Low voltage mounting plate and method of installation

Details Low voltage mounting plate and method of installation Low voltage mounting plate and method of installation

1993-04-08

1995-09-05

Picard, Leo P.

Electricity: conductors and insulators

Overhead

Towers, poles or posts

H02G 322

Patent

active

054480116

ABSTRACT:
A low voltage outlet mounting plate for interior wall construction includes an apparatus to affix the plate to the face and/or side of a stud at a selected height. The plate also includes a generally rectangular wall projecting outwardly from the face of the stud the approximate thickness of the drywall or finish installation, the outwardly projecting wall surrounding a rectangular opening. A pair of bendable tabs projects from the top and bottom edges of the opening and each is adapted to be bent horizontally inwardly to a direction perpendicular to the face of the stud. A hole is provided in the each tab adapted to receive wiring conduit or a tied loose wire. In this manner, when the wall is finished the wiring or conduit is convenient to the rectangular opening for final installation of the outlet. The disclosure also includes the method of installing the outlet which includes the steps of affixing the plate to the stud, bending the tabs and securing wiring or conduit to the tabs, all before the finish installation of the wall. After the wall is finished, the wire or conduit is convenient to the opening and the installation is completed.

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patent: 3941915 (1976-03-01), Boghosian
patent: 4955825 (1990-09-01), Groth et al.
patent: 4964525 (1990-10-01), Coffey et al.
Caddy Fasteners for the Communications & Low Voltage Industries 5 Catalog pages--Author Erico Products, Inc. date: 1990.

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