US 11,901,717 B2 · Bracket for mounting an electrical box to the open face of a metal stud

Abstract

A Z-bracket is adapted for mounting an electrical box to the open face of a metal stud. The invention has two mounting platforms with self-tapping screw holes. The flat brackets of an electrical box are secured to these mounting platforms. The invention has a retaining tab with at least one retaining indentation for screwing the retaining tab to the open face of a metal stud. A connector connects the retaining tab to the mounting platforms. The front edge of each mounting platform has a groove, which accommodates the tongue on a tab of the metal stud. Multiple triangular braces connect the mounting platforms to the connector for structural support. The invention is sized to fit a standard metal stud, providing an improved method for attaching electrical boxes to the open face of a metal stud.

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Dependent claims

A mounting bracket for the open face of a metal stud, comprising:

a first mounting platform with a first outer edge, a first front edge, a first inner edge, and
a first rear edge;
a second mounting platform, coplanar with the first mounting platform, and having a second outer edge, a second front edge, a second inner edge, and a second rear edge;
a connector perpendicular to the mounting platforms, having a front face and a rear face, with the first rear edge and the second rear edge both secured to the front face of the connector;
a retaining tab parallel to the first and second mounting platforms and perpendicular to the connector, said retaining tab secured to the rear face of the connector.

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A mounting bracket for the open face of a metal stud, comprising:

a first mounting platform with a first outer edge, a first front edge, a first inner edge, and
a first rear edge;
a second mounting platform, coplanar with the first mounting platform, and having a second outer edge, a second front edge, a second inner edge, and a second rear edge;
a connector perpendicular to the mounting platforms, having a front face and a rear face, with the first rear edge and the second rear edge both secured to the front face of the connector;
a retaining tab parallel to the first and second mounting platforms and perpendicular to the connector, said retaining tab secured to the rear face of the connector;
a first groove in the first front edge;
and a second groove in the second front edge.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Bracket for mounting an electrical box to the open face of a metal stud

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Bracket for mounting an electrical box to the open face of a metal stud

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Abstract

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