US3082290A
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Movable floor-to-ceiling electrical installation for interior of a building
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1959-07-29
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Granted: 1963-03-19
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Expires: 1979-07-29
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Jack R Ohmit
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-25 16:01
CPC Classifications
H; H02; H02G; H02G3/00; H02G3/02; H02G3/04; H02G3/0493; H02G3/06
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
267 words
A MOVABLE ELECTRICAL INSTALLATION FOR THE INTERIOR OF A BUILDING COMPRISING, IN COMBINATION: A RECTANGULAR ELECTRICAL OUTLET BOX HAVING A PAIR OF OPPOSITELY DISPOSED SIDE OPENINGS, A RIGID MEMBER TRANSVERSELY DISPOSED THEREIN TO DIVIDE THE INTERIOR OF SAID BOX INTO A PAIR OF COMPARTMENTS RESPECTIVELY ASSOCIATED WITH SAID SIDE OPENINGS, A THREADED OPENING AT THE UPPER END OF SAID BOX COMMUNICATING WITH BOTH OF SAID COMPARTMENTS, AND MEANS FOR ATTACHING A SUPPORT MEMBER TO THE LOWER END OF SAID BOX; A BASE MEMBER REMOVABLY FASTENED TO THE FLOOR OF THE BUILDING; A RIGID SUPPORT MEMBER VERTICALLY DISPOSED WITH ITS LOWER END RIGIDLY FASTENED TO SAID BASE MEMBER AND ITS UPPER END RIGIDLY FASTENED TO SAID BOX FOR SUPPORTING SAID BOX IN VERTICAL ALIGNMENT WITH SAID BASE MEMBER; AN ELONGATED RIGID ELECTRICAL CONDUIT VERTICALLY DISPOSED IN AN ELEVATED POSITION WITHIN THE BUILDING WITH THE EXTERIORLY THREADED LOWER END THEREOF THREADEDLY ENGAGING SAID UPPER OPENING OF SAID BOX AND THE EXTERIORLY THREADED UPPER END THEREOF EXTENDING THROUGH AN OPENING IN THE CEILING IN VERTICAL ALIGNMENT WITH SAID BASE MEMBER, AND HAVING A RIGID DIVIDER MEMBER EXTENDING THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE LENGTH THEREOF FOR DIVIDING THE INTERIOR OF SAID CONDUIT INTO TWO PASSAGEWAYS WHICH COMMUNICATE WITH THE RESPECTIVE COMPARTMENTS OF SAID BOX; FASTENING MEANS REMOVABLY FASTENED TO THE UPWARDLY FACING CEILING SURFACE FOR INHIBITING HORIZONTAL MOVEMENT OF THE UPPER END OF SAID CONDUIT; AND A Y-SHAPED CABLE RECEPTOR THREADEDLY ENGAGING THE UPPER END OF SAID ELECTRICAL CONDUIT FOR RECEIVING A PAIR OF ELECTRICAL CABLES, ONE TO BE INSERTED THROUGH EACH OF SAID PASSAGEWAYS INTO THE CORRESPONDING COMPARTMENT OF SAID OUTLET BOX.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
267 words
A MOVABLE ELECTRICAL INSTALLATION FOR THE INTERIOR OF A BUILDING COMPRISING, IN COMBINATION: A RECTANGULAR ELECTRICAL OUTLET BOX HAVING A PAIR OF OPPOSITELY DISPOSED SIDE OPENINGS, A RIGID MEMBER TRANSVERSELY DISPOSED THEREIN TO DIVIDE THE INTERIOR OF SAID BOX INTO A PAIR OF COMPARTMENTS RESPECTIVELY ASSOCIATED WITH SAID SIDE OPENINGS, A THREADED OPENING AT THE UPPER END OF SAID BOX COMMUNICATING WITH BOTH OF SAID COMPARTMENTS, AND MEANS FOR ATTACHING A SUPPORT MEMBER TO THE LOWER END OF SAID BOX; A BASE MEMBER REMOVABLY FASTENED TO THE FLOOR OF THE BUILDING; A RIGID SUPPORT MEMBER VERTICALLY DISPOSED WITH ITS LOWER END RIGIDLY FASTENED TO SAID BASE MEMBER AND ITS UPPER END RIGIDLY FASTENED TO SAID BOX FOR SUPPORTING SAID BOX IN VERTICAL ALIGNMENT WITH SAID BASE MEMBER; AN ELONGATED RIGID ELECTRICAL CONDUIT VERTICALLY DISPOSED IN AN ELEVATED POSITION WITHIN THE BUILDING WITH THE EXTERIORLY THREADED LOWER END THEREOF THREADEDLY ENGAGING SAID UPPER OPENING OF SAID BOX AND THE EXTERIORLY THREADED UPPER END THEREOF EXTENDING THROUGH AN OPENING IN THE CEILING IN VERTICAL ALIGNMENT WITH SAID BASE MEMBER, AND HAVING A RIGID DIVIDER MEMBER EXTENDING THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE LENGTH THEREOF FOR DIVIDING THE INTERIOR OF SAID CONDUIT INTO TWO PASSAGEWAYS WHICH COMMUNICATE WITH THE RESPECTIVE COMPARTMENTS OF SAID BOX; FASTENING MEANS REMOVABLY FASTENED TO THE UPWARDLY FACING CEILING SURFACE FOR INHIBITING HORIZONTAL MOVEMENT OF THE UPPER END OF SAID CONDUIT; AND A Y-SHAPED CABLE RECEPTOR THREADEDLY ENGAGING THE UPPER END OF SAID ELECTRICAL CONDUIT FOR RECEIVING A PAIR OF ELECTRICAL CABLES, ONE TO BE INSERTED THROUGH EACH OF SAID PASSAGEWAYS INTO THE CORRESPONDING COMPARTMENT OF SAID OUTLET BOX.
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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
| Annuity Stage | Window Opens | Payment Deadline | Surcharge Period Until | Estimated Fee | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1966-03-18 | 1966-09-17 | 1967-03-19 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1970-03-18 | 1970-09-17 | 1971-03-19 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1974-03-18 | 1974-09-17 | 1975-03-19 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |