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US3185757A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Pole mounted terminal box and sectional lead-in conduit

Assignee: McGraw Edison Co
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Filing: 1961-09-05
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Granted: 1965-05-25
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Expires: 1981-09-05
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Davis M Phillips

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-11-01 19:14
CPC Classifications
H; H02; H02B; H02B5/00

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 172 words
THE COMBINATION OF AN ELONGATE CABLE ENCLOSURE MEMBER OF AN ELEVATED TERMINAL BOX ADAPTED TO BE MOUNTED ON A DISTRIBUTION TRANSFORMER BEARING POLE BETWEEN THE TRANSFORMER AND GROUND, SAID TERMINAL BOX COMPRISING A HOUSING HAVING TOP AND BOTTOM WALLS AND A MOVABLE CLOSURE PORTION; CABLE ENTRANCE MEANS COMMUNICATING WITH SAID BOX THROUGH TOP WALL; CABLE EXIT MEANS INTERCONNECTING SAID CABLE ENCLOSURE MEMBER AND SAID BOX THROUGH SAID BOTTOM WALL; AND A PAIR OF TERMINAL MEANS FIXEDLY POSITIONED WITHIN SAID HOUSING IN HORIZONTALLY SPACED DOWNWARDLY DIVERGING RELATION, EACH OF SAID TERMINAL MEANS PRESENTING A PLURALITY OF CONDUCTOR CONNECTING PORTIONS ALONG THE DIVERGING PORTIONS THEREOF ACCESSIBLE FROM BETWEEN SAID DIVERGING PORTIONS, THE AXIS OF SAID EXIT MEANS LYING IN A PLANE INTERMEDIATE THE DIVERGENT ENDS OF SAID TERMINAL MEANS, WHEREBY CONDUCTORS EXTENDING INTO SAID BOX THROUGH SAID ENCLOSURE MEMBER MAY APPROACH AND CONNECTED TO SAID TERMINAL MEANS WITHOUT EXCESSIVE BENDING AND SAID CABLE ENCLOSURE COMPRISING A RELATIVELY SHALLOW FIRST CHANNEL MEMBER EXTENDING FROM BELOW THE GROUND LINE TO SAID BOX; A RELATIVELY DEEP SEC-
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 172 words
THE COMBINATION OF AN ELONGATE CABLE ENCLOSURE MEMBER OF AN ELEVATED TERMINAL BOX ADAPTED TO BE MOUNTED ON A DISTRIBUTION TRANSFORMER BEARING POLE BETWEEN THE TRANSFORMER AND GROUND, SAID TERMINAL BOX COMPRISING A HOUSING HAVING TOP AND BOTTOM WALLS AND A MOVABLE CLOSURE PORTION; CABLE ENTRANCE MEANS COMMUNICATING WITH SAID BOX THROUGH TOP WALL; CABLE EXIT MEANS INTERCONNECTING SAID CABLE ENCLOSURE MEMBER AND SAID BOX THROUGH SAID BOTTOM WALL; AND A PAIR OF TERMINAL MEANS FIXEDLY POSITIONED WITHIN SAID HOUSING IN HORIZONTALLY SPACED DOWNWARDLY DIVERGING RELATION, EACH OF SAID TERMINAL MEANS PRESENTING A PLURALITY OF CONDUCTOR CONNECTING PORTIONS ALONG THE DIVERGING PORTIONS THEREOF ACCESSIBLE FROM BETWEEN SAID DIVERGING PORTIONS, THE AXIS OF SAID EXIT MEANS LYING IN A PLANE INTERMEDIATE THE DIVERGENT ENDS OF SAID TERMINAL MEANS, WHEREBY CONDUCTORS EXTENDING INTO SAID BOX THROUGH SAID ENCLOSURE MEMBER MAY APPROACH AND CONNECTED TO SAID TERMINAL MEANS WITHOUT EXCESSIVE BENDING AND SAID CABLE ENCLOSURE COMPRISING A RELATIVELY SHALLOW FIRST CHANNEL MEMBER EXTENDING FROM BELOW THE GROUND LINE TO SAID BOX; A RELATIVELY DEEP SEC-

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