Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
187 words
A removable floor box jack for adjusting the position of an in floor floor box with respect to a floor line, comprising: a substantially elongated base member having a threaded aperture intermediate the ends thereof, and first and second arms coupled to opposite ends of said base member and and extending outwardly therefrom in generally oblique angular relationship therewith, the free ends of said first and second arms in opposing spacedapart relationship and formed to provide a floor box receiving cavity at each of said free ends to engage and laterally confine therebetween associateD opposing upstanding sides of said floor box; a threaded rod engaging said threaded aperture in said base member; said threaded rod having a first end to engage a first surface and a second end formed to accept a drive member for rotating said threaded rod and positioning said base member accordingly; whereby the rotation of said threaded rod causes said base member, said first and second arms and a floor box laterally confined between said first and second arms to be displaced substantially axially parallel to the longitudinal axis of said threaded rod.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
187 words
A removable floor box jack for adjusting the position of an in floor floor box with respect to a floor line, comprising: a substantially elongated base member having a threaded aperture intermediate the ends thereof, and first and second arms coupled to opposite ends of said base member and and extending outwardly therefrom in generally oblique angular relationship therewith, the free ends of said first and second arms in opposing spacedapart relationship and formed to provide a floor box receiving cavity at each of said free ends to engage and laterally confine therebetween associateD opposing upstanding sides of said floor box; a threaded rod engaging said threaded aperture in said base member; said threaded rod having a first end to engage a first surface and a second end formed to accept a drive member for rotating said threaded rod and positioning said base member accordingly; whereby the rotation of said threaded rod causes said base member, said first and second arms and a floor box laterally confined between said first and second arms to be displaced substantially axially parallel to the longitudinal axis of said threaded rod.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
33 words
A jack, as defined in claim 1, wherein said cavities each have a first wall which extends parallel with the base of said floor box and a second wall which extends perpendicular thereto.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
19 words
A jack, as defined in claim 1 wherein said second end of said threaded rod has a slot therein.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
34 words
A jack, as defined in claim 1, wherein said second end of said threaded rod is selectively flatted to permit said threaded rod to be rotated by use of a wrench or similar tool.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
74 words
A jack, as defined in claim 1, wherein the structure comprising said jack may be positioned in oblique angular relationship to said first surface and said threaded rod selectively rotated, wherein a floor box laterally confined between said free ends of said first and second arms may be raised or tilted as said base member traverses said threaded rod; and wherein said base member is removable from said floor box without the repositioning thereof.