Patents
US 11025044 B2: Electrical floor box with light source assembly
- Granted
- 2021-06-01
- Filed
- 2019-03-06 application 16294240
- Type
- Utility · 19 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
An electrical floor box includes a body having an open top and defining an interior therewithin, a cover flange configured to be mounted on the open top of the body, a cover assembly connected to the cover flange such that it is repositionable between open and closed positions, and a light source assembly arranged within the electrical floor box. The light source assembly includes a magnet attached to a bottom surface of the cover assembly, a magnet reed switch installed on the cover flange, a LED light electrically connected to the magnetic reed switch, and a wiring tunnel configured to hold the LED light therewithin. When the cover assembly is in the open position, the magnet disengages with the magnet reed switch such that the LED light illuminates the interior of the electrical floor box.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg210601.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas & Betts International LLC 363 patents | US company or organization | Wilmington, DE | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert K. Jolly | Cordova, TN | 30 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Gregory Richards | Germantown, TN | 3 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| H02G | Installation of electric cables or lines, or of combined optical and electric cables or lines | H02G3/185 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| F21S | Non-portable lighting devices; systems thereof; vehicle lighting devices specially adapted for vehicle exteriors | F21S8/022 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| H01H | Electric switches; relays; selectors; emergency protective devices | H01H36/0006 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| H01R | Electrically-conductive connections; structural associations of a plurality of mutually-insulated electrical connecting elements; coupling devices; current collectors | H01R13/40 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| F21Y | Indexing scheme associated with subclasses f21k, f21l, f21s and f21v, relating to the form or the kind of the light sources or of the colour of the light emitted | F21Y2115/10 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-03-06 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | JOLLY, ROBERT KEVIN signed 2018-05-08 RICHARDS, GREGORY signed 2018-05-08 | THOMAS & BETTS INTERNATIONAL LLC WILMINGTON, DE | 48519/313 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
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