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a housing;
a plurality of electrical receptors adapted to receive a plug;
a plurality of leads extending in close proximity of each other from a central location of said housing, said leads having proximal ends in electrical connection with said corresponding electrical receptors and distal ends extending outwardly from said central location of said housing, each said lead comprising a wire and a layer of insulating material covering a portion of said wire such that a predetermined length of said wire extends past said insulating material at said distal end of each said lead; and
an electrical connection module including a first connector electrically coupled to said receptors, and a second connector having said lead proximal ends connected thereto, wherein said first connector is configured to removably couple with said second connector such that when coupled together an electrical connection is formed between said leads with said receptors. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29)
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