US1167879A - Switch-box. - Google Patents

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SWITCH-BOX. U am. .il;SS: El. 1,16Q,879 Specification of Letters latent. Paignted an. 1916 Application filed August 31, 1914. Serial No.-859,521.

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To all evhom it may concern: An important feature of theinvention is Be it known that we, JEROME Z. BAYLISS the formation and arrangement of the lug and CHARLES Recs, citizens of the United 9 to which the switch of ordinary type is States, residing at Cleveland, in thejoounty attached by means of screws in'the holes 10 6i of Cuyahoga and State of Ohio, have informed in the ends of said lugs. These lugs vented certain new and useful Improveare cut and struck up from the ends of the merits in Switch-B0xes, of which the folsheet metal body and are'bent so that the lowing is a specification. tapped holes are in line with the ends of This invention refers to outlet boxes or the body. In the illustration, the ends of 65 1o switch boxes, particularly adapted for house the lugs 9 are bent inwardly, but it is within wiring, and for the. location of switches in the scope of the invention to bend said ends walls or the like, and the objects of the presoutwardly or reversely to that shown in the ent invention are to improve the box with drawings, the holeslO being in line, neverrespect to the manner of fastening the theless, with the sides of the box. This ,70 switch in place therein; to improve the box avoids the necessity of alarge amount of with respect to the manner of fastening it cutting of the lath and plaster to permit the to the wall; and to generally improve the ins r ion of outwardly extending lugs\as construction of such devices. in former constructions, and the lugs being a In the accompanying drawings: Figure 1 integral with the frame or box looseness or 75 0 is a perspective view of a Sin le box or unit. detachment there f 1 pr en Fu her- Fig. 2 is a similar view of one of the parts m re, the ends of the lugs are. located a thereof. Fig. 3 is a plan view showing two slight distance below the plane of't he edge it connected t fo a g n b x, f of the walls of the box, which permits some The drawings and description are merely ad ust1 nent of the switch, or rather enables 80- for th urp s f illust tion f n the switch to beset in place notwithstandmg.

bodiment. 0f, the invention, and varigus the smali variations 111 the fit thereof.

modificationsmay be made within the scope t hing the box to the wall or structhereof. ture, we provide angular ears 20 which may The present construgtign of uch boxes is be attached to the box by screws in the llOllBS attended with certain disadvantages with 21,- the ears be ng shaped to conform to the respect to manufacture and installation, one." e to whlch he box Isto be. appl1 ed, I being the numerous parts required to form a o pr rably capableof adwstr'nent a complete box, anotherv being the necessity In an oldmanner.v p I for removal of considerable parts of the mg up t g g $5 Q lath and plaster for the location and in- Flg 3, the standing, 91 fixedsldo 0f thecas stallation of such boxes, and another being g 4 18 pr vided wlth an Offset ear 7 and the liability of separate parts to become recess 8 r n an k y- 1 1 6,

- loose, resulting in breakage-of the electrical and ad E C 5 may he added connections, and possibly fires. The present a unit by engaging the lug 1:5 1n the recess 8, 95

invention is designed to cure defects and to 1061111161 h g 7 an r g'ag 1 g th r w 12. save time and labor in the construction and 111 the slot 6, 1n a manner similar. to that installation of the boxes. described above with respect'to the side I Referring specifically to the drawings, 4 plate "5. Gangs of any size thus be indicates a box section made of sheet metal b i t p accordln to local cond tions. The 1 0 or the like. This can be stamped or'pressed use ofithe integra ears tapped to receive out of sheet metal, to form one side, the two the switch screwsavoids. the use of the ordiends, and the bottom of the box. To form nary tapped bushings, which are often disa'single or unit box, a side plate 5 is fitted tor-ted by pressure and liable to become loose to the open side of the part 4, by means of or unseryiceable because of incorrect ahne- 1 05- '50 a screw 12 whichengagesa'lug ll projectment. 1" I ing inwardly at one endof;the box, and a What we claimasnewlst 4 e lug 13 projecting inwardly from the other 1 1- outlet or switch' box compris ng a end of the box, the lug 13 engaging behind easing having an openside and lugs proan offset lug 7 on the end of'the side plate ectmg inwardly ad1acent' sa d s de from .110 .5. ,The key-hole slot 6 permits quick de-. the ends of the cas1ng,'.one of saidlugs be tachment or attachment of the side plate 4:. ing tapped .to receive a scro'W,.al1d a remoytc engage the other adapted to receive the screw.

, agamst the side of said box and having a lug 1O engaging in the recess behind said lug and so hav hqle slet. v IIIQtLGStlIDOIlY W matures in presence of two Witnesses.

JEROME Z.

a screw engaging in said key- .hereo f, We affix our sig- BAYLISSQ :CHARLLS RAYS.

Witnesses JOHN A. BQMMHARDT,

J. B. DANS;

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