Universal Junction Box with Mounting Aperture

• US 20070102181A1
• Filed: 01/05/2007
• Published: 05/10/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 09/09/2002
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Frank Rose
• Original Assignee: Frank Rose
• Inventors: Rose, Frank
• Application Number:
  US11/620,385
• Publication Number:
  US 20070102181A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 174/58
• CPC Class Codes: H02G 3/08 Distribution boxes; Connection or junction boxes
• CPC Class Codes: H02G 3/083 Inlets
• CPC Class Codes: H02G 3/086 Assembled boxes
• CPC Class Codes: H02G 3/12 for flush mounting
• CPC Class Codes: H02G 3/126 with supporting means for mounting on a single wall stud
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 248/906 Electrical outlet box support

Abstract

A universal junction box, which includes multiple methods for securing cables, various kinds of wires and conduits and multiple methods for securing the box within a wall cavity. The front side of the box which can be positioned flush with the installed wall covering includes fittings for attaching a wall plate, switches, plugs, connectors, and electrical/electronic devices to the box. The junction box allows the addition of an extension to the rear of the junction box for a between-wall design for the installation and attachment of similar devices on an opposing wall surface through the same junction box. The junction box also engages extensions to the side of the junction box allowing two or more ganged box configurations, which share the multiple methods for securing the junction box within a wall cavity.

Claims

1. An electrical box comprising:

(a) a continuous peripheral wall with an internal side and an external side, and defining at least one planar facet; and

(b) a slanted oblique engaging cavity extending from the internal side to the external side.

2. The electrical box of claim 1, wherein the peripheral wall includes a retaining finger.

3. The electrical box of claim 2, wherein the retaining finger includes a frangible tip.

4. The electrical box of claim 2, wherein the retaining finger includes a spring bias.

5. The electrical box of claim 1, wherein the peripheral wall includes opposite side walls, a top wall connecting the side walls and a bottom wall connecting the side walls, the peripheral wall defining a front and a back, the slanted oblique cavity being nearer the front at the internal side than at the external side.

6. The junction box of claim 1, wherein the slanted oblique engaging cavity has a first diameter, and further comprising a second slanted oblique engaging cavity having a second diameter, the second diameter being different from the first diameter.