Metal stud bracket

• US 20070057130A1
• Filed: 09/12/2005
• Published: 03/15/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 09/12/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Orbit Industries Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Orbit Industries Incorporated
• Inventors: Nikayin, David, Villanueva, Redwald
• Granted Patent: US 7,360,745 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 248/216.100
• CPC Class Codes: F16B 2/245 external, i.e. with contracting action
• CPC Class Codes: H02G 3/126 with supporting means for mounting on a single wall stud

Abstract

A bracket according to the present disclosure provides a support mechanism for securing one or more electrical boxes to metal construction elements such as metal studs. The paired spring arm design permits the bracket to be oriented in any useful way and frictionally secured to metal studs of varying dimensions.

Claims

1. A bracket comprising:

a generally rectangular plate having two pair of opposed edges;

two generally parallel flanges joined to the plate, each flange joined along one edge of a pair of the two pair of opposed edges;

two or more pair of resilient arms, each resilient arm having a proximal end and a distal end, the proximal end of each arm of a pair of resilient arms hingably attached along the distal edge of each of the two generally parallel flanges, with the distal end of each resilient arm inclined toward the plate; and

two or more frictional engagement elements formed on each resilient arm.

2. The bracket of claim 1 wherein each resilient arm of a pair of resilient arms form an angle between 10 and 40 degrees with their respective flange.

3. The bracket of claim 1 wherein each resilient arm of a pair of resilient arms form an angle between 18 and 22 degrees with their respective flange.

4. The bracket of claim 1 wherein each resilient arm further comprises:

one or more teeth formed on the distal end of the resilient arm;

one or more primary teeth formed in the resilient arm; and

one or more secondary arms formed along the resilient arm.

5. The bracket of claim 1 further comprising:

an electrical box secured to each of the two generally parallel flanges.