Adjustable floor bracket article and method

• US 6,765,146 B1
• Filed: 03/14/2003
• Issued: 07/20/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 03/14/2003
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Fabworks
• Original Assignee: Fabworks
• Inventors: Gerardo, Joseph R.
• Primary Examiner(s): Reichard, Dean A.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Estrada, Angel R.
• Application Number:
  US10/389,293
• Time in Patent Office: 494 Days
• Field of Search: 174/50, 174/53, 174/48, 174/58, 174/63, 174/64, 174/54, 174/57, 174/61, 174/62, 220/3.2, 220/3.3, 220/3.8, 220/3.6, 220/3.7, 220/3.9, 522/207, 522/208, 248/906, 248/300, 248/27.1, 248/205.1
• US Class Current: 174/58
• CPC Class Codes: H02G 1/00 Methods or apparatus specially adapted for installing, maintaining, repairing or dismantling electric cables or lines
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 248/906 Electrical outlet box support

Abstract

A support bracket article for enabling the adjustable positioning of an electrical box enclosure relative to the bottom of a framing member, and the supporting thereof in an interior wall section of a wall system under construction. The article is able to guide the adjustable positioning of the electrical box enclosure. It is also able to accommodate the supporting and adjustable positioning of the electrical box enclosure in a variety of framing studs and wall systems.

Claims

1. An article for enabling an electrical box enclosure to be adjustably positionable therein relative to the bottom of a framing member in an interior wall section during wall construction, comprising a support bracket, which comprises:

an adjustable positioning enabling section for enabling the electrical box enclosure to be adjustably positionable therein, including side positioning portions of the article which are adapted to be bendable, wherein the side positioning portions each have a slot extending therealong, for enabling adjustable positioning of the electrical box enclosure in the article; and

a supporting section, for supporting the adjustable positioning enabling section.

2. The article of claim 1, wherein the side positioning portions each include indicia along the slot therein, for indicating the adjustable positioning for the electrical box enclosure therein.

3. The article of claim 2, wherein the electrical box enclosure includes a pair of sides, and a pair of pointers, one on each side, and wherein the article indicia are adapted to be aligned with the pointers on the electrical box enclosure for alignment thereof.

4. A method of enabling an electrical box enclosure to be adjustably positionable therein relative to the bottom of a framing member in an interior wall section during wall construction, in an article comprising a support bracket, which comprises an adjustable positioning enabling section for enabling the electrical box enclosure to be adjustably positionable therein, including side positioning portions of the article which are adapted to be bendable, wherein the side positioning portions each have a slot extending therealong, for enabling adjustable positioning of the electrical box enclosure in the article, and a supporting section, for supporting the adjustable positioning enabling section, wherein the method comprises:

adjustably positioning the electrical box enclosure, by the adjustable positioning enabling section of the support bracket, further comprising adjustable positioning by the bendable article side positioning portions, wherein adjustably positioning further comprises adjustably positioning by the article side positioning portions slots; and

supporting the support bracket adjustable positioning enabling section, by the supporting section of the support bracket.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the side positioning portions each include indicia along the slot therein, for indicating the adjustable positioning for the electrical box enclosure therein, and wherein adjustably positioning further comprises adjustably positioning by the article side positioning portions indicia.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the electrical box enclosure includes a pair of sides, and a pair of pointers, one on each side, and wherein the article indicia are adapted to be aligned with the pointers on the electrical box enclosure for alignment thereof, further comprising aligning the electrical box enclosure pointers with the article side positioning portions indicia.