Electrical box

• US 8,579,135 B1
• Filed: 02/10/2011
• Issued: 11/12/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 02/11/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Hubbell, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Hubbell, Inc.
• Inventors: Shotey, Marcus J., Baldwin, Jeffrey P., Dieterle, Iven, Cleghorn, Richard L., Miserendino, Thomas A., Klein, John
• Primary Examiner(s): GROSSO, HARRY A
• Application Number:
  US13/024,841
• Time in Patent Office: 1,006 Days
• Field of Search: 220 32- 37, 174/53, 174/54, 174/57, 174/58
• US Class Current: 220/3.6
• CPC Class Codes: H02G 3/123 in thin walls

Abstract

An electrical box including at least four walls extending forward from a back wall to an open front, at least two opposing walls of the four walls each including a rear mounting tab and a front mounting tab, wherein each of the rear mounting tabs are rigidly mounted to the wall and each of the front mounting tabs are pivotably mounted to the electrical box.

Claims

1. An electrical box comprising:

at least four walls extending forward from a back wall to an open front, at least two opposing walls of the four walls each comprising a rear mounting tab and a front mounting tab; and

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wherein each of the rear mounting tabs are rigidly mounted to its respective wall of the at least two opposing walls and each of the front mounting tabs are pivotably mounted to the electrical box.

2. The electrical box of claim 1 wherein each of the rear mounting tabs further comprises at least one mounting aperture.

3. The electrical box of claim 2 wherein the mounting aperture is threaded.

4. The electrical box of claim 2 wherein the front mounting tab further comprises at least one mounting aperture.

5. The electrical box of claim 1 wherein the front and rear mounting tabs are the same width as the at least two opposing walls.

6. The electrical box of claim 1 wherein the front mounting tab pivots from a position generally parallel with the two opposing walls to a position generally perpendicular to the two opposing walls.

7. The electrical box of claim 1 wherein the rear mounting tab is positioned adjacent a mounting wall rear surface.

8. The electrical box of claim 1 wherein the front mounting tab is positioned adjacent a mounting wall front surface.

9. The electrical box of claim 1 wherein a mounting wall is located between the front and rear mounting tabs.

10. The electrical box of claim 1 wherein the front mounting tabs are located on walls opposite the rear mounting tabs.

11. The electrical box of claim 1 wherein the front and rear mounting tabs are located on a top wall and a bottom wall.

12. The electrical box of claim 1 wherein the front mounting tabs define a portion of the open front.

13. The electrical box of claim 1 wherein each of the front mounting tabs are secured to an outer surface of the wall.

14. An electrical box comprising:

at least four walls extending forward from a back wall to an open front, at least two opposing walls of the four walls each comprising a rear mounting tab and a front mounting tab; and

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wherein each of the rear mounting tabs are mounted to the wall and each of the front mounting tabs are pivotably mounted to the electrical box.

15. The electrical box of claim 14 wherein each of the front mounting tabs are secured to an outer surface of the wall.

16. The electrical box of claim 14 wherein each of the rear mounting tabs and each of the front mounting tabs further comprise at least one mounting aperture.