Patent ID: 6498295
Filing Date: 2002-12-24
Classification: H02G,Y10T

Abstract:
An invertible side insertion trap configured to be inserted into a notch in an electrical box and to accommodate at least two different sizes of cable or wire depending on an orientation of the trap, the trap comprising:a base; a first arm extending from the base and including a first mating portion for mating with a first side of the opening in the electrical box; and a second arm extending from the base, wherein the arms define a passage having a first width for permitting insertion of a first cable or wire size between the arms when the trap is oriented in a first orientation with the first mating portion aligned with the first side of the opening, and having a second width for permitting insertion of a second cable or wire size between the arms when the trap is oriented in a second orientation which is opposite from the first orientation with the first mating portion aligned with a second side of the opening.