Mark F Engel

US Patent:

6207895, Mar 27, 2001

Filed:

Mar 24, 1999

Appl. No.:

9/275616

Inventors:

Mark Anthony Engel - Woodridge IL

Assignee:

Lucent Technologies Inc. - Murray Hill NJ

International Classification:

H01H9/02

US Classification:

174 53

Abstract:

The device box for wall mounted communication equipment functions to provide connections for communications conductors and electrical conductors as well as a housing to receive a power transformer, with the installation of the device box for wall mounted communication equipment capable of being mounted flush with a wall surface. The device box for wall mounted communication equipment includes a box of sufficient size to receive: electrical conductors, which are terminated on an electrical outlet contained within the box; communications conductors which are terminated on a telephone jack; space to receive a transformer to interconnect the wireless telephone station set with the electrical outlet; and features that serve to mount the wireless telephone station set to the device box for wall mounted communication equipment. An optional cover plate can be provided in one embodiment of the device box for wall mounted communication equipment to enclose the transformer when it is installed in the electrical outlet contained within the device box for wall mounted communication equipment.