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Document | Title | Date |
20080210464 | STRAPPING BASE AND ASSEMBLY - A strapping base including a central portion having a generally flat surface, the central portion having a central hole pattern defined therein, an angled portion coupling the central portion to the lateral portion, and at least one lateral portion having a generally flat surface and having a plurality of lateral holes defined therein, wherein the lateral portion is offset from the central portion. | 09-04-2008 |
20080230266 | Devices And Methods For Flangeless Installations - A flangeless mounting system, suitable for in-wall speakers and other components, includes a panel that is finished to provide at least a superficially continuous junction between the edges of the panel and the surrounding wall, ceiling, or other structure. A rim advantageously extends outwardly from a first surface of the panel by a small distance, which in currently preferred embodiments is about | 09-25-2008 |
20080277159 | Holder and a Placement Tool Therefor - A holder device ( | 11-13-2008 |
20090014209 | Cable Support Bracket - A cable support bracket which includes a backplate with a front surface and an opposed rear surface, and a first end and a second end opposed to the first end. At least one cable constraint is connected to the front surface, and each the cable constraint includes a post extending transversely from the front surface. Each post has a first lateral side and a second lateral side. Each cable constraint further includes a plurality of barbs on the first lateral side and/or the second lateral side. For each of the first lateral side and the second lateral side which includes the barbs, the barbs have an outer barb being furthest from the front surface, and at least one secondary barb between the outer barb and the front surface. The outer barb extends transversely from the post a greater distance than any of the secondary barbs. | 01-15-2009 |
20090014210 | Electrical Cable Support Bracket - A cable support bracket includes a backplate with a number of structures extending transversely therefrom and defining a plurality of cable restraints and slots. The cable restraints have a series of projections formed on the transversely extending structures. Each cable restraint has a series of projections aligned so as to create matching barbs that secure electrical cables within the restraints. At least one transversely-extending structure acts as a spacer to ensure that electrical safety requirements regarding the distance between cables and internal walls are met when the bracket is installed. | 01-15-2009 |
20090038841 | Metal Raceway System - The present invention is directed to a raceway system including a base, at least two covers, a device bracket and a faceplate. The base includes sidewalls having a top wall with a flange member. The covers include a top portion having two ends with a flange member at each end. The flange members of the covers are in mating engagement with the flange members of the base when the cover is coupled to the base. The cover is flush with the base when it is coupled to the base. The device bracket is installed in the base. The covers are positioned over the device bracket and the faceplate is installed over the device bracket. The faceplate overlaps a portion of each cover and extends over a portion of the top walls of the base. | 02-12-2009 |
20090120683 | Cable organizer - A cable organizer is disclosed. The cable organizer includes a cable spool that is mountable to an underside of a support surface and is used to organize, store and separate cables and power cables used to operate and power electrical appliances. The cable spool is formed from cup structures that are fitted or snapped together and that include the flexible shells or skirts and core portions. The cable organizer preferably includes a surge protected power supply with a plurality of power outlets for providing power to power cables organized, stored and separated by the cable organizer. The power supply is preferably mountable between the cable spool and the underside of the work surface. | 05-14-2009 |
20090211803 | AUXILIARY SUPPORT CASE FOR AT LEAST ONE PIECE OF ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT - An auxiliary support case ( | 08-27-2009 |
20100032203 | PROTECTION DEVICE FOR PROTECTING A FLAT CABLE - The invention provides a protection device for protecting a flat cable in an optical disk drive. The protection device includes a casing, whereon a main board is fixed inside the casing, and an opening is formed at a front edge of the casing. The protection device further includes a tray disposed inside the casing in a slidable manner, a circuit board disposed on a bottom of the tray, the flat cable connected to the main board and the circuit board, a cover disposed on the bottom of the tray, and a support frame connected to the cover and protruding towards a rear of the casing. The support frame is disposed on the bottom of the tray and adjacent to a position, where the flat cable is connected to the circuit board, for holding the flat cable and preventing the flat cable from dropping. | 02-11-2010 |
