Outlet box with adjustable mounting positions
First Claim
1. An outlet box assembly comprising:
- side, top, bottom and rear walls defining an outlet box,a bracket slidably supported to the exterior of one side wall of the box, said bracket having a support arm substantially parallel to the side wall of the box and a mounting arm substantially perpendicular to the side wall of the box, said mounting arm being adapted to be secured by fastening means in a wall in which the assembly is to be installed,said support arm having a plurality of holes,a bracket engaging pin extending through the side wall of the box for engaging said plurality of holes to control the slidable movement of the box relative to the bracket,flexible biasing means coupled to said pin for biasing said pin into engagement with said one of the plurality of holes in said support arm and further for retaining said bracket in engagement with said bracket engaging pin, wherein depression of said pin permits movement of said outlet box relative to said bracket, such that the bracket engaging pin can engage with any of the plurality of holes in said bracket engaging arm to properly position the outlet box with respect to the wall in which it is mounted,and a stop tab extending from the side wall of said outlet box for preventing unintentional disengagement of said outlet box from said bracket, said stop tab being a flange formed from and integral with said biasing means.
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Abstract
An outlet box assembly in which the position of the box is slidably adjustable along an arm of the bracket which mounts the box to the wall. Slidably supported to one of the plurality of walls defining the outlet box is a bracket which has a support arm extending substantially parallel to the side wall of the box and a mounting arm extending substantially perpendicular thereto. The bracket support arm has a plurality of openings to engage the outlet box and the mounting arm secures the box to the wall in which the assembly is to be installed. An engagement tab extends from the side wall of the box and engages with one of the openings in the bracket support arm, thereby retaining the outlet box in a position. A flexible element coupled to the engagement tab biases the engagement tab to engage an opening in the support arm. Under finger pressure applied to the flexible member, the engagement tab may be released from engagement with a position on the arm, thereby releasing the bias and enabling the box, and the pin positioned thereon, to slide along the side wall of the box and engage with other openings in the support arm. The engagement of the outlet box with the plurality of openings on the support arm permits the outlet box to be positioned such that the open face of the outlet box is flush with the surface of the wall in which it is mounted.
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8 Claims
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1. An outlet box assembly comprising:
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side, top, bottom and rear walls defining an outlet box, a bracket slidably supported to the exterior of one side wall of the box, said bracket having a support arm substantially parallel to the side wall of the box and a mounting arm substantially perpendicular to the side wall of the box, said mounting arm being adapted to be secured by fastening means in a wall in which the assembly is to be installed, said support arm having a plurality of holes, a bracket engaging pin extending through the side wall of the box for engaging said plurality of holes to control the slidable movement of the box relative to the bracket, flexible biasing means coupled to said pin for biasing said pin into engagement with said one of the plurality of holes in said support arm and further for retaining said bracket in engagement with said bracket engaging pin, wherein depression of said pin permits movement of said outlet box relative to said bracket, such that the bracket engaging pin can engage with any of the plurality of holes in said bracket engaging arm to properly position the outlet box with respect to the wall in which it is mounted, and a stop tab extending from the side wall of said outlet box for preventing unintentional disengagement of said outlet box from said bracket, said stop tab being a flange formed from and integral with said biasing means. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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