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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 28, 1997
Filed:
May. 08, 1995
Applicant:
Inventor:
John R Marrotte, Windham, CT (US);
Assignee:
The Wiremold Company, West Hartford, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
174 53 ;
Abstract
A mild alloy steel is used to stamp the metal base into a configuration that provides channel shaped ribs just inboard of each end of the base. Each rib defines a downturned tab at the ends to provide a downwardly facing abutment surface adjacent each corner of the rectangular base. The cover, of the same material, has end walls that define flanges that are arranged flush with the side walls of the rectangular cover. These side walls have tabs bent around these flanges to define upwardly facing abutment surfaces. These abutment surfaces lock in place at assembly of the base and cover obviating the need for conventional screw fasteners.