Patent ID: 6930246

Claim:
A split junction box comprising: a) a first portion which is adapted to be mounted on a support in a use condition and which includes (1) a planar portion having at least one mounting fastener-accommodating orifice defined therethrough, (2) a plurality of sides, each side having an edge, each edge being spaced apart from the planar portion, (3) at least one arcuate notch defined in each of the sides, each notch being defined in a plane that is perpendicular to a plane containing the planar portion, and (4) at least two tabs with tapped orifices and screw-accommodating slots defined in opposing corners of said first portion; b) a second portion which includes (1) a planar portion, (2) a plurality of sides, each side having an edge, each edge being spaced apart from the planar portion of said second portion, (3) at least one arcuate notch defined in each of the sides of said second portion, each notch of said second portion being defined in a plane that is perpendicular to a plane containing the planar portion of said second portion, (4) the arcuate notches of said second portion being mirror images of the arcuate notches of said first portion and being located to be aligned with the arcuate notches of said first portion to define circular openings through the sides of said second portion and said first portion when the edges of the sides of said second portion are in contact with the edges of the sides of said first portion, and (5) at least two screw-accommodating slots defined in opposing corners of said second portion, the screw-accommodating slots of said second portion being located to be aligned with the screw-accommodating slots of said first portion; c) an interior volume defined when the edges of said second portion are in contact with the edges of said first portion; d) screws extending through the screw-accommodating slots of said first portion and said second portion, said screws having enlarged portions that operatively abut said second portion thereby securing said second portion to said first portion when said second portion and said first portion are in use; and e) spliced wires being located inside said interior volume.