Electrical box assembly with movable mounting arm
AssigneeHubbell Incorporated
InventorsRiley Laughlin, Garrett Polk
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Abstract
An electrical box assembly is configured for mounting an electrical device such as an electrical wiring device. The electrical box assembly includes a box, such as a metal or non-metallic box, with an open front end having an inwardly extending shoulder forming a recess at the front end. A mounting plate is attached to the shoulder for mounting the electrical device. The mounting plate can be a metal mounting plate or made of a non-metallic material. The mounting plate has an open portion and recessed surfaces on opposite sides of the open portion. A movable mounting arm is pivotally coupled to the mounting plate on one side of the open portion to pivot between an open position and a closed position overlying the open portion.
Claims20
An electrical box assembly, said electrical box assembly comprising:
- a front end with an opening with a dimension for receiving an electrical device, an edge surrounding the opening of said electrical box assembly, and a recess at said front end;
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- a removable mounting plate received in said recess and coupled to said electrical box assembly, said mounting plate having a first open portion with a dimension for accessing a cavity of said electrical box assembly, and a mounting arm pivotally coupled to said mounting plate at a first side of said open portion and movable between a first position overlying said open portion and a second position exposing said open portion for accessing said cavity, and said mounting arm having a mounting hole for mounting the electrical device, and where said removable mounting plate can be selectively coupled to one of two adjacent side edges of said electrical box assembly.
An electrical box assembly comprising:
- an electrical box having an open front end;
- an electrical box extension for coupling to the open front end of the electrical box, the electrical box extension having an open front end, and a recess at said open front end and front edge surrounding said recess;
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- a mounting plate received in said recess and removably coupled to said electrical box extension, said mounting plate having an outer face oriented in substantially the same plane as said front edge, a first open portion with a dimension for accessing a cavity of said electrical box extension, and a mounting arm pivotally coupled to said mounting plate at a first side of said open portion and movable between a first position overlying said open portion and a second position exposing said open portion for accessing said cavity, and said mounting arm having a mounting hole for mounting the electrical device, and an outer surface oriented in substantially the same plane as an outer face of said mounting plate.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.