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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 23, 2010
Filed:
Dec. 11, 2007
Applicants:
Cong Thanh Dinh, Collierville, TN (US);
Charles E. Whipple, Collierville, TN (US);
Inventors:
Cong Thanh Dinh, Collierville, TN (US);
Charles E. Whipple, Collierville, TN (US);
Assignee:
Thomas & Betts International, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01H 9/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention is directed to a self-cutting electrical outlet box. The electrical outlet box is self cutting, allowing the box to be installed through an existing building surface. The box includes teeth or cutting members to assist in self-cutting. The box also includes features to assist in placement and securement of the box to a wall.