Adjustable housing assembly
First Claim
1. An adjustable housing assembly for mounting to a wall, said assembly comprising:
- a back plate having a flange and defining an axis extending perpendicularly from said back plate for coupling to an exterior surface of the wall;
a front plate disposed in parallel relationship to said back plate;
a connector for connecting said plates in said parallel relationship at a plurality of discrete distances longitudinally along said axis for receiving building materials of different thicknesses between said back and front plates;
said connector including co-acting male and female components extending circumferentially about said axis and at least one of said male and female components spaced longitudinally along said axis for connecting said plates at one of said discrete distances in response to relative rotation between said male and female components about said axis to accommodate the building material on the wall; and
a detent releasably positioning said front plate relative to said back plate in one of a plurality of predetermined orientations wherein rotation of said front plate releases said detent for ease of removal therefrom.
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Abstract
An adjustable housing assembly for mounting to a wall is disclosed. The assembly generally includes a back plate having a flange that defines an axis extending perpendicularly from the back plate and a front plate disposed in parallel relationship to the back plate. A connector connects the plates in the parallel relationship at various distances longitudinally along the axis. The connector includes co-acting male and female components extending circumferentially about the axis and at least one of the male and female components is spaced longitudinally along the axis for connecting the plates at any one of the various distances in response to relative rotation between the male and female components about the axis. The connector may also include a mounting ring separate from the back plate and the front plate that couples the front plate to the back plate. The mounting ring allows for additional distances to be obtained between the front plate and the back plate.
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38 Claims
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1. An adjustable housing assembly for mounting to a wall, said assembly comprising:
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a back plate having a flange and defining an axis extending perpendicularly from said back plate for coupling to an exterior surface of the wall; a front plate disposed in parallel relationship to said back plate; a connector for connecting said plates in said parallel relationship at a plurality of discrete distances longitudinally along said axis for receiving building materials of different thicknesses between said back and front plates; said connector including co-acting male and female components extending circumferentially about said axis and at least one of said male and female components spaced longitudinally along said axis for connecting said plates at one of said discrete distances in response to relative rotation between said male and female components about said axis to accommodate the building material on the wall; and a detent releasably positioning said front plate relative to said back plate in one of a plurality of predetermined orientations wherein rotation of said front plate releases said detent for ease of removal therefrom. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. An adjustable housing assembly for mounting to a wall, said assembly comprising:
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a back plate having a flange extending radially about an aperture and defining an axis extending perpendicularly from said back plate for coupling to an exterior surface of the wall and having a securing member extending from said flange; a front plate disposed in parallel relationship to said back plate for covering said aperture and having an attachment portion extending from said front plate for attachment to said back plate; a connector for connecting said plates in said parallel relationship at a plurality of discrete distances longitudinally along said axis; said connector including co-acting male and female components extending circumferentially about said axis and extending from either one of said securing member and said attachment portion; wherein at least one of said male and female components are spaced longitudinally along said axis for connecting said plates at any one of said discrete distances in response to relative rotation between said male and female components about said axis; said male and female components presenting a plurality of predetermined orientations of said front plate relative to said back plate; and a locking mechanism comprising a detent integrally formed in at least one of said securing member, said attachment portion, and said connector releasably locking said front plate to said back plate to allow removal of said front plate therefrom as said front plate is rotated relative to said back plate. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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