Far-side support for brackets

• US 7,521,631 B2
• Filed: 04/03/2007
• Issued: 04/21/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 09/29/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Thomas & Betts International LLC (ABB Limited)
• Original Assignee: Thomas & Betts International Incorporated (ABB Limited)
• Inventors: Dinh, Cong Thanh
• Primary Examiner(s): Estrada; Angel R
• Application Number:
  US11/732,149
• Publication Number:
  US 20070181330A1
• Time in Patent Office: 749 Days
• Field of Search: 174/480, 174/481, 174/50, 174/53, 174/57, 174/58, 174/61, 174/496, 174/503, 174/54, 174/63, 220 32- 39, 220/4.02, 248/27.1, 248/300, 248/56, 248/57, 248/68.1, 248/343, 248/205.7, 248/82, 248/201, 248/906, 439/535, 312/245
• US Class Current: 174/58
• CPC Class Codes: H02G 3/125 with supporting bar extending between two separate studs of a wall frame
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 248/906 Electrical outlet box support

Abstract

A mounting bracket assembly for mounting an electrical box having one or more far-side supports, which fold out and contact the structure behind the bracket to provide additional stability and support. The mounting bracket assembly includes: a mounting plate having a pair of opposing sides, an opening for receiving an electrical box and a far-side support; and a mounting bracket attaching end. The far-side support has a first end, a second end and a pair of sides and includes a first section and a second section. The far-side support foldably extends from the mounting plate and the second section foldably extends from the first section. The first end of the far-side support is connected to the mounting plate and the far-side support can include a support bending aperture at the first end. The second section can include a first end, a second end and a pair of sides and the first end of the second section can have an extender bending aperture and can connect to the second end of the first section. The pair of sides of the first section are substantially parallel to the pair of sides of the second section.

Claims

1. A mounting bracket assembly for mounting an electrical box comprising:

a substantially flat mounting plate having a pair of opposing sides, an opening for receiving an electrical box and a far-side support having a first end, a second end and a pair of sides and comprising a first section and a second section;

wherein the far-side support foldably extends from the mounting plate and the second section foldably extends from the first section, and wherein the second section forms a support aperture in the first section when it is foldably extended.

2. The mounting bracket assembly according to claim 1, wherein the first section forms a support aperture in the mounting plate when it is foldably extended.

3. The mounting bracket assembly according to claim 1, wherein the first end of the far-side support is connected to the mounting plate, and wherein the far-side support further comprises a support bending aperture at the first end.

4. The mounting bracket assembly according to claim 1, wherein the second section comprises a first end, a second end and a pair of sides, and wherein the first end of the second section has an extender bending aperture and connects to the second end of the first section.

5. The mounting bracket assembly according to claim 4, wherein the pair of sides of the first section are substantially parallel to the pair of sides of the second section.

6. A mounting bracket assembly for mounting an electrical box comprising:

a mounting plate having a pair of opposing sides, an opening for receiving an electrical box and a far-side support comprising;

a first end;

a second end;

a pair of sides; and

a support extender,

wherein the first end is permanently connected to the mounting plate and the second end foldably extends from the mounting plate and wherein the support extender is pivotably bent to form a support extender aperture in the far-side support.

7. The mounting bracket assembly according to claim 6, wherein the far-side support is substantially flat and substantially rectangular.

8. The mounting bracket assembly according to claim 6, wherein the far-side support is pivotably bent at the first end to form a support aperture in the mounting plate.

9. The mounting bracket assembly according to claim 8, wherein the first end of the far-side support comprises a support bending aperture.

10. The mounting bracket assembly according to claim 6, wherein the support extender has a first end, a second end and a pair of sides, and wherein the first end is permanently connected to the far-side support and the second end foldably extends from the far-side support.

11. The mounting bracket assembly according to claim 6, wherein the support extender is substantially flat and substantially rectangular.

12. The mounting bracket assembly according to claim 6, wherein the first end of the support extender comprises an extender bending aperture.

13. A mounting bracket assembly for mounting an electrical box comprising:

a substantially flat mounting plate having a pair of opposing sides, an opening for receiving an electrical box and a far-side support; and

a mounting bracket attaching end;

wherein the far-side support comprises a first section and a second section, wherein the second section is part of the first section, wherein the first section of the far-side support is bendably connected to the mounting plate and the second section is bendably connected to the first section and wherein the second section bendably extends from the first section to form a support aperture in the first section.

14. The mounting bracket assembly according to claim 13, wherein the first section of the far-side support has a first end, wherein the first end of the first section is connected to the mounting plate, and wherein the first end of the first section comprises a support bending aperture.

15. The mounting bracket assembly according to claim 14, wherein the second section of the far-side support has a first end, wherein the first end of the second section is connected to the second end of the first section, and wherein the first end of the second section comprises a support bending aperture.

16. The mounting bracket assembly according to claim 13, wherein the first section bendably extends from the mounting plate to form a support aperture in the mounting plate.