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US 11,695,262 B2Granted
Bracket mountable electrical box
AssigneeABB Schweiz AG
InventorsPhillip Taylor, Bobby Taylor
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Abstract
A bracket mountable electrical box having a mounting assembly or device that can secure the electrical box to a mounting bracket. The mounting assembly or device can include one more arms that can define at least a portion of a channel that can receive the mounting bracket. The channel can be selectively closed, or at least partially deformable, in a manner that can assist in retaining the engagement between the mounting bracket and the mounting assembly or device, and thus the electrical box. Such configurations can accommodate securing the electrical box to the mounting bracket without at least the use of additional tools.
Claims19
A device comprising:
- an electrical box having a perimeter wall and a back wall, the perimeter wall and an inner surface of the back wall defining an inner region of the electrical box, the inner region extending to an open end at a front side of the electrical box;
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- a mounting assembly coupled to a rear side of the electrical box, the mounting assembly comprising a first clip, a second clip, a first tab, and a second tab,
- wherein the first and second clips are on opposing sides of the electrical box, each of the first and second clips comprising a first leg and a second leg, the first leg extending outwardly from the rear side of the electrical box, the second leg extending from, and being generally orthogonal to, the first leg,
- wherein the first and second tabs are on opposing sides of the electrical box, the first and second tabs each being selectively foldable from a first position to a second position, the first tab being adjacent to an end of the second leg of the first clip when at the second position, and the second tab being adjacent to an end of the second leg of the second clip when at the second position, and
- wherein the first clip and a portion of the back wall are configured to define at least a portion of a first channel that is sized for placement of a portion of a mounting bracket, an open end of the first channel being open when the first tab is at the first position and closed when the first tab is at the second position, and
- wherein the second clip and another portion of the back wall are configured to define at least a portion of a second channel that is sized for placement of another portion of the mounting bracket, an open end of the second channel being open when the second tab is at the first position and closed when the second tab is at the second position.
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A device comprising:
- an electrical box having a perimeter wall and a back wall, the perimeter wall and an inner surface of the back wall defining an inner region of the electrical box, the inner region extending to an open end at a front side of the electrical box;
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- a mounting assembly comprising at least one hook body and at least one attachment segment,
- wherein the at least one hook body comprises a first leg and a second leg, the first leg being coupled to the back wall and extending in an outwardly direction away from the electrical box, the second leg being coupled to a distal end of the first leg and extending in a downwardly direction, the first leg, the second leg, and a portion of the back wall defining a channel sized for placement of a portion of a mounting bracket,
- wherein the at least one hook body comprises a first hook body and a second hook body, the first hook body separated from the second hook body by a pap,
- wherein a portion of an inner surface of each of the first and second hook bodies includes a plurality of teeth, and
- wherein the at least one attachment segment extends outwardly from a sidewall of the perimeter wall and away from the electrical box, the at least one attachment segment including an aperture sized to receive placement of a fastener.
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A device comprising:
- a base portion positioned between a first paddle and a second paddle,
- a hanger clip outwardly extending from an inner wall of the base portion, the hanger clip including a first hook positioned and structured to engage a first portion of a wall of an electrical box;
- a lever extending from a lower portion of the base portion and positioned between the first and second paddles, the lever being selectively displaceable relative to at least a portion of the base portion, the lever including a hold clip that outwardly extends from an inner surface of the lever, the hold clip including a second hook to engage a second portion of the wall of the electrical box;
- wherein each of the first and second paddles include an upper arm, a lower arm, and a base segment, the upper and lower arms being positioned on opposing sides of the base segment,
- the upper arm having a first segment and a second segment, the first segment extending from the base segment to the second segment, the base segment and the second segment positioned to engage opposing walls of a mounting bracket, and
- the lower arm having a lower arm segment that outwardly extends from the base segment, the lower arm segment and the first segment positioned to be adjacent to opposing sides of the mounting bracket, the lower arm segment being selectively displaceable relative to at least a portion of the base segment, and
- wherein the lower arm of each of the first and second paddles includes a first tooth and a second tooth, the first tooth and the second tooth being positioned at opposing edges of the lower arm.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.