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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 08, 2019
Filed:
Jun. 22, 2018
Thomas & Betts International Llc, Wilmington, DE (US);
Gregory Richards, Germantown, TN (US);
Mark R. Drane, Germantown, TN (US);
Robert Kevin Jolly, Cordova, TN (US);
Michael D. Martin, Memphis, TN (US);
ABB Schweiz AG, Baden, CH;
Abstract
A poke-through device for installation in a hole in a floor structure, the poke-through device including a body defining an interior. The body including a length bounded by an upper end and a lower end, the body including a central axis extending along its length. A mounting frame including a pair of opposed end lobes separated by at least one divider. One of the pair of lobes has a first electrical device mounting surface and the other of the pair of lobes including a second electrical device mounting surface. The first and second electrical mounting surfaces are angled toward the central axis. The first and second electrical device mounting surfaces each including an opening adapted to receive therein an electrical device. A first intumescent member is disposed at the body upper end, and an electrical box is secured to the body lower end. A fire resistant gasket is disposed between the electrical box and the body lower end. The gasket includes openings therein to permit passage of wiring between the electrical box and the body.