20100224403 | POWER STORAGE APPARATUS - A power storage apparatus includes a power storage module having a plurality of power storage elements which are aligned in one direction; a device placed adjacently to the power storage module in the direction of the alignment of the power storage elements; a high-voltage cable used in charge and discharge of the power storage module; and a support structure configured to support the high-voltage cable at a plurality of points to position the high-voltage cable along a reference path. The high-voltage cable is configured to electrically connect an electrode terminal of the power storage module to the device. The electrode terminal is one of two electrode terminals of the power storage module and is located on a farther side of the power storage module from the device. | 09-09-2010 |
20110042136 | GROUNDING BAR/HATCHPLATE FOR USE WITH LIGHTNING ARRESTORS - A hatchplate, formed of copper material, has first and second perpendicular surfaces with punched holes formed therein to provide for connecting the hatchplate to building ground, for mounting the hatchplate to a wall of the telecommunications facility and for mounting one or more surge suppressors to the hatchplate, thereby providing for a suitable ground connection for the surge suppressors. | 02-24-2011 |
20110048792 | WIRING HOLDING MEMBER, ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A wiring holding member includes a holding portion and a wiring holding space. The holding portion is formed in a laying direction of a wiring including a linear wiring and a band-shaped wiring, and holds the band-shaped wiring. The wiring holding space is formed by the band-shaped wiring held in the holding portion, and accommodates the linear wiring therein. | 03-03-2011 |
20110147074 | FIXING RACK FOR TELECOMMUNICATION APPARATUS AND MOUNTING METHOD THEREOF - A fixing rack for a telecommunication apparatus allows the easy mounting, heat dissipation and maintenance of the telecommunication apparatus. A frame of the fixing rack is configured with a second hanging portion, a second joint portion and a fixing portion, wherein the fixing portion fixes the fixing rack on the installation surface, the second hanging portion hangs the telecommunication apparatus on the fixing rack with the first hanging portion configured on the back of the telecommunication apparatus, and the second joint portion joins with the first joint portion of the telecommunication apparatus and fixes the telecommunication apparatus on the fixing rack. The second hanging portion and the first hanging portion allow the telecommunication apparatus to be conveniently mounted onto the fixing rack. The fixing rack generates a gap between the telecommunication apparatus and the installation surface and facilitates heat dissipation and maintenance of the telecommunication apparatus. | 06-23-2011 |
20110232957 | Electrical box assembly for angled recessed mounting of high and low voltage components - An electrical device mounting assembly for flush wall mounting of an electronic device that requires both power and low voltage connections. The assembly enables recessed mounting of all electrical components, wiring, cabling, and plug ends of electrical cords behind the wall surface. The mounting assembly includes a mounting frame, a trim plate, and rotatable clamp arms to enable rapid mounting to a wall. The mounting assembly enables mounting of either a high voltage or low voltage mounting plates at an angle with respect to the wall surface, thereby minimizing the depth of the mounting frame while providing a substantial enclosure for recessing plug ends of electrical cords and low voltage cables. The mounting assembly enables consolidation of power and signal hookups for a TV, home entertainment system, or similar electronic device in a single assembly that is recessed within the wall. | 09-29-2011 |
20110247875 | Flat Cable Deflection Device and Installation Kit for an Electrical Installation with Circuit Integrity in Case of Fire - A flat cable deflection device with circuit integrity in case of a fire including a cylindrical cable deflection element made from fire resistant insulating material; and a support for the cylindrical cable deflection element made from fire resistant material. The support is offset from the cylindrical cable deflection element so that the support facilitates enveloping the cylindrical cable deflection element with a flat cable without the support contacting the flat cable. An electrical installation including at least one flat cable deflection device; at least one flat cable including plural high power current strands extending parallel adjacent to one another in a plane, where the flat cable runs over the deflection device and changes its direction at the deflection device, wherein the transversal cable direction in front and after the deflection device extends horizontally, and wherein the flat cable envelops the cylindrical cable deflection element at least partially. | 10-13-2011 |
