Patent ID: 6403883
Filing Date: 2002-06-11
Classification: H02G,Y10S

Abstract:
A combination protective covering and locating insert for use with an electrical utility box during an application of a wall covering material over a structural framing to which said insert is secured, the utility box including a peripherally extending edge and at least one inwardly facing surface defining, in part, a recessed interior, said insert comprising:a three dimensional housing with a forward facing and peripherally extending planar face, a rearwardly spaced and recessed base surface, and at least one side wall connecting said peripherally extending planar face and said rearwardly spaced base to define a recessed interior; a spike secured to said recessed base surface at a substantially midpoint location of said insert and extending forwardly to a point a predetermined spaced distance beyond said peripherally extending planar face; and said at least one side wall of said insert having an exterior facing surface which matingly engages with the at least one inwardly facing surface of the utility box and upon installing said insert within a selected volume of the recessed interior so that said recessed base surface of said housing is recessed within the utility box; said spike piercing through a specified location of the wall covering material during application of the wall covering material over said insert and identifying a midpoint of the utility box interior, associated damage to the wall covering material resulting from the intended piercing being localized in an area of the material overlaying the box only.