Spacer for an electrical mounting bracket
First Claim
1. A spacer for mounting an electrical mounting bracket onto an electrical junction box, comprising:
- a planar body having a front face and a back face and a hole extending therethrough the hole being laterally elongated to allow lateral adjustment of the position of the mounting screw therein and lateral adjustment of the position of the spacer relative to the electrical mounting bracket and the electrical box;
a protruding member mounted on said front face and protruding outwardly therefrom;
a receptacle mounted in said planar body and having an opening at said back face and extending inwardly therefrom into said planar body, said receptacle having width and depth dimensions sufficiently larger than width and height dimensions of said protruding member to allow said protruding member to snugly fit therein in order to allow a plurality of spacers to be stack mounted together between the electrical mounting bracket and the electrical box.
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Abstract
A spacer for filling the gap between an electrical mounting bracket and an electrical mounting plate of an electrical junction box and thereby enabling the bracket to be securely screwed onto the plate is dimensioned to fit between the outer ends of the bracket and the plate. The spacer includes protruding members and receptacles which are located at corresponding end portions of opposite faces thereof and which enable a plurality of spacers to be positioned on one another in a face to face relationship with the protruding members fitting into the receptacles so as to form a solid stack. Selection of the number of spacers in the stack enables the thickness of the stack to be adjusted and thereby accomodate various widths of gaps between the outer ends of the bracket and the plate. The spacer also has a centrally located hole for the mounting screw. The hole is laterally elongated to allow the screw to pass through and secure the mounting bracket to the mounting plate anywhere in the width range of the hole and thus allow the position of the spacer relative to the mounting bracket and plate to be laterally adjusted. A pair of tabs within the hole engage the screw and function to retain the screw in the hole.
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Citations
20 Claims
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1. A spacer for mounting an electrical mounting bracket onto an electrical junction box, comprising:
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a planar body having a front face and a back face and a hole extending therethrough the hole being laterally elongated to allow lateral adjustment of the position of the mounting screw therein and lateral adjustment of the position of the spacer relative to the electrical mounting bracket and the electrical box; a protruding member mounted on said front face and protruding outwardly therefrom; a receptacle mounted in said planar body and having an opening at said back face and extending inwardly therefrom into said planar body, said receptacle having width and depth dimensions sufficiently larger than width and height dimensions of said protruding member to allow said protruding member to snugly fit therein in order to allow a plurality of spacers to be stack mounted together between the electrical mounting bracket and the electrical box. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 14)
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- 8. A spacer for mounting an electrical mounting bracket onto an electrical box, comprising a planar body having a hole extending therethrough for receiving a mounting screw for mounting the electrical mounting bracket onto the electrical box, the hole being closed at lateral sides and longitudinal sides thereof and laterally elongated to allow lateral adjustment of the position of the mounting screw therein and lateral adjustment of the position of the spacer relative to the electrical mounting bracket and the electrical box, said planar body having walls defining the hole which are straight.
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11. A spacer for mounting an electrical mounting bracket onto an electrical box, comprising:
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a planar body having a front face and a back face and a hole extending therethrough, the hole being laterally elongated to allow lateral adjustment of the position of the mounting screw therein and lateral adjustment of the position of the spacer relative to the electrical mounting bracket and the electrical box; a pair of protruding members mounted on said front face at opposite lateral end portions of said planar body and extending outwardly from said front face; a pair of receptacles mounted at opposite lateral end portions of said planar body, each of said pair of receptacles open at said back face and extending inwardly therefrom into said planar body, said pair of receptacles having width and depth dimensions sufficiently larger than width and height dimensions of said pair of protruding members and receptacle centerlines in alignment with protruding member centerlines of said pair of protruding members to allow said pair of protruding members to snugly fit in said pair of receptacles when a plurality of spacers are stack mounted together to accomodate spacing between the electrical mounting bracket and the electrical box. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13)
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15. A spacer for mounting an electrical mounting bracket onto an electrical junction box, comprising:
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a planar body having a front face and a back face and a hole extending therethrough; a protruding member mounted on said front face and protruding outwardly therefrom; a receptacle mounted in said planar body and having an opening at said back face and extending inwardly therefrom into said planar body, said receptacle having width and depth dimensions sufficiently larger than width and height dimensions of said protruding member to allow said protruding member to snugly fit therein in order to allow a plurality of spacers to be stack mounted together between the electrical mounting bracket and the electrical box, said receptacle and said protruding member located at lateral end portions of said planar body. - View Dependent Claims (16)
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17. A spacer for mounting an electrical mounting bracket onto an electrical box, comprising:
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a planar body having a hole extending therethrough for receiving a mounting screw for mounting the electrical mounting bracket onto the electrical box, the hole being laterally elongated to allow lateral adjustment of the position of the mounting screw therein and lateral adjustment of the position of the spacer relative to the electrical mounting bracket and the electrical box; and a tab mounted on a wall partly defining the hole and extending inwardly therefrom for engaging threads of the mounting screw to provide secure positioning of the spacer between the electrical mounting bracket and the electrical box. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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Specification