Patent ID: 6727429
Filing Date: 2004-04-27
Classification: H02G

Abstract:
A junction box comprising:a base member having a recessed region therein; a plurality of concentric lower flanges extending from a lower surface of the base member, wherein a first cable conduit may be slidably engaged to one of the plurality of lower flanges; a plurality of concentric upper flanges extending from a upper surface of the base member, wherein a second cable conduit may be slidably enagaged to one of the plurality of upper flanges; one or more upper knock-out elements located on the upper surface of the base member inside a diameter of an outermost one of the plurality of concentric upper flanges, the one or more upper knock-out elements being removable from the base member to form an upper aperture therein, such that a cable may extend from an interior of the second cable conduit through the upper aperture and into the enclosure; and a lid member positionable over the recessed region of the base member to form an enclosure, the lid member and base member coupleable on one side by one or more hinges and on a side opposite the one or more hinges by a clasp assembly, the clasp assembly comprising: a base clasp flange extending outwardly from the base member; a lid clasp flange extending outwardly from the lid member; and an intermediate clasp member, wherein the base and lid clasp flanges may both be independently locked to, and unlocked from, the intermediate clasp member.