Connection box stabilizer
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1. An assembly defining longitudinal, lateral, and transverse directions substantially orthogonal to one another, the assembly comprising;
- a connection box having a proximal end shaped to receive a fastener to support the connection box and a distal end, spaced in the lateral direction from the proximal end and having a stop and a slide;
a spacer shaped to insert exclusively by linear translation, without tools, within the slide to the stop;
the spacer extending from the distal end to support the connection box in the transverse direction when inserted into the slide against the stop; and
the spacer having at least one fracture region providing controlled fracture, in response to bending stress, to adjust the length thereof.
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Abstract
A connection box assembly comprising a connection box having a proximal end shaped to receive a fastener and a distal end, spaced in the lateral direction from the proximal end, having a stop and a slide. The assembly may include a spacer shaped to be inserted, without the use of tools, within the slide until the spacer abuts the stop. The spacer may be adjustable in length. The spacer may be arranged to extend from the proximal end of the connection box in the transverse direction when inserted into the slide and abutted against the stop.
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36 Claims
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1. An assembly defining longitudinal, lateral, and transverse directions substantially orthogonal to one another, the assembly comprising;
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a connection box having a proximal end shaped to receive a fastener to support the connection box and a distal end, spaced in the lateral direction from the proximal end and having a stop and a slide; a spacer shaped to insert exclusively by linear translation, without tools, within the slide to the stop; the spacer extending from the distal end to support the connection box in the transverse direction when inserted into the slide against the stop; and the spacer having at least one fracture region providing controlled fracture, in response to bending stress, to adjust the length thereof. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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35. A connection box assembly defining longitudinal, lateral, and transverse directions substantially orthogonal to one another, the assembly comprising:
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a connection box having an aperture shaped to receive transmission lines to terminate therewithin, having a proximal end provided with an aperture to receive a fastener to support the connection box, and having a distal end, spaced in the lateral direction from the proximal end and formed to have a stop and a slide; a spacer matingly insertable into the slide, without the use of tools, to engage the stop and sized to frictionally engage the slide to resist removal therefrom; the spacer having at least one fracture region extending longitudinally thereacross to provide directed stress concentration fracture in response to bending, to adjust the length thereof; and the spacer extending from the distal end of the connection box in the transverse direction when inserted into the slide and abutted against the stop.
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36. A method for applying a connection box to a structural member defining longitudinal, lateral, and transverse directions substantially orthogonal to one another, the method comprising:
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providing a connection box having a proximal end and a distal end spayed from one another, the distal end having a stop and a slide; selecting a structural member extending in the longitudinal direction and having a width in the transverse direction; providing a spacer shaped to be received by the slide and characterized by a length; fracturing the spacer to adjust the length thereof to correspond to the width of the structural member; securing the spacer to the connection box without the use of tools by inserting the spacer within the slide unit the spacer contacts the stop; and securing the proximal end of the connection box to the structural member.
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