Electrical box having sight window and mounting assembly
AssigneeHubbell Incorporated
InventorsKrzysztof W. KORCZ, Steven J. JOHNSON
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Abstract
An electrical box and support assembly includes an electrical box and a mounting bracket. The mounting bracket has a support arm for coupling with the bottom side of the electrical box. The support arm has printed or embossed indicia identifying the load rating of the mounting bracket. The electrical box has a bottom wall with a sight window with a dimension to enable visual inspection of the indicia on the mounting bracket after installation of the electrical box to the mounting bracket.
Claims21
An electrical box assembly comprising:
- an electrical box having a rear wall, a side wall and an open front side, at least one of said side walls and rear walls having a sight opening therein;
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- a mounting bracket adapted for coupling to a support structure and having a support arm for coupling to said electrical box, said support arm having printed indicia that is visible through said sight opening when said electrical box is coupled to said arm.
An electrical box assembly comprising:
- an electrical box having a rear wall, a side wall and an open front side, said rear wall having a sight window extending through said rear wall;
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- a mounting bracket adapted for mounting said electrical box to a support, said mounting bracket having a base for coupling to the support and a support arm extending from said base, said support arm having a first side adapted for coupling to said rear wall of said electrical box, and a second side, said first side having a first load rating indicia overlying said rear wall of said electrical box and being visible through said sight window.
An electrical box assembly comprising:
- an electrical box having a rear wall, a side wall and an open front side, said rear wall having a sight opening extending through said rear wall and having a plurality of apertures for receiving a mounting fastener;
- a mounting bracket having a base for mounting to a support structure and a support arm for supporting said electrical box, said support arm having a first side for mounting said electrical box when said mounting bracket is in a first orientation, said first side having a first indicia visible through said sight opening;
- said support arm having a second side for mounting said electrical box when said mounting bracket is in a second orientation.
An electrical box kit assembly comprising:
- an electrