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US 2006/0231280 A1Published application
Stud snap and lock non-metallic snap-on electrical box
AssigneeThomas & Betts International, Inc.
InventorJoey Magno
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Abstract
An electrical box assembly for nail-free mounting to a stud. The assembly includes an electrical enclosure and a bracket affixed to the enclosure, the bracket defining a stud receiving cavity and a clamping leg. The clamping leg extends into the stud-receiving cavity. The leg is being movable between a first stud-receiving position and a second stud-securing position whereupon insertion of the stud into the cavity moves the clamping leg from the stud-receiving position to the stud-securing position thereby securing the enclosure to the stud.
Claims12
An electrical box assembly for nail-free mounting to a stud, comprising:
- an electrical enclosure;
- a bracket affixed to the enclosure, the bracket defining a stud-receiving cavity extending along an edge of the enclosure;
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- a clamping leg extending from one of the enclosure and the bracket and extending into the cavity, the leg being movable between a first stud-receiving position and a second stud-securing position whereupon insertion of the stud into the cavity moves the clamping leg from the stud-receiving position to the stud-securing position thereby securing the enclosure to the stud.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.