Patent ID: 6863251
Filing Date: 2005-03-08
Classification: E04H,F21V,F21W,H02B

Abstract:
1. A support for mounting electrical fixtures and devices in the ground, comprising: a rigid, hollow, elongated rectangular body having integral side walls, an integral closed top, and an open bottom; said open bottom formed along an angled plane that is between 20 and 40 degrees with respect to said side walls; an electrical junction box formed by said closed top, said side walls, and a bottom closure panel secured to the side wall of said hollow body; stabilizer bars integral with and projecting outwardly from said side walls at or near said open bottom; said stabilizer bars including a vertical component and a horizontal component; said stabilizer bars including a base portion having an outer periphery; fillets formed around the periphery of said base portion; at least one side opening in at least one of said side walls, said side opening for enclosing and securing an electrical device therein; a peripheral flange surrounding said side opening and integral with and extending substantially from said side wall; a cover secured to said peripheral flange and capable of moving between an open and a closed position; bottom apertures in said cover, said bottom apertures allowing electrical cords to remain connected to said electrical device while said cover is rotated between said open and said closed position; a plurality of integral bosses including one at the upper end of said side opening and one at the lower end of said side opening with each of said bosses including one or more apertures for securing thereto a gasket and a face plate; and an arrangement for allowing movement of said cover from said closed position to said open position; whereby said support may be buried in the ground to an extent that said stabilizer bars are completely covered by soil and thereby enable said support to be stable in the ground and said peripheral flange and said cover provide protection against rain to said side opening and said electrical device.