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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:
May. 28, 2002
Filed:
Jun. 13, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
James H. Whitehead, Collierville, TN (US);
Mark Drane, Germantown, TN (US);
Assignee:
Thomas & Betts International, Inc., Sparks, NV (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01J 1/500 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01J 1/500 ;
Abstract
An infloor electrical outlet box selectively supports power and data/communication wires therein. The outlet box is positionable within the floor and includes a plurality of access ports for providing separate selective entry of power and data/communication wires into the box. A service divider is movably insertable into the box interior. The service divider provides for separation as between the power and data/communication wires. An activation member is positioned at the open upper end of the box for supporting power receptacles and data/communication receptacles for terminating the respective wires.