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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 14, 2004
Filed:
Sep. 16, 2003
Robert H. Osborn, Jr., Collierville, TN (US);
Mark R. Drane, Germantown, TN (US);
Roger Pyron, Bartlett, TN (US);
Thomas & Betts International, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Abstract
A watertight modular system for floor-mounted electrical and/or data receptacles which includes a cover, a lid, a gasket and a base plate. The cover has a plurality of retaining walls extending downwardly from the lower surface and defining a plurality of enclosed regions and can also include a data port module which slidably engages a slot in the cover. The cover has at least one lid that includes a pivot mechanism at a first end for mounting the lid flush with the upper surface of the cover when in a closed position and for exposing the receptacle when in an open position and a snap-in mechanism at a second end for providing a positive hold in the closed position. When the base plate, gasket and cover are assembled, the top surface of the base plate is flush with the upper surface of the cover and the retaining walls and the continuous perimeter wall sealably contact the gasket.