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Two-gang recessed electrical box assembly

  • US 7,485,805 B1
  • Filed: 09/24/2007
  • Issued: 02/03/2009
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/09/2004
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A recessed electrical box assembly comprising:

  • an electrical box including an open front, two pairs of opposing sidewalls, and a rear wall defining an electrical enclosure therein;

    said sidewalls including a forward portion, a rearward portion, an inner surface, an outer surface, and a front edge;

    said forward portion of said sidewalls extending wider laterally than said rearward portion of said sidewalls;

    a lateral wall extending between said rearward and forward portions of said sidewalls;

    a dividing arrangement for dividing said electrical enclosure into two smaller electrical enclosures;

    said dividing arrangement including a channel on said inner surface of a first pair of said opposing sidewalls;

    said dividing arrangement including a panel for sliding within said channel;

    connection points for securing an electrical device in one or both of said smaller electrical enclosures; and

    said connection points offset a distance rearward from said front edge of said sidewalls, whereby said offset distance recesses the electrical devices from said open front of said electrical box.

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