20110259634 | ELECTRICAL DEVICE MOUNTING ADAPTER - In one embodiment, an adapter may include first and second mounting portions adapted to be attached to first and second mounting portions of an electrical device, and first and second spacers arranged to space the first and second mounting portion of the electrical device away from a building surface when the electrical device is mounted to an electrical box. In another embodiment, an adapter may include a ring to surround a body of a standard electrical device, and first and second slots to receive first and second mounting portion of the standard electrical device. | 10-27-2011 |
20110259635 | ELECTRICAL DEVICE ALIGNMENT SYSTEM - An electrical device may include first and second mounting portions arranged at opposite ends of the electrical device and adapted to mount the electrical device to an electrical box, and an alignment feature adapted to align the electrical device with an adjacent electrical device by contacting the adjacent electrical device as the electrical device slides toward the adjacent electrical device. An adapter may include first and second mounting portions adapted to be attached to first and second mounting portion of an electrical device, and an alignment feature adapted to align the electrical device with an adjacent electrical device by contacting the adjacent electrical device when the one or both of the electrical device and the adjacent electrical device are slid laterally while mounted to an electrical box. | 10-27-2011 |
20110290550 | Electrical snap-in connector - By providing an electrical connector which comprises a single component capable of being inserted into the knockout hole of a housing of any electrical junction box, outlet box, meter box, or similar enclosure from the interior of the housing and securely affixed thereto, an efficient, easily manufactured and installed electrical connector is achieved which can be securely mounted to the housing of any electrical junction box, outlet box, meter box, or similar enclosure from inside the housing. The electrical connector/clamp comprises a generally hollow cylindrical shape incorporating an axial, longitudinal extending slot formed therein which terminates along the length of the electrical clamp/connector and forms the cylindrical housing into two portions movable relative to each other. In this way, the electrical clamp/connector comprises a flexible construction enabling the electrical clamp/connector to flex and return to its original configuration, establishing a snap-in locking member, devoid of any lock nut. | 12-01-2011 |
20110303456 | MODULAR CONDUIT RETENTION SYSTEM - A conduit retention system comprises a base and a plurality of polygonal elements which can snap-fit together. | 12-15-2011 |
20120000702 | TWO-SIDE CABLE-ARRANGEMENT STRUCTURE AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS THEREWITH - A two-side cable-arrangement structure is disclosed. The two-side cable-arrangement structure includes a plate, a first cable-arrangement structure, and a second cable-arrangement structure. The first cable-arrangement structure and the second cable-arrangement structure are respectively disposed on two sides of the plate. A cable is fixed on the two sides of the plate by the first cable-arrangement structure and the second cable-arrangement structure simultaneously. Thereby, the cable is constrained at both the direction vertical toward the plate and the direction vertical away from the plate, and the fixed cable is not easy to move by pulling. It solves the difficulty of fixing a cable completely by a conventional single-side cable-arrangement structure in the prior art. | 01-05-2012 |
20120037415 | CARRIER FOR A CONTROL UNIT OF A MOTOR VEHICLE, CONTROL UNIT AND MOTOR VEHICLE - A carrier is provided for a control unit of a motor vehicle. The carrier includes, but is not limited to at least one material section for fastening to the body of a motor vehicle. It is provided that the carrier is designed for receiving at least two control units, which via an insertion region of the carrier can be mounted to the carrier from the same side. A control unit is also provided for installation in a carrier and a motor vehicle is provided with a carrier. | 02-16-2012 |
