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US3153118A
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Electrical floor outlet
Assignee: Jones and Laughlin Steel Corp
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Filing: 1961-09-11
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Granted: 1964-10-13
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Expires: 1981-09-11
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Edward B Clark
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 17:25
CPC Classifications
H; H02; H02G; H02G3/00; H02G3/02; H02G3/08; H02G3/18; H02G3/185
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
145 words
AN ELECTRICAL FLOOR OUTLET ASSEMBLY COMPRISING A HOUSING ATTACHED TO A DUCT OF AN UNDERFLOOR WIRE DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM AND EXTENDING UPWARDLY WITHIN AN OPENING IN THE FLOOR, SAID HOUSING HAVING AN OUTWARDLY EXTENDING FLANGE ADAPTED TO ENGAGE THE UPPER SURFACE OF THE FLOOR SURROUNDING THE OPENING AND DISPOSED SUBSTANTIALLY FLUSH THERETO, SAID HOUSING HAVING AN INWARDLY EXTENDING FLANGE HAVING A PLURALITY OF RESSES WITHIN ITS UPPER SURFACE, AN ELECTRICAL OUTLET ADAPTED TO BE ASSEMBLED WITHIN SAID HOUSING AND HAVING A PLURALITY OF OUTWARDLY EXTENDING LUGS EACH OF WHICH FITS WITHIN A RESPECTIVE ONE OF THE RECESSES IN THE ASSEMBLED RELATION, A GASKET POSITIONED ON THE UPPER SURFACE OF SAID INWARDLY EXTENDING FLANGE AND SAID LUGS, A CYLINDRICAL KICKPOST ADAPTED TO BE REMOVABLY SECURED WITHIN THE TOP OF SAID HOUSING ABUTTING SAID GASKET, AND A RESILIENT NOZZLE-SHAPED GROMMET ATTACHED TO THE UPPER PORTION OF SAID KICKPOST.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
145 words
AN ELECTRICAL FLOOR OUTLET ASSEMBLY COMPRISING A HOUSING ATTACHED TO A DUCT OF AN UNDERFLOOR WIRE DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM AND EXTENDING UPWARDLY WITHIN AN OPENING IN THE FLOOR, SAID HOUSING HAVING AN OUTWARDLY EXTENDING FLANGE ADAPTED TO ENGAGE THE UPPER SURFACE OF THE FLOOR SURROUNDING THE OPENING AND DISPOSED SUBSTANTIALLY FLUSH THERETO, SAID HOUSING HAVING AN INWARDLY EXTENDING FLANGE HAVING A PLURALITY OF RESSES WITHIN ITS UPPER SURFACE, AN ELECTRICAL OUTLET ADAPTED TO BE ASSEMBLED WITHIN SAID HOUSING AND HAVING A PLURALITY OF OUTWARDLY EXTENDING LUGS EACH OF WHICH FITS WITHIN A RESPECTIVE ONE OF THE RECESSES IN THE ASSEMBLED RELATION, A GASKET POSITIONED ON THE UPPER SURFACE OF SAID INWARDLY EXTENDING FLANGE AND SAID LUGS, A CYLINDRICAL KICKPOST ADAPTED TO BE REMOVABLY SECURED WITHIN THE TOP OF SAID HOUSING ABUTTING SAID GASKET, AND A RESILIENT NOZZLE-SHAPED GROMMET ATTACHED TO THE UPPER PORTION OF SAID KICKPOST.
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1967-10-13 | 1968-04-13 | 1968-10-13 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1971-10-13 | 1972-04-13 | 1972-10-13 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1975-10-13 | 1976-04-13 | 1976-10-13 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |