Electrical box bar hanger
AssigneeThomas & Betts International, Inc.
InventorDaniel Lalancette
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Abstract
An electrical box bar hanger includes an adjustable channel having a plurality of locking tabs at distal ends thereof and first and second end plates with each of the first and second end plates having a plurality of locking apertures thereon. The first and second end plates are integrally connected to each distal end of the adjustable channel. When each end plate is bent 90 degrees against each corresponding end of the adjustable channel, each of the plurality of locking apertures aligns with each corresponding locking tab, such that the plurality of locking tabs can be inserted into corresponding locking aperture to allow the first and second end plates to be perpendicular with the adjustable channel without the use of welding.
Claims18
An electrical box bar hanger for securing an electronic box to a ceiling, the electrical box bar hanger comprising;
- an adjustable channel having a base, first and second opposed side walls connected and separated by the base, and a plurality of locking tabs at outer ends of the first and second side walls;
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- first and second end plates, each of the first and second end plates having a plurality of locking apertures thereon,
- wherein the first and second end plates are each integrally connected to the base at a corresponding outer end of the adjustable channel, and
- wherein each end plate is oriented 90 degrees from the base against the corresponding outer ends of the first and second opposed side walls of the adjustable channel and each of the plurality of locking apertures aligns with corresponding ones of the plurality of locking tabs, such that the plurality of locking tabs are inserted through the corresponding locking apertures to secure the first and second end plates in a perpendicular orientation against the corresponding outer ends of the first and second opposed side walls of the adjustable channel without the use of welding.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.