Cover for surface mounted alarm unit
First Claim
1. A cover for overfitting a surface mounted electrical junction box, said electrical junction box having an opening front face with fixture mounting screw holes adjacent the open front face, and having connected thereto at least one conduit, said cover comprising:
- a front wall and a surrounding perimeter skirt extending therefrom, said perimeter skirt having a depth at least as great as a depth of the electrical junction box, said front wall and said perimeter skirt defining a cavity sized to receive the junction box into said cavity and to conceal the electrical junction box when said cover overfits the junction box, said front wall having screw-receiving holes aligned to register with the fixture mounting screw holes.
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Abstract
A plastic cover covers a surface-mounted junction box which delivers wires to an alarm unit or emergency light or the like which is mounted to the cover. The cover is connected to the junction box by screws which engage threaded holes provided by the junction box. The cover can be mounted to either a single wide junction box or a double wide junction box and provides corresponding holes for connection to either box. The alarm devices can be connected to the cover directly by screws or by a combination of a single screw and a tab which is received into a slot on the cover. The cover and alarm unit together form an architecturally attractive cover for an otherwise industrial appearing junction box. When the cover is attached to the junction box, the box no longer can be seen. The covers can be color coded for a particular alarm service, such as fire, weather warnings, or other emergency conditions.
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34 Claims
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1. A cover for overfitting a surface mounted electrical junction box, said electrical junction box having an opening front face with fixture mounting screw holes adjacent the open front face, and having connected thereto at least one conduit, said cover comprising:
a front wall and a surrounding perimeter skirt extending therefrom, said perimeter skirt having a depth at least as great as a depth of the electrical junction box, said front wall and said perimeter skirt defining a cavity sized to receive the junction box into said cavity and to conceal the electrical junction box when said cover overfits the junction box, said front wall having screw-receiving holes aligned to register with the fixture mounting screw holes. - View Dependent Claims (6)
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2. A cover for overfitting a surface mounted electrical junction box, said electrical junction box having an open front face with fixture mounting screw holes adjacent the open front face, and having connected thereto at least one conduit, said cover comprising:
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a front wall and a surrounding perimeter skirt extending therefrom, said perimeter skirt having a depth at least as great as a depth of the electrical junction box, said front wall and said perimeter skirt defining a cavity sized to conceal the electrical junction box when said cover overfits the junction box, said front wall having screw-receiving holes aligned to register with the fixture mounting screw holes, wherein said perimeter skirt has a conduit access slot for receiving a conduit connected to the junction box when said cover overfits the junction box.
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3. A cover for overfitting a surface mounted electrical junction box, said electrical junction box having an open front face with fixture mounting screw holes adjacent the open front face, and having connected thereto at least one conduit, comprising:
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a front wall and a surrounding perimeter skirt extending therefrom, said perimeter skirt having a depth at least as great as a depth of the electrical junction box, said front wall and said perimeter skirt defining a cavity sized to conceal the electrical junction box when said cover overfits the junction box, said front wall having screw-receiving holes aligned to register with the fixture mounting screw holes, wherein said cover includes a plurality of break away areas removable to open access slots for conduits, and wherein said access slots are aligned with conduit punch out panels located in the walls of the junction box.
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4. A cover for overfitting a surface mounted electrical junction box, said electrical junction box having an open front face with fixture mounting screw holes adjacent the open front face, and having connected thereto at least one conduit, said cover comprising:
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a front wall and a surrounding perimeter skirt extending therefrom, said perimeter skirt having a depth at least as great as a depth of the electrical junction box, said front wall and said perimeter skirt defining a cavity sized to conceal the electrical junction box when said cover overfits the junction box, said front wall having screw-receiving holes aligned to register with the fixture mounting screw holes, wherein said perimeter skirt comprises a first removable panel sized to open a first conduit access slot through said perimeter skirt for accommodating a first size conduit connected to the junction box when said cover overfits the junction box; and
a second removable panel surrounding said first removable panel, said second removable panel removable to open a larger second conduit access slot through said perimeter skirt for accommodating a second size conduit connected to the junction box, when said cover overfits the junction box.
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5. A cover for overfitting a surface mounted electrical junction box, said electrical junction box having an open front face with fixture mounting screw holes adjacent the open front face, and having connected thereto at least one conduit, said cover comprising:
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a front wall and a surrounding perimeter skirt extending therefrom, said perimeter skirt having a depth at least as great as a depth of the electrical junction box, said front wall and said perimeter skirt defining a cavity sized to conceal the electrical junction box when said cover overfits the junction box, said front wall having screw-receiving holes aligned to register with the fixture mounting screw holes. wherein said perimeter skirt comprises a removable panel, removable to form a conduit access slot, said removable panel at least partially defined by a gap through said perimeter skirt.
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7. An electric device assembly for mounting to a surface mounted electrical junction box, the junction box having an open front face thereof, the assembly comprising:
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a cover mountable to an electrical junction box and sized to receive the electrical junction box within the cover and to enclose the junction box against the surface upon which the junction box is mounted, said cover having a front wall and a surrounding perimeter skirt extending to the surface, when so mounted to the junction box, said cover having an opening through said front wall; and an electrical device mounted to said front wall and covering said opening, said electrical device having electrical connections which are connectable through said opening. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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10. An electric device assembly for mounting to a surface mounted electrical junction box, the junction box having an open front face thereof, the assembly comprising:
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a cover mountable to an electrical junction box and sized to enclose the junction box, said cover having a front wall and a surrounding perimeter skirt extending to the surface, when so mounted to the junction box, said cover having an opening through said front wall; and an electrical device mounted to said front wall and covering said opening, said electrical device having electrical connections which are connectable through said opening, wherein said cover includes at least one access slot through said perimeter skirt to receive therein a conduit connected to the junction box, and wherein said cover includes areas having intentionally weakened perimeters wherein the areas are removable to open further access slots for conduits, wherein said further access slots are aligned with conduit attachment locations on the junction box.
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20. An electrical unit mounting system mountable to a surface mounted electrical box the system comprising:
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a cover with a front panel that has a depressed body receiving region formed therein and a surrounding perimeter skirt oriented generally perpendicular to the front panel wherein the cover defines an open interior region, wherein said region is sized to receive a surface mounted electrical box; elements for attaching the cover to the electrical box wherein when so attached, the cover surrounds and conceals the box; and an electrical unit having a configuration slidably receivable, at least in part, in the body receiving region wherein the electrical unit is carried, at least in part by the cover. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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