Mounting system
AssigneeMilwaukee Electric Tool Corporation
InventorsScott T. Moeller, Jason D. Thurner, John S. Scott, Jonathan Lowry
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Abstract
A mounting system, which secures portions of a wiring system to an electrical box, includes a mounting rack having a frame to which a portion of the wiring system is supported and a clamping member that is movable relative to the frame and engageable with an electrical box such that the mounting rack is configured to be coupled to electrical boxes having varied sizes. The mounting system also includes a conduit connector that is configured to be coupled to a conduit of the electrical box for supporting thereon another portion of the wiring system.
Claims21
A mounting system to secure portions of a wiring system to an electrical box, the mounting system comprising:
- a mounting rack including
- a frame on which a portion of the wiring system is configured to be supported, and
- a coupling member that is movable relative to the frame and engageable with the electrical box, permitting the mounting rack to be coupled to electrical boxes having varied sizes;
- and
- a conduit connector that is configured to be coupled to a conduit of the electrical box for supporting thereon another portion of the wiring system, wherein the conduit connector includes a clamping mechanism having a first clamping projection and a second clamping projection, and an actuator configured to actuate the clamping mechanism.
A mounting system to secure portions of a wiring system to an electrical box, the mounting system comprising:
- a mounting rack including
- a frame on which a portion of the wiring system is configured to be supported,
- a first coupling member that is movable relative to the frame and engageable with the electrical box, permitting the mounting rack to be coupled to electrical boxes having varied sizes, the first coupling member disposed proximate a first end of the frame, and
- a second coupling member disposed proximate a second end of the frame, the first and second coupling members spacing the frame from the electrical box;
- and
- a conduit connector that is configured to be coupled to a conduit of the electrical box for supporting thereon another portion of the wiring system,
- wherein the second coupling member is one of fixed to the frame or movable relative to the frame,
- wherein the first coupling member includes
- a spacer configured to be positioned between the electrical box and the frame;
- and
- a pin extending through the frame to support the first coupling member on the frame,
- wherein the mounting system further comprises a locking mechanism coupled to the pin to selectively apply a clamping force between the spacer and the frame, and
- wherein the locking mechanism includes a pivotal handle movable between a first position in which the clamping force between the spacer and the frame is applied, and a second position in which the clamping force is released, thereby permitting the first coupling member to be moved along the frame.
A mounting system to secure portions of a wiring system to an electrical box, the mounting system comprising:
- a mounting rack including
- a frame on which a portion of the wiring system is configured to be supported, and
- a coupling member that is movable relative to the frame and engageable with the electrical box, permitting the mounting rack to be coupled to electrical boxes having varied sizes, the coupling member comprising
- a spacer configured to be positioned between the electrical box and the frame, and
- an L-shaped bracket having a first engagement surface in facing relationship with a second engagement surface on an end of the spacer;
- and
- a conduit connector that is configured to be coupled to a conduit of the electrical box for supporting thereon another portion of the wiring system,
- wherein the L-shaped bracket is movable between a locked position where the electrical box is configured to be clamped between the first engagement surface and the second engagement surface, and an unlocked position where the coupling member and the mounting rack are configured to be released from the electrical box.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.