Patent ID: 7893362

Claim:
A plenum-rated surface mount box, comprising: a base main panel; a pair of base side walls attached to opposite ends of the base main panel; wherein at least one of the base side walls includes an adapter recess that receives a telecommunications adapter, the adapter including at least one telecommunications connector; and wherein the base main panel and base side walls are formed as a unitary structure and comprise a polymeric material; and a cover comprising a cover main panel and a pair of opposing cover side walls formed as a unitary structure and comprising a polymeric material, each of the cover side walls being an apertureless panel; wherein the cover main panel overlies the base main panel, and wherein each of the cover side walls spans the distance between the base side walls, such that the base main panel, the base side walls and the cover form a box-like structure, with the cover side walls meeting the base main panel and the base side walls meeting the cover main panel; and wherein nominal wall thicknesses and the polymeric materials of the main panel, the side walls, the cover main panel, and the cover side walls are selected such that the surface mount box satisfies the test requirements of UL 2043.