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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 09, 2002
Filed:
Jun. 26, 2000
Applicant:
Inventor:
Ronald D. Wright, Byhalia, MS (US);
Assignee:
Thomas & Betts International, Inc., Sparks, NV (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05K 5/02 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H05K 5/02 ;
Abstract
The electrical outlet box assembly accommodates an electrical termination device. A non-metallic outlet box housing includes a back wall and a perimetrical side wall with an open front face defining a box interior. A metallic ground strap is supported by the housing within the box interior. The ground strap includes an elongate portion including a pair of spaced apart mounting members in electrical continuity through the elongate portion. The mounting members are positioned to accommodate a ground wire of the electrical termination device.