Adjustable mounting bracket
First Claim
1. An adjustable outlet box mounting bracket formed from a unitary piece of stiff sheet material, said bracket comprising:
- a front mounting panel having a central opening with a dimension to accommodate an electrical outlet box, a plurality of first openings in said front mounting panel for receiving screw heads for coupling the electrical outlet box to said front mounting panel in alignment with said central opening, and a plurality of second openings for receiving fasteners for mounting said front mounting panel to a wall stud;
a stabilizing member extending from said front mounting panel at a right angle and having a first end connected to an inner edge of said front mounting panel and a second end to engage an opposing wall surface spaced from said front mounting panel a first distance during use; and
an extension member having a first end coupled to said stabilizing member at said second end and extending toward said mounting panel in a retracted first position, said extension member being bendable about a fold line to a second extended position extending away from said stabilizing member, said extension member having an outer end for engaging an opposing wall surface spaced from said front mounting panel a second distance when said extension member is in said second extended position, said extension member being integrally formed with said stabilizing member and being coplanar with said stabilizing member in said first position.
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Abstract
A mounting bracket for supporting an electrical box or other electrical device to a wall stud is adapted to contact an opposing wall to resist movement of the bracket. The bracket includes a front plate and a support plate extending perpendicular to the front plate and having a length to engage the opposing wall. The extension plate is integrally formed with the support plate and can be folded to an outward extended position to increase the effective length of the stabilizing plate to accommodate wall cavities of different depths. The extension plate includes fold lines so that an end portion can be bent to shorten the effective length of the extension plate.
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35 Claims
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1. An adjustable outlet box mounting bracket formed from a unitary piece of stiff sheet material, said bracket comprising:
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a front mounting panel having a central opening with a dimension to accommodate an electrical outlet box, a plurality of first openings in said front mounting panel for receiving screw heads for coupling the electrical outlet box to said front mounting panel in alignment with said central opening, and a plurality of second openings for receiving fasteners for mounting said front mounting panel to a wall stud; a stabilizing member extending from said front mounting panel at a right angle and having a first end connected to an inner edge of said front mounting panel and a second end to engage an opposing wall surface spaced from said front mounting panel a first distance during use; and an extension member having a first end coupled to said stabilizing member at said second end and extending toward said mounting panel in a retracted first position, said extension member being bendable about a fold line to a second extended position extending away from said stabilizing member, said extension member having an outer end for engaging an opposing wall surface spaced from said front mounting panel a second distance when said extension member is in said second extended position, said extension member being integrally formed with said stabilizing member and being coplanar with said stabilizing member in said first position. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. An electrical box mounting bracket comprising:
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a front mounting panel having a central opening with an inner edge, said front mounting panel having a dimension to accommodate an electrical box; a stabilizing member having a first end coupled to said inner edge of said front mounting panel and a second end opposite said first end; an extension member coupled to said stabilizing member about a first fold line and being bendable from a first position to an extended second position to engage a second opposing wall surface spaced from the front wall a second distance; and a bendable locking member cooperating with said stabilizing member and said extension member to secure said extension member and stabilizing member together in said extended position. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. An electrical box mounting bracket comprising:
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a front mounting panel having a central opening with a dimension to accommodate an electrical box, said front mounting panel having a plurality of first openings for receiving screw heads for coupling the electrical box to said front mounting plate and a plurality of second openings for fasteners for mounting said front mounting panel to a wall stud; a stabilizing member coupled to a side of said front mounting panel and being bendable about a fold line to an extended position wherein an outer end of said stabilizing member engages an opposing wall surface spaced from a front wall a first distance during use; and an extension member integrally formed with said stabilizing member, said extension member having a first end portion coupled to said outer end of said stabilizing member by a fold line and a second end portion spaced from said first end portion, said extension member being bendable about said fold line between a first retracted position where said extension member is coplanar with said stabilizing member and a second extended position where said second end portion extends away from said front mounting panel to engage an opposing wall surface spaced from the front wall a second distance during use. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. An electrical box and mounting bracket assembly, the mounting bracket assembly comprising:
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a stabilizing member having a first end and a second end extending away from said first end for engaging an opposing wall surface spaced from a front wall a first distance; and an extension member integrally formed with said stabilizing member, said extension member having a first end and a second end, said first end connected to said second end of said stabilizing member by a fold line and being oriented in the same plane of said stabilizing member in a first position with said second end extending toward said first end of said stabilizing member, said extension member being foldable about said fold line to an extended position where said second end of said extension member extends away from said first end of said stabilizing member a second distance to engage an opposing wall. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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