Electrical wall box

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1974-11-29

1980-08-05

Price, William

Receptacles

Outlet or junction box type

Wall, floor, or panel mounted

85 36, 151 4175, 174 54, 174 58, H02G 308

Patent

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042157870

ABSTRACT:
An electrical switch or receptacle box for mounting in a wall, ceiling or the like, including a pair of opposite side walls having retaining studs of triangular or wedge-shaped configuration molded integrally therewith, and terminating rearwardly from the open forward side of the box. The box further includes a pair of integrally molded cover plate flanges which flank the opening at the forward side of the box. Each of the flanges carries a metal insert-receiving lug on the rear side thereof, and each of these lugs is slotted to engage an apertured metal insert which is positioned to receive through an aperture therein, a mounting screw extended through the respective flange and used to mount a cover plate carrying a switch or electrical receptacle on the box.

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patent: 3876821 (1975-04-01), Pringle
patent: 3891113 (1975-06-01), Salg
patent: 3952475 (1976-04-01), Paskert

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