Shallow recessed floor box

Claim 2

An electrical floor box comprising: a housing defining a hollow interior, a plurality of wiring compartments extending radially from and opening to the hollow interior, and a plurality of conductor tunnels formed radially external of the hollow interior and interconnecting the plurality of wiring compartments.

Claim 3

The electrical floor box as claimed in claim 1, wherein the housing comprises: a lower portion having a base and a plurality of side walls extending upwardly from the base; and an upper portion connectable to the plurality of side walls of the lower portion forming the hollow interior and the plurality of wiring compartments.

Claim 4

The electrical floor box as claimed in claim 2, wherein the plurality of wiring compartments are disposed adjacent each other.

Claim 5

The electrical floor box as claimed in claim 2, wherein the upper portion of the housing is slidably connectable to the lower portion of the housing.

Claim 6

The electrical floor box as claimed in claim 4, wherein the upper portion of the housing includes a central opening which provides access to the hollow interior.

Claim 7

The electrical floor box as claimed in claim 2, wherein as least one of the plurality of side walls has a knock-out.

Claim 8

The electrical floor box as claimed in claim 2, wherein the lower portion of the housing is formed of metal and the upper portion of the housing is formed of an electrically non-conductive material.

Claim 9

The electrical floor box as claimed in claim 2, further comprising a plurality of tunnel barriers removably connectable to the upper portion of the housing for blocking selected ones of the plurality of conductor tunnels to prevent communication between the plurality of wiring compartments.

Claim 10

The electrical floor box as claimed in claim 2, wherein each of said plurality of conductor tunnels includes a bottom wall integrally formed with the lower portion of the housing, a top wall integrally formed with the upper portion of the housing, an interior side wall adjacent to the hollow interior, and an exterior side wall spaced apart from the interior side wall.

Claim 11

The electrical floor box as claimed in claim 2, further comprising a bracket plate connectable to the lower portion of the housing and adapted to lockingly secure the lower and upper portions of the housing in an engaged relationship, the bracket plate further including means for supporting an activation kit above the hollow interior.

Claim 12

An electrical floor box comprising: a lower housing portion; an upper housing portion; side walls extending between the upper and lower housing portions; and wherein the upper housing portion, the lower housing portion, and the side walls define a main interior compartments, a plurality of wiring compartments extending radially from and opening to the main interior compartment, and a plurality of conductor tunnels formed radially external of the main interior compartment and interconnecting adjacent pairs of the plurality of wiring compartments.

Claim 13

An electrical floor box comprising: a lower housing portion; an upper housing portion; side walls extending between the upper and lower housing portions; and wherein the upper housing portion, the lower housing portion, and the side walls define a main interior compartments, a plurality of wiring compartments extending radially from and opening to the main interior compartment, and a plurality of conductor tunnels formed radially external of the main interior compartment and interconnecting adjacent pairs of the plurality of wiring compartments.

Claim 14

The electrical floor box as claimed in claim 11, further comprising a plurality of tunnel barriers connectable to the upper housing portion for blocking selected ones of the plurality of wiring tunnels to prevent communication between the plurality of wiring compartments.

Claim 15

The electrical floor box as claimed in claim 11, wherein at least a portion of the side walls are integrally formed with the lower housing portion, the upper housing portion being adapted to slidably engage the side walls of the lower housing portion to interconnect the upper and lower housing portions.

Claim 16

The electrical floor box as claimed in claim 11,wherein each of said plurality of wiring tunnels includes a bottom wall integrally formed with the lower housing portion, a top wall integrally formed with the upper housing portion, an interior side wall adjacent the main interior compartment, and an exterior side wall spaced apart from the interior side wall, and wherein the top, bottom, interior, and exterior walls define the plurality of conductor tunnels.

Claim 17

An electrical floor box comprising: a lower housing portion having a base and a plurality of side walls extending upwardly from the base; an upper housing portion slidably connectable to the lower housing portion; the lower housing portion and the upper housing portion defining a main interior compartment, a plurality of wiring compartments extending radially from and opening to the main interior compartment, the upper housing portion having a central opening which provides an access to the main interior compartment; and wherein the housing upper and lower portions further define a plurality of conductor tunnels positioned radially external from the main interior compartment and interconnecting adjacent pairs of the plurality of wiring compartments, each of said plurality conductor tunnels having a top integrally formed with the upper housing portion, a bottom integrally formed with the lower housing portion, an interior side wall integrally formed with the upper housing portion adjacent the main interior compartment, and an exterior side wall integrally formed with the upper housing portion and spaced externally from the interior side wall, the top, bottom, interior, and exterior sides defining the plurality of conductor tunnels interconnecting the plurality of wiring compartments.

Claim 18

An electrical floor box comprising: a lower housing portion having a base and a plurality of side walls extending upwardly from the base; an upper housing portion slidably connectable to the lower housing portion; the lower housing portion and the upper housing portion defining a main interior compartment, a plurality of wiring compartments extending radially from and opening to the main interior compartment, the upper housing portion having a central opening which provides an access to the main interior compartment; and wherein the housing upper and lower portions further define a plurality of conductor tunnels positioned radially external from the main interior compartment and interconnecting adjacent pairs of the plurality of wiring compartments, each of said plurality conductor tunnels having a top integrally formed with the upper housing portion, a bottom integrally formed with the lower housing portion, an interior side wall integrally formed with the upper housing portion adjacent the main interior compartment, and an exterior side wall integrally formed with the upper housing portion and spaced externally from the interior side wall, the top, bottom, interior, and exterior sides defining the plurality of conductor tunnels interconnecting the plurality of wiring compartments.

Claim 19

The electrical floor box as claimed in claim 15, further comprising a plurality of tunnel barriers connectable to the upper housing portion for blocking selected ones of the plurality of conductor tunnels to prevent communication between the plurality of wiring compartments.

Claim 20

The electrical floor box as claimed in claim 15, wherein the lower housing portion is formed of metal and the upper housing portion is formed of an electrically non-conductive material.