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Extending electrical box

  • US 8,633,384 B1
  • Filed: 10/20/2010
  • Issued: 01/21/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/20/2009
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An electrical box comprising:

  • an outer shell comprising at least four sides extending from a rear wall to an open top at a front surface and a box mounting tab protruding from two of the at least four sides;

    an inner shell slidable within the outer shell between an extended position and a rearmost position, the inner shell comprising at least four sides, a front surface, and at least two device securing protrusions each comprising an opening extending therethrough;

    one or more screw covers positioned within the inner shell;

    one or more tracks positioned within the outer shell to align with the one or more screw covers, the one or more tracks comprising a threaded channel and sized to fit at least partially within the one or more screw covers when the inner shell is in the rearmost position; and

    one or more screws extending through the one or more screw covers and threadedly coupled to the threaded channel of the track, each of the one or more screws comprising a threaded portion and a non-threaded portion separated by a mounting washer extending from the screw, the threaded portion at least partially engaged with the threaded channel and the mounting washer positioned to abut a rear surface of the inner shell when the inner shell is moved toward the extended position.

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