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    подрозетник in English

    How do you call these things in English:

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    It's a thing where you put an electric socket. In a wall, it looks like this:
    http://www.elektrodom.ru/img/albums/pic1231925957.JPG
    http://img-fotki.yandex.ru/get/3412/sup ... _e39bcb6_M

    It's strange enough, but I haven't find any translation in any language; only for English Lingvo offered, "Manchester plate"... but I can't believe you really call it like that. In Russian, we call it "подрозетник".
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    Re: подрозетник in English

    Понятия не имею, никогда не видал.
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    Re: подрозетник in English

    According to this:
    http://www.freepatentsonline.com/7074078.html



    Part 21 is called 'wall box'

    So it would be 'a wall box for an electric socket assembly'.
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    Re: подрозетник in English

    Quote Originally Posted by Оля
    How do you call these things in English:
    It's a thing where you put an electric socket.
    It's strange enough, but I haven't find any translation in any language; only for English Lingvo offered, "Manchester plate"... but I can't believe you really call it like that. In Russian, we call it "подрозетник".
    In the United States this thing is called an "outlet box":
    outlet box - a housing used to mount an electrical system or make electrical connections. The box itself is often metallic and rectangular in shape, but can be made in other shapes and of nonmetallic materials.
    Frane, James T., Craftsman's Illustrated Dictionary of Construction Terms 229 (1994) http://tinyurl.com/yefcm2x
    Here are some examples with photos: http://www.homeandbeyond.com/outlet-boxes---covers.html

    In the UK I think it is called a "socket box":
    Fitting and fixing socket boxes into plasterboard is a really simple operation. . . . Hold the socket box in position and mark round it with a pencil.
    SOCKETS INTO PLASTERBOARDS PROJECT (includes photos) http://www.diydoctor.org.uk/projects/so ... rboard.htm
    Here are some examples with photos: http://www.neweysonline.co.uk/socket+bo ... ch.raction

    A "Manchester plate" is another thing-it is a type of storage battery: http://www.answers.com/topic/manchester-plate
    See what it looks like in figure 64 on page 153 of this book: http://tinyurl.com/yjn2hgk

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    Re: подрозетник in English

    Thanks.
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