Receptacles – Outlet or junction box type – Wall – floor – or panel mounted
Patent
1981-07-31
1983-06-28
Pollard, Steven M.
Receptacles
Outlet or junction box type
Wall, floor, or panel mounted
248DIG6, H02G 308
Patent
active
043901050
ABSTRACT:
An electrical outlet box having improved mounting means for enabling the box to be mounted in an opening of a wall with the open front of the box being essentially flush with the front face of the wall. The mounting means includes a pair of mounting elements extending outwardly from the open front of the box for engaging the front face of the wall together with a U-shaped resilient clamping member which is mounted exteriorly of the box so as to span the box with a connecting or base portion and two depending legs which extend therefrom toward the open front of the box with the legs adapted to engage the rear face of the wall surrounding the opening therein. A connection device, such as a screw, interconnects the floor of the box with the leg connecting portion of the clamp and it serves to vary the distance between the floor of the box and the connecting portion of the clamp to cause the leg portions to move toward the front thereof and engage the rear side of the wall. The legs are provided with camming means which extend toward the side walls of the box which are provided with cooperating slots for receiving the camming means and which provides a camming action as the clamp is pulled inwardly toward the box so that the legs will cam outwardly of the box to engage the backside of the wall.
REFERENCES:
patent: 1779681 (1930-10-01), Smith et al.
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Pollard Steven M.
Valen Mfg. Co.
Voorhees D.
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