Self-supporting electrical fixture support
First Claim
1. An assembly for supporting an electrical fixture to a structural stud comprising:
- a support for terminating an electrical fixture; and
a mounting bracket formed integrally with said support for placement on said structural stud;
said mounting bracket having formed thereon structure gripping elements for biting engagement with said stud for directly securing and positionally fixing said bracket to the structural stud without use of additional securement hardware.
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Abstract
An electrical outlet box and/or assembly is attachable to the wall stud. The assembly in one embodiment includes an outlet box having a perimetrical side wall, a back wall and open front face defining a box interior. The assembly may also include a communications frame or a ceiling light box. A mounting bracket is integrally formed with the box and extends from the side wall. The mounting bracket includes, integrally formed therewith, an attachment structure for directly securing the bracket to the stud and positionally fixing the bracket without the use of additional securement hardware. The bracket may be a U-shaped member having a planar face abutting the face of the stud and a pair of spaced apart arms extending therefrom for engagement with opposite sides of the stud.
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31 Claims
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1. An assembly for supporting an electrical fixture to a structural stud comprising:
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a support for terminating an electrical fixture; and
a mounting bracket formed integrally with said support for placement on said structural stud;
said mounting bracket having formed thereon structure gripping elements for biting engagement with said stud for directly securing and positionally fixing said bracket to the structural stud without use of additional securement hardware. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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7-21. -21. (canceled)
- 22. A method of securing an electrical fixture to a structural stud, the electrical fixture being mounted to a support having a first side wall and a mounting bracket extending from this side wall, the mounting bracket having gripping elements thereon, the improvement comprising the step of directly positioning the bracket over the stud for placing said gripping elements in biting engagement with said stud securing the support to the stud and for positionally fixing the support to the stud without use of additional securement hardware.
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