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Alignable electrical outlet

  • US 5,171,939 A
  • Filed: 10/12/1990
  • Issued: 12/15/1992
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/31/1988
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. Apparatus for aligning an electrical socket unit with respect to an electrical outlet box having four sides, a bottom and a pair of studs extending from the bottom, said apparatus comprising in combination:

  • a) a bracket having an apertured frame, four sides depending from said frame, a base extending across said four sides, said base including an aperture for mounting the socket of the socket unit;

    b) means for securing said base to the pair of studs extending from the bottom of the electrical box, said securing means including means for rotating said bracket relative to the outlet box to realign said sides of said bracket with the sides of the outlet box; and

    c) means for supporting each of said sides of said bracket relative to the corresponding one of the sides of the outlet box at any point of realignment of said bracket with the outlet box.

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