Patent ID: 6172298
Filing Date: 2001-01-09
Classification: H02B,H02G

Abstract:
A telescoping electrical panel for installation in a wall comprising:a) an upper portion, having a top, two opposed sidewalls and an open bottom, said upper portion also having a bonding lug, fixedly attached near the open bottom of said upper portion, said upper portion also having a threaded hole formed in each of said opposed sidewalls near said open bottom of said upper portion;b) a lower portion having a bottom, two opposed sidewalls and an open top, said lower portion being slidably engaged with said upper portion, whereby the open upper of said lower portion is in alignment with the open bottom of said top portion, said lower portion also having a bonding lug, fixedly attached to said lower portion near the open top of said lower portion, said lower portion also having a slot formed in each of said opposed sidewalls, said slot allowing adjustment of said telescoping electrical panel to a desired length by using said threaded hole formed in each of said opposed sidewalls near said open bottom of said upper portion when said upper portion and said lower portion are joined; andd) a pair of bolts, each of said pair of bolts passing through the slot in one of said opposed sidewalls of said lower portion and being threadably engaged in one of said threaded holes in said upper portion.