Patent ID: 7045706

Claim:
A universal floor box assembly, for receiving an undercarpet power cable or routing of in-floor and/or sub-floor installation, the power cable or routing including a transition block assembly, the universal floor box assembly comprising: a universal box including a bottom wall, front and rear walls extending upwardly from the bottom wall, right side and left side walls extending upwardly from the bottom wall, wherein the front, rear, right side and left side walls each define a respective upper terminal edge, at least one of the front, rear, right side and left side walls define an aperture formed therein, wherein at least one of an electrical, telephonic and data cable is receivable within the universal box; a power and activation plate assembly selectively connectable to the universal box, the plate assembly including a backing member defining at least one aperture therein; and at least one of an electrical, telephonic and data interface selectively front loaded in the aperture of the backing member, wherein the at least one electrical, telephonic and data interface are selectively connectable to a transition block assembly of the power cable disposed within the universal box.