Patent ID: 8962997
Filing Date: 2015-02-24
Classification: H02G,H05K

Abstract:
1. An electrical box suitable for safely and efficiently housing an electrical connection, the electrical connection being made between at least two electrical conductors, said electrical box comprising: a bottom; a plurality of adjacent side walls, each said side wall being at least partially joined to said bottom and to each adjacent side wall to form an open box, each said side wall having a top edge wherein the top edges define an open box perimeter; at least one said side wall comprising at least one notch, said notch comprising deformable plastic members that can be biased in an open position to define a conductor opening to receive at least one of the electrical conductors, said notch being in the form of a longitudinally extending slot having a length of less than about 1.5 inches; a top hingedly joined to one said top edge of one said side wall and adapted to be moveable from an open position to a closed position, the top further comprising flanges extending perpendicularly from a bottom side thereof, said flanges extending a distance from said bottom side to about 1.5 inches; and wherein said conductor opening is at least partially defined by said top when said top is in said closed position, and said flanges contact said conductors when said top is in said closed position.