US2945705A

US2945705A - Fitting for concrete slab

Info

Publication number: US2945705A
Application number: US685095A
Authority: US
Inventors: Victor S Murray
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1957-09-20
Filing date: 1957-09-20
Publication date: 1960-07-19
Anticipated expiration: 1977-07-19

Description

July 19, 1960 V. 5. MURRAY FITTING FOR CONCRETE SLAB Filed Sept. 20, 1957 INVENTOR Vlcroz 5. Mme/24y ATTORNEY Stat s FOR CONCRETE SLAB Victor S. Murray, 357 Courtleigh Blvd., Toronto, Ontario, Canada This invention relates to fittings for electrical wire and the like.

It is common practice to employ cellular concrete slabs in the formation of doors or ceilings particularly in industrial commercial and public buildings. The passages in such slots are frequently employed for the reception of electrical and other service wires. The tapping of such slabs to .provide access to the wire containing passages and the provision of an acceptable fitting through which the wires may be led is difficult and expensive. Usually, a large hole is drilled through the slab into the passage therein, a tubular fitting positioned in the opening and the remainder of the opening filled with grouting or concrete to secure the fitting in place in the slab. In addition to being a costly operation, it is time-consuming and wasteful.

It is an object of this invention to provide a tubular fitting for passage of wires from a cellular concrete slab which is simple in structure and convenient to manufacture, and which may be placed directly in a drilled hole in said slab and rigidly positioned therein without the use of concrete, grouting or the like.

The fitting, in accordance with the invention, comprises a tubular member having a first ring in screwthreaded engagement with one end thereof, and a wing extending laterally from said first ring, and a second ring encircling said tubular member and having a shoulder engageable with said first ring, said second ring also having a laterally extending wing and being rotatable with respect to said tubular member to place said wings in overlapping position or in diametrically opposed relation.

The fitting will be described with reference to the accompanyign drawing, in which Figure l is a side elevation, partly in section, of a fitting in accordance with the invention,

Figure 2 is a side elevation of the fitting in a different position thereof, and

Figure '3 is a plan view of the fitting.

In the drawing, 1 is a fitting in accordance with the invention and comprises an externally threaded tubular member 2, and a ring 3 in screwqthreaded engagement with one end thereof and having an internal annular rib 3a adapted to overlie the end edge of member 2. Ring 3 has a laterally extending wing 5. As shown, wing 5 has a curved top surface 6 which projects slightly upwardly from the adjacent plane end surface 7 of the ring but merges gradually thereinto, and a fiat bottom surface 8 which is in substantially the same plane as end surface 7. It will be apparent that an annular shoulder 9 is constituted by the lower end of the ring 3.

A second ring 10 encircles the first ring 3 with just sufiicient clearance to permit ease of rotation of ring 10 with respect to ring 3. Ring .10 has an internally extending annular shoulder 11 at one end for engagement with the annular shoulder 9. Ring .10 has a wing 12 extending laterally from its other end. Wing 12 also has a curved top surface 13 which projects slightly upwardly Patented July .19, 1960 7 from the adjacent plane endsurface 14 0f the ring but merges gradually thereinto, and a fiat bottom sur face 15 which. is in substantially the same plane as surface 14. 1

In use, the fitting is adapted to be applied to aconcrete slab 16- having a passage 17 therein to which access is desired from the outer face 18 thereof. A hole 1-9 -is drilled through the slab from face .18, such hole being of a diameter approximately equal to or slightly larger than the exterior diameter of ring 10. The ring 10 is rotated with respect to tubular member 2 to place wing 12 in underlapping relation to wing 5. In this position of the fitting, by slightly tilting it, the ring 3 with encircling ring 10 may be placed in the hole 19 with the

wings

5 and 12 projecting laterally of the edge thereof within the passage 17. Such placing of the rings is rendered possible because the width of each ring, as clearly shown in 'Figure 3, is not greater than the external diameter of ring 10. The tubular member 2 with ring 3 is now rotated relatively to ring 10 to place wing 5 in diametrically opposite relation to wing 12, as shown in Figure l. Preferably, the ring 10 carries, on its interior surface, a stop 10a which is adapted to enter a recess 10b in the shoulder 9 when the wings are in diametrically opposite relation. A locknut 20 is now applied to the lower end portion 4 of tubular member 2 to lock the ring in such position to member 2. It will be observed that, in the latter position .of

wings

5 and 12 their

bottom surfaces

8 and 15 are in substantially the same plane and are arranged to seat upon the surface of passage 17 adjacent hole 19, the axial extent of ring 10 and ring 3 with locknut 20 being approximately equal to the depth of the hole 19 whereby the end surface of locknut 20 is about flush with the face 18 of the slab.

An outlet box, fixture or like device 21 may now be applied to the fitting and secured thereto as by an additional locknut 22, the box engaging the outer face 18 of the slab, whereby the entire assembly is fir-mly secured in position. A ring 23 is applied to the outer end of the tubular member to complete the fitting.

I claim:

1. A building slab fitting for passage of electrical wires a laterally extending wing, said wing having a slab-engageable surface lying in .a plane spaced outwardly from the plane of said end edge of said tubular member, and a second ring encircling said first ring and having an annular shoulder engaging the end edge of said first ring, said second ring also having a wing extending laterally therefrom and being rotatable to vary the position of said wings with respect to each other, said second wing having a slab-engageable surface lying in a plane spaced outwardly from the plane of said end edge of said tubular member, each said wing having a width not greater than the external diameter of said second. ring, and means for locking said rings against rotation with respect to said tubular member.

2. In a building slab having a passage therein, a fitting providing access to said passage for electrical wires and the like-comprising an externally threaded tubular memher, a ring threadedly mounted on .one end portion thereof and having an annular rib engageable with the end edge of said tubular member, said ring also having a laterally extending wing, said wing having a slab-engageable surface lying in a plane spaced outwardly from the plane of said end edge of said tubular member, and a second ring encircling said firs-t ring and having an annular shoulder engageable with the end edge of said first ring, said second ring also having a wing extending laterally 3 therefrom and being rotatable to vary the position of References Cited in the file of this patent said wings with respect to each other, said second wing having a slab-engageable surface lying in a plane spaced UNITED STATES PATENTS outwardly from the plane of said end edgeof saidtu: 1,785,709 Campau Dec. 16, 1930 bular member, each said wing having a Width not greater 5 1,878,579 Gober Sept. 20, 1932 than the external diameter of said second ring, said slab 2,403,247 Sullivan July 2, 1946 having a hole extending into said passage, one end of a said fitting with said wings being insertable through said FOREIGN PATENTS hole when said wings are in underlapping relation to 55 France June 20 1 4 each other, and means for locking said rings to said tu- 10 bular member.