Expandable electrical outlet box
First Claim
1. An expandable electrical outlet box comprising a main compartment, a movable expandable compartment, wall connecting means and wire insertion means, said wire insertion means in each of said main and expandable compartments, said expandable compartment movably fitting into said main compartment and when in a closed mode providing a space between said main and said expandable compartments for a user to easily move said expandable compartment into and out from said main compartment, said main compartment comprising a top section and a bottom section, said movable expandable compartment also comprising a top section and a bottom section, said wire insertion means comprising tab openings in outer corners of both said top and bottom sections of said main compartment and said movable expandable compartment, and said tab openings being in alignment when said expandable electrical outlet box is in said closed mode.
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Abstract
This invention provides an expandable electrical outlet box that fits into the same size wall opening as a removed to be replaced box. The present box, being expandable, provides about double the capacity as a smaller non-expandable box. Thus, more conductors can be provided in the present box using the same space opening as the box being replaced. One section of the box is slidably or movably positioned in a main section of the box, both sections having openings for installing electrical wiring.
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- 1. An expandable electrical outlet box comprising a main compartment, a movable expandable compartment, wall connecting means and wire insertion means, said wire insertion means in each of said main and expandable compartments, said expandable compartment movably fitting into said main compartment and when in a closed mode providing a space between said main and said expandable compartments for a user to easily move said expandable compartment into and out from said main compartment, said main compartment comprising a top section and a bottom section, said movable expandable compartment also comprising a top section and a bottom section, said wire insertion means comprising tab openings in outer corners of both said top and bottom sections of said main compartment and said movable expandable compartment, and said tab openings being in alignment when said expandable electrical outlet box is in said closed mode.
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