Floor stand having parallel uprights of adjustable lengths, for electrical box having plaster ring

• US 6,803,521 B2
• Filed: 01/30/2003
• Issued: 10/12/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 04/25/2001
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Illini Electrical Sales, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Illini Electrical Sales, Inc.
• Inventors: Vrame, Paul A.
• Primary Examiner(s): Reichard, Dean A.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Estrada, Angel R.
• Application Number:
  US10/354,449
• Publication Number:
  US 20040011548A1
• Time in Patent Office: 621 Days
• Field of Search: 174/58, 174/50, 174/63, 174/64, 174/54, 174/60, 174/57, 174/53, 174/48, 220/3.2, 220/3.3, 220/3.8, 220/3.6, 220/3.7, 220/3.9, 248/906, 248/27.1, 248/205.1, 248/300, 248/311.2, 312/242, 312/245, 522/207, 522/208, 439/535
• US Class Current: 174/58
• CPC Class Codes: H02G 3/123 in thin walls
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 248/906 Electrical outlet box support

Abstract

A floor stand for mounting an electrical box having a plaster ring has an upper structure, a lower structure, and two parallel uprights, each of which has an upper part having an upper end and a lower part having a lower end. The upper structure bridges the upper ends of the upper parts. The lower structure bridges the lower ends of the lower parts. The upper and lower parts are separate parts, which are fastened together at any one of a plurality of possible elevations of the upper structure above the lower structure, via fasteners, such as screws, which pass through vertical slots in the upper parts, into holes in the lower parts.

Claims

1. A floor stand for mounting an electrical box having a plaster ring, the floor stand having an upper structure, a lower structure, and two parallel uprights of adjustable lengths, the parallel uprights extending vertically when the floor stand is installed, each upright having an upper part having an upper end, each upright having a lower part having a lower end, the upper structure bridging the upper ends of the upper parts, the lower structure bridging the lower ends of the lower parts, the upper and lower parts being separate parts, which are fastened together so as to place the upper structure at any one of a plurality of possible elevations of the upper structure above the lower structure.

2. The floor stand of claim 1 wherein the upper structure and the upper part are unitary and wherein the lower structure and the lower part are unitary.

3. The floor stand of claim 1 wherein the upper and lower parts are fastened together by fasteners, which pass through vertical slots in the upper parts, into holes in the lower parts.

4. The floor stand of claim 2 wherein the upper and lower parts are fastened together by fasteners passing through vertical slots in the upper parts, into holes in the lower parts.

5. The floor stand of claim 1, 2, 3, or 4 wherein one of the upper and lower parts fits slidably within the other of the upper and lower parts.