Housing for switched electrical receptacle or the like
First Claim
1. A housing for containing electrical apparatus and for accommodating connection of said apparatus to electrical conductors passing from outside to inside the housing comprising the combination ofan enclosure made of an electrically non-conductive material, said enclosure havingone wall having a connection opening therethrough dimensioned to be attached to means for containing electrical conductors,a plurality of substantially un-perforated walls including side and back walls, andmeans including edges of said walls defining an open side opposite said back wall;
- a frame dimensioned to be received in said enclosure, said frame being made of an electrically conductive material and havinga central portion, andsubstantially identical top and bottom end members, each said end member having an opening therethrough dimensioned to be attached to said means for containing electrical conductors;
means for mounting said enclosure on a support surface with said back wall adjacent said surface and with said wall having said connection opening through said wall thereof being selectively oriented either at the top or at the bottom of said enclosure; and
means for fixedly mounting said frame in said enclosure with one of said top and bottom end members adjacent to and aligned with said connection opening, whereby said enclosure is mountable in different positions for different cable connections with said frame in a single orientation and without making additional openings through said enclosure walls.
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Abstract
An electrical housing apparatus has an electrically non-conductive enclosure with side and end walls. One of the end walls has an opening to receive an electrical conduit and the other walls are un-perforated. An electrically conductive frame is mounted inside the enclosure, the frame being arranged to support electrical devices is a specific vertical orientation and provide ground bonding between the conduits and electrical devices in the housing. Mounting brackets at opposite ends of the frame have openings either of which can be aligned with the end wall opening when the frame is placed in the enclosure, depending on the orientation of the enclosure: the end wall with the opening can be at the top to accommodate a top conduit connection or at the bottom to accommodate a bottom conduit connection. A water-resistant cover closes the front of the box, the cover and frame being arranged to have a single orientation regardless of which enclosure orientation is used.
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16 Claims
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1. A housing for containing electrical apparatus and for accommodating connection of said apparatus to electrical conductors passing from outside to inside the housing comprising the combination of
an enclosure made of an electrically non-conductive material, said enclosure having one wall having a connection opening therethrough dimensioned to be attached to means for containing electrical conductors, a plurality of substantially un-perforated walls including side and back walls, and means including edges of said walls defining an open side opposite said back wall; -
a frame dimensioned to be received in said enclosure, said frame being made of an electrically conductive material and having a central portion, and substantially identical top and bottom end members, each said end member having an opening therethrough dimensioned to be attached to said means for containing electrical conductors; means for mounting said enclosure on a support surface with said back wall adjacent said surface and with said wall having said connection opening through said wall thereof being selectively oriented either at the top or at the bottom of said enclosure; and means for fixedly mounting said frame in said enclosure with one of said top and bottom end members adjacent to and aligned with said connection opening, whereby said enclosure is mountable in different positions for different cable connections with said frame in a single orientation and without making additional openings through said enclosure walls. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15)
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13. A housing according to claim wherein said frame includes first and second arms extending from said central portion toward said open side of said enclosure for supporting an electrical device.
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16. A housing for containing electrical apparatus and for accommodating connection of said apparatus to electrical conductors passing from outside to inside the housing comprising the combination of
an enclosure made of an electrically non-conductive material, said enclosure having one wall having a connection opening therethrough dimensioned to be attached to means for containing electrical conductors, a plurality of additional walls including a back wall, and means including edges of said walls defining an open side a frame dimensioned to be received in said enclosure, said frame being made of an electrically conductive material and having a central portion, and substantially identical top and bottom end members, each said end member having an opening therethrough dimensioned to be attached to said means for containing electrical conductors; -
means for mounting said enclosure on a support surface with said back wall adjacent said surface and with said wall having said connection opening through said wall thereof being selectively oriented either at the top or at the bottom of said enclosure; and means for fixedly mounting said frame in said enclosure with one of said top and bottom end members adjacent to and aligned with said connection opening, whereby said enclosure is mountable in different positions for different cable connections with said frame in a single orientation and without making additional openings through said top or bottom of said enclosure.
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