Method for manufacturing electrical boxes
First Claim
1. A blank for forming an electrical box comprising two side wall portions attached to either side of a back wall portion at opposing folded edges by material continuity, and one end wall portion attached to each side wall portion by material continuity and extending in opposite directions from said side wall portion, said back wall portion being defined by two opposing free edges and said two opposing folded edges and each of said sidewall portion defined by two folded edges opposing two free edges.
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Abstract
The present invention is directed to a method of manufacturing an electrical box to reduce the amount of scrap material therefrom. More particularly, the present invention provides a metallic electrical outlet box that is formed from a sheet of material and folded into an electrical box.
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- 1. A blank for forming an electrical box comprising two side wall portions attached to either side of a back wall portion at opposing folded edges by material continuity, and one end wall portion attached to each side wall portion by material continuity and extending in opposite directions from said side wall portion, said back wall portion being defined by two opposing free edges and said two opposing folded edges and each of said sidewall portion defined by two folded edges opposing two free edges.
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