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Self-measuring wall box bracket

  • US 10,084,298 B2
  • Filed: 07/08/2015
  • Issued: 09/25/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/08/2015
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An apparatus for determining a specified outlet height for mounting an electrical outlet between a first wall stud and a second wall stud, which are spaced apart at a specified stud spacing distance, said apparatus being horizontally symmetrical and vertically symmetrical, said apparatus comprising:

  • a rectangular body frame, said rectangular body frame comprising;

    two long sides,two short sides, each said short side being shorter than said long sides, coplanar with said long sides, perpendicular to said long sides and spanning a distance between said two long sides, each said short side comprisinga short vertex on either end of said short side, andan outlet box mounting frame for receiving said electrical outlet, said outlet box mounting frame comprisingan opening in said rectangular body frame; and

    two trapezoidal ends, each said trapezoidal end distending outwardly from one said short side of said rectangular body frame, each trapezoidal end comprisingone said short side of said rectangular body frame,a long trapezoidal side, said long trapezoidal side being longer than said short side, parallel to said short side, said long trapezoidal side comprisinga long vertex on either end of said long trapezoidal side andan outer edge of said apparatus,an altitude, said altitude comprising an altitude distance between said short side and said long trapezoidal side,two ears, each said ear comprisingan area spanning said long vertex, said short vertex and the point at which said altitude extending from said short vertex intersects said long trapezoidal side, on the same side of said trapezoidal end, anda single screw hole,alignment slits at the base of each said ear and at either end of said long sides, anddepth folds, which allow said electrical outlet to be mounted flush with a wall supported by said first wall stud and said second wall stud;

    wherein said screw holes comprisea first mounting point;

    wherein a coplanar perpendicular distance from said long trapezoidal side to said screw hole on the opposite side of said apparatus corresponds to the height of said first mounting point;

    wherein the spacing between the midpoint between said screw holes on one said trapezoidal end and the midpoint between said screw holes on the other said trapezoidal end allows for said apparatus to span said specified stud spacing distance;

    wherein said coplanar perpendicular distance from said long trapezoidal side to said screw holes on the opposite side of said apparatus plus one-half the distance between said screw holes on the same said trapezoidal end is said specified outlet height.

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