20120292096 | MODULAR PLUG AND PLAY CONNECTIVITY PLATFORM - Disclosed are exemplary embodiments of a modular plug and play connectivity platform, system and method. The disclosed modular plug and play connectivity platform provides a convergent/distribution/conversion point for multiple services and transmission mediums. In exemplary embodiments, the platform includes a base plate configured to be mounted on a wall in a premises over a junction box and to support one or more data distribution or conversion modules. An interchangeable plate is securable to the base plate and provides interfaces for the one or more data distribution or conversion modules. A cover is securable to the base plate and forms an enclosure coving any data distribution or conversion modules supported by the base plate. | 11-22-2012 |
20130020123 | CABLE CLAMP HAVING WINGED FLANGES - A cable clamp for securing an electrical cable to a support structure has two substantially similar half-shells, each half-shell including a concave inner surface terminating in a pair of abutting surfaces. The half-shells further include a pair of winged flanges offset a distance from the abutting surfaces. The lower half-shell can first be secured to a support structure using a pair of elongate members passing through the winged flanges of the lower half-shell and a plurality of fastening members. A cable can then be placed within a cable receiving region of the lower half-shell and the top half-shell can be secured to the lower half-shell, applying a clamping force to the cable without interference from the fastening members used to secure the lower half-shell to the support structure. | 01-24-2013 |
20130098674 | ADHESIVE BACKED CABLING SYSTEM FOR IN-BUILDING WIRELESS APPLICATIONS - An adhesive-backed multi-channel RF signal cable comprises a main body having at least one conduit portion with a bore formed throughout and containing one or more RF signal channels, and a flange portion having an adhesive backing layer to mount the cable to a mounting surface. The adhesive-backed cabling provides for multiple channels of RF/cellular traffic to be distributed, where these channels can be dedicated to different carriers, each needing wireless distribution in a building, different services, and/or routing signals to different locations within a building. | 04-25-2013 |
20130140077 | WIRE FIXING STRUCTURE AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE USING THE SAME - A wire fixing structure and a liquid crystal display device using the same, wherein the wire fixing structure comprises a base and a clamping portion extended from the base, a wire fixing ring is formed by an enclosure of the clamping portion and the base for a wire to be inserted into. Thereby, the wire can be fixed in the liquid crystal display device conveniently and securely by the present technology. | 06-06-2013 |
20130180774 | ELECTRICAL BOX AND SLEEVE ASSEMBLY - An assembly includes a box and a removable sleeve that is engageble with the box and with a wall substrate to secure tight contact between the wall substrate and the box structure, irrespective of the thickness of the wall substrate. The sleeve is configured to be coupled to an electrical device having a corresponding configuration for insertion in the box. | 07-18-2013 |
20130228367 | ELECTRIC WIRE FIXING DEVICE - There is provide an electric wire fixing device improving storage performance of electric wires while preventing the electric wires from being displaced along a longitudinal direction of the electric wire. An electric wire fixing device includes a bottom wall at which an electric wire is disposed and a pair of side walls extending from the bottom wall to position the electric wire between each other, one side wall being provided with a hole through which a fixation member for fixing the electric wire is passed. The fixation member is passed through the hole and wound around the electric wires so that the electric wires are placed close to the bottom wall and fixed. The bottom wall includes a projecting piece extending from the bottom wall and located between the electric wires and the bottom wall, and the fixation member is passed between the projecting piece and the bottom wall. | 09-05-2013 |
20130292169 | ELECTRIC HARDWARE MOUTNING-BRACKET - The present disclosure includes an electric-box-assembly mountable on a first wall of a double wall structure for use in conjunction with the second wall of the double wall structure, a method of mounting the electric-box-assembly and wiring of the same. The electric-box-assembly includes a mounting-bracket including one or more mounting units, wherein each of said mounting units comprises a mounting panel; and an electric box. The mounting panel is configured to be directly attached onto the inner side of the first wall of the double wall structure, adjacently thereto, the first wall being erected. The electric box is configured to be mounted onto the inner side of the first wall of the double wall structure before the second wall of the double wall structure is securely attached to the beam-infrastructure. | 11-07-2013 |
