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Electrical device box

  • US 5,579,939 A
  • Filed: 08/04/1995
  • Issued: 12/03/1996
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/28/1994
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. An electrical device box comprising:

  • four side walls and a rear wall, each side wall being connected to an adjacent side wall and to the rear wall for defining a generally rectangular housing having a front opening delimited by an edge;

    at least three bumps outwardly projecting from one of the side walls which is to be set against a side of an adjacent supporting structure, the bumps defining a resting plane substantially parallel to the corresponding side wall;

    a set of first tabs outwardly projecting from the side wall provided with the bumps, the first tabs being spaced apart and at an equal distance from the edge of the front opening, the first tabs having a height extending above the resting plane for providing alignment of the box with a front surface of the supporting structure;

    a set of second tabs outwardly projecting from the side wall provided with the bumps and the first tabs, the second tabs being spaced apart and at an equal distance from the edge of the front opening but farther from it than the first tabs, the second tabs having a sharp end and a height extending above the resting plane for either penetrating the side of the supporting structure in case of an integral supporting structure, or providing alignment of the box with an intermediate surface between elements in case of a composite supporting structure; and

    substantially oblong bumps wherein;

    said first and second tabs are provided in pairs, the tabs of each pair being aligned with each other; and

    said first and second tabs are punched out of the oblong bumps.

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