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Electrical box mounting bracket

  • US 4,964,525 A
  • Filed: 09/21/1989
  • Issued: 10/23/1990
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/21/1989
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A mounting bracket for mounting a switch box to a wall stud within a wall having a pair of opposed wall panels, the switch box including a bottom, a peripheral sidewall extending therefrom to form a cavity, and a pair of threaded tabs, each including a mounting screw therein, extending from said sidewall parallel to said bottom, said bracket comprising:

  • a planar mounting panel including opposed first and second sections and opposed third and fourth sections connecting said first and second sections and therewith forming a central opening;

    a pair of stabilizing legs each extending at a right angle from said planar mounting panel and each including a distal end for engaging an opposed wall panel;

    mounting means including a threaded mounting hole in said third section and a threaded mounting hole in said fourth section for receiving the mounting screws of said box to secure said box to said mounting panel; and

    bracket mounting means including a pair of spaced holes in said first section for receiving fasteners to secure said bracket to said stud.

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