Patent ID: 7005576
Filing Date: 2006-02-28
Classification: E21C,H02G

Abstract:
1. An assembly including a structural member that supports a load, said structural member having an opening therein to a cavity within said structural member that is adapted to house electrical components therein, said structural member opening being defined by a perimeter surface, and a plurality of opening holes in said structural member and spaced apart completely around and outside of said opening, a cover for said opening, said cover including a plate with an area larger than said opening, said plate having a first surface and an opposite second surface, a lip attached to and protruding from said second surface, said lip extending around and enclosing an area of said second surface and defining a protrusion that, when said cover is laid over said opening, fits closely within said opening, said protrusion having a surface that lies adjacent and parallel to the entirety of said opening surface, and a plurality of plate holes, in said plate and spaced apart completely around and outside of said opening when said cover is laid over said opening, and a plurality of means for attaching the cover to the structural member, with each attaching means received in a respective one of said plate holes and received in a respective one of said member holes so that said attaching means is on the first surface of said plate.