Patent ID: 6547589
Filing Date: 2003-04-15
Classification: H01R,H02G,Y10T

Abstract:
A receptacle assembly for containing an electrical device and a length of an electrical conductor extending from a supply conduit to the electrical device, the receptacle assembly being mountable in a block having a first side and a second side opposed to and spaced a first distance from the first side, the first side having a first exterior surface and a first interior surface, the second side having a second exterior surface and a second interior surface, a cavity extending from the first interior surface to the second interior surface, the cavity having a first cavity opening in the first side and a second cavity opening in the second side, the receptacle assembly comprising:an enclosure having a unitary wall forming a chamber for containing the electrical device, the unitary wall having a first chamber opening for providing access to the electrical device, the first chamber opening corresponding to the first cavity opening; a flange integral with the unitary wall for attaching the receptacle assembly to the block; a hub integral with the unitary wall, the hub providing a second chamber opening for receiving a portion of the length of the electrical conductor; a tubular member having a first longitudinal axis, a first end and a second end, the tubular member extending from the hub to the second cavity opening, the first end being joined to the hub; and a conduit coupling having a first coupler and a second coupler, the first coupler being joined to the second end of the tubular member, the second coupler for being joined to the supply conduit, whereby the receptacle assembly forms a passageway within the cavity, the passageway having a second longitudinal axis and extending from the first exterior surface of the block to the second exterior surface of the block, the passageway being impermeable to fluid in the block.