20130306366 | ELECTRIC CONTROL OR SIGNALING DEVICE - An electric control or signaling device to be assembled through an opening formed in a wall, and including a tubular metal body which is to engage with a first surface of the wall, wherein the body includes a threaded cylindrical portion to be inserted into the opening and an attachment device including a metal clamping ring to be screwed onto the threaded cylindrical portion of the body to attach the control or signaling device through the opening, and a metal attachment plate to be applied against a second surface of the wall opposite the first surface by the clamping ring. | 11-21-2013 |
20140014407 | CABLE CLAMP ASSEMBLY WITH DOUBLE CAPTIVE SCREW - A cable clamp assembly includes a bracket and first and second fasteners. The first fastener includes a head, a threaded region, and a neck region. The second fastener includes a head, a lower threaded region, an upper threaded region, a lower neck region, and an upper neck region. The first fastener is captured in a first aperture of the bracket by location of the neck region of the first fastener in the first aperture. The second fastener is captured in a second aperture of the bracket by location of the upper neck region of the second fastener in the second aperture. The cable clamp assembly is captured to a wall by arranging the lower neck region of the second fastener to extend through a bore of the wall such that the upper and lower threaded regions of the second fastener are located on opposite sides of the wall. | 01-16-2014 |
20140014408 | WALL GROMMET FOR ROUTING CABLES INSIDE WALLS - Provided is a grommet for routing one or more cables through the interior space of a wall. The grommet may be configured to be inserted through a hole in a surface of the wall and mounted substantially flush with the surface of the wall to route one or more cables in the wall's interior space. The grommet can be used to route power cords and low-voltage cables for audio and video applications. For instance, the grommet may be configured to allow a cable to be inserted through a hole in the surface of a wall and into the interior space of the wall. Also, the grommet may be configured to hold an end of a cable so that the cable may be routed through the interior space of the wall. | 01-16-2014 |
20140083759 | BRACKET AND SLEEVE ASSEMBLY - An assembly includes a bracket mountable directly to a wall. An inner periphery of the bracket defines an opening in the wall substrate. A removable sleeve is engageable with the bracket and the wall substrate to secure tight contact between the wall substrate and a device interior of the wall, irrespective of the thickness of the wall substrate. A resilient element, cantilevered from an outer side surface of the sleeve, is retained by a barbed element at the inner periphery of the bracket. | 03-27-2014 |
20140110163 | SUBSTRATE CASE STRUCTURE - A substrate case | 04-24-2014 |
20140158419 | CABLE RETAINER - A cable retainer for fastening cables or cable bundles in thin-walled cabinets, such as sheet metal cabinets, provided with a perforation pattern, having a base region which allows fastening in an opening in the thin wall and from which holding strips emerge, which holding strips can be connected to one another at the free ends thereof so as to encircle a cable bundle cross section, characterized in that the connection is carried out by means of a pin which emerges from the middle of the holding strip and fits into a suitable bore hole located in direction of the cable in the other holding strip and in that cable protectors can be snapped onto the holding strips. | 06-12-2014 |
20140262479 | STRAP FOR POSITIONING WIRES/CABLES - An illustrative embodiment of the present invention relates to a strap for maintaining the position of wires/cables within a wall frame. The strap has an elongate flexible strip which includes a first plurality of apertures between a first end and a second opposite end of the strip. The strap also includes a second plurality of apertures disposed along the strip between the first end and the second end. Also, the strap includes flexible tabs formed by intersecting slits passing completely through the flexible strip in such a way as to form wire/cable engaging sections. Each wire/cable engaging section is configured for holding a wire/cable placed therethrough while resisting unintentional dislodging of such wire/cable. | 09-18-2014 |
20140262480 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR AN ELECTRICAL BOX BLOCK BRACKET WITH TABS - An electrical box block bracket can include a face place and a rotatable members extending from each of two opposing edges of the face plate. The face plate can also include a aperture providing a passageway through the face plate and sized and shaped to receive a mud ring and/or electrical junction box. Each rotatable member can be rotatable about an axis defined by the intersection between the face plate and the respective rotatable member. Each rotatable member can also include an adjustable disposed along the surface of the rotatable member. The adjustable tab can rotate from a first position aligned with the surface of the rotatable member to a second position at an angle to the surface of the rotatable member such that the tab can be folded over at least a portion of an outer wall or rib of a construction block. | 09-18-2014 |
20140262481 | SELF-ALIGNING BACK PLATE FOR AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An illustrative electronic assembly includes a housing and a wall plate, where the wall plate is releasably connectable to the housing. The housing and the wall plate may be configured such that the housing and the wall plate may be able to initially engage each other with the wall plate misaligned relative to the housing. The housing and the wall plate may be configured to guide one another into alignment as the housing and the wall plate are moved together. | 09-18-2014 |
20140262482 | SELF-ALIGNING BACK PLATE FOR AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An illustrative electronic assembly includes a housing and a wall plate, where the wall plate is releasably connectable to the housing. The housing and the wall plate may be configured such that the housing and the wall plate may be able to initially engage each other with the wall plate misaligned relative to the housing. The housing and the wall plate may be configured to guide one another into alignment as the housing and the wall plate are moved together. | 09-18-2014 |
20150047895 | WIRE HARNESS SECURING STRUCTURE - A wire harness securing structure secures a wire harness to a panel using a wire harness clip having a plate portion and a latch portion provided at the plate portion to be press-fitted to a hole of the panel. The latch portion includes a post extending from the plate portion and a pair of latch pieces extending from an end of the post toward the plate portion and having an end which engages with an edge of the hole. The plate portion and the wire harness are covered and secured by the self-adhesive sheet. A surface of the self-adhesive sheet facing the panel contacts with the end of the latch piece before the latch portion is press-fitted. When the latch portion is press-fitted and latched to the hole, the adhesive sheet between the plate portion and the panel is compressed and contacts firmly with an outer periphery of the hole. | 02-19-2015 |
20150327375 | HVAC CONTROLLER WITH AIR FLOW BARRIER - A wall plate assembly for an HVAC controller may include a rear plate including an aperture extending through the rear plate and a front plate securable to the rear plate. In some cases, the front plate may have a recessed portion that is recessed back toward the rear plate and align with the aperture in the rear plate. An air flow barrier may be secured to the recessed portion of the front plate. The air flow barrier may include a barrier surface that covers a portion of the aperture formed in the recessed portion of the front plate to reduce air infiltration. The air flow barrier may include an air flow barrier aperture that is sized to accommodate wires passing through the aperture in the recessed portion of the front plate for connection to a wire connection block of the front plate. | 11-12-2015 |
20150333493 | ELECTRICAL BOX BRACKET - An electrical box bracket includes features allowing it to engage multiple surfaces of a stud. The bracket has a front face for mounting an electrical box and a plaster ring, and a far-side tab bent backwards from the front face for making contact with a drywall behind the bracket. The front face has one or more arms that fit over the front face of a metal stud to which the bracket is to be attached. The front face also has one or more flanges projecting rearward from the same opposite sides of the front face, with stud-lock tabs for engaging a side surface or edge of a side flange of a stud. The bracket has legs that extend from the far-side tab, where the legs are foldable by an end-user to engage side surfaces of the metal stud at different distances from the far-side tab. | 11-19-2015 |
20160164271 | RECESSED EQUIPMENT BOXES AND RELATED ASSEMBLIES AND METHODS - An equipment box assembly includes a housing including a back wall, a bottom wall, a top wall, and first and second sidewalls defining a cavity. At least one mounting feature is on each of the first and second sidewalls. The housing is sized to fit between first and second adjacent studs with the first sidewall mounted to the first stud using the at least one mounting feature on the first sidewall and with the second sidewall mounted to the second stud using the at least one mounting feature on the second sidewall. | 06-09-2016 |
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