Patent ID: 7259337
Filing Date: 2007-08-21
Classification: H02G,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A rain-tight multi-position electrically conductive conduit body with augmented electrical contact having augmented grounding and using O-ring for sealing comprising in combination: A) a conduit box of electrically conductive material comprising: B) a front cover plate for said open front; C) aperture cover plates having at least a partial flat surface adapted to marry to said unrecessed flat surface of said apertures; D) screw holes in said aperture cover plate flat surface; E) fittings of electrically conductive material comprising: F) an O-ring groove located in either said unrecessed flat surface surrounding each of said apertures or in said aperture cover plate flat surface and said flange flat surface; G) said O-ring inserted into said groove; and H) screws for insertion into said screw holes of said aperture cover plates and said screw holes of said fittings and tightened into said mating threaded holes to compress said O-ring whereby said partial flat fitting is tightened to the unrecessed flat surface surrounding said unrecessed surface of said apertures of said conduit box with sufficient electrical contact to provide augmented grounding.