Electrical Box Mounting Bracket
AssigneeCooper Technologies Company
InventorsEric Roland Nuernberger, Brandon Michael Tally
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Abstract
A bracket is disclosed for mounting an electrical box on a mounting bar. The bracket comprises a front jaw and a rear jaw. The jaws are movable toward an open position for allowing movement of the bracket relative to the mounting bar and toward a closed position for gripping the mounting bar at a selected position along the mounting bar. The jaws are biased toward the closed position. An electrical box is attached to the front jaw. In one embodiment, the front jaw, rear jaw and a spring for urging the jaws closed are integrally formed from a single piece of sheet metal.
Claims16
A bracket for mounting an electrical box on a mounting bar, said bracket comprising
- front and rear jaws movable between open and closed positions, the jaws being movable toward said open position for allowing movement of the bracket relative to the mounting bar and toward said closed position for gripping the mounting bar at a selected position along the mounting bar,
- a spring member extending from the front jaw to the rear jaw for biasing said jaws toward said closed position, and
- a device for attachment of an electrical box to the bracket,
- wherein said front and rear jaws are formed as a single piece of bent sheet metal,
- wherein said bracket is configured for mounting said electrical box on said mounting bar of generally channel shape having a web and generally parallel flanges extending from the web, the front jaw being configured for contact with said web on a front side of the mounting bar and the rear jaw being configured for reception between said flanges on a rear side of the mounting bar, and
- wherein at least one of the flanges of said mounting bar has an in-turned lip extending from an outer edge of the flange generally parallel to said web, said rear jaw comprising at least one clamping formation configured for clamping contact with said in-turned lip.
A bracket for mounting an electrical box on a mounting bar of generally channel shape comprising a web and generally parallel flanges extending from the web, said bracket comprising
- front and rear jaws movable between open and closed positions,
- a spring member extending from the front jaw to the rear jaw for biasing the jaws toward a closed position for gripping the mounting bar between the jaws, and
- a device for attachment of an electrical box to the bracket, said device comprising a tab on the front jaw for engaging the electrical box and a fastener hole in the front jaw for receiving a fastener to attach the electrical box to the front jaw,
- wherein said front and rear jaws are formed as a single piece of bent sheet metal, and
- wherein the front jaw is configured for contact with said web on a front side of the mounting bar and the rear jaw is configured for positioning at a rear side of the mounting bar.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.