Receptacles – Outlet or junction box type – Wall – floor – or panel mounted
Patent
1976-02-20
1977-11-08
Marcus, Stephen
Receptacles
Outlet or junction box type
Wall, floor, or panel mounted
174 57, 174 58, 220 37, 220 392, 248DIG6, H02G 312
Patent
active
040571645
ABSTRACT:
An electric outlet box having a support flange projecting laterally outwardly from one side of the box is attachable to a flange of a channel-shaped metal wall stud common to dry wall construction by the support flange and suitable fasteners. A leveling screw is threaded through a threaded hole in the bottom of the box adjacent the side of the box opposite to the side from which the support flange projects. The leveling screw projects through the bottom of the box with one end thereof being inside the box and slotted, and the other end being outside the box and provided with an enlarged flat head. The leveling screw is manually adjustable by a screw driver engaged in the slotted end in order to engage the enlarged screw head with a rear wall panel supported by the metal stud behind the box and to level the box with respect to a front wall panel supported by the metal stud.
The particular arrangement of the outlet box and mounting with reference to the dry wall and metal stud constitutes part of the present disclosure.
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patent: 3784042 (1974-01-01), Hadfield et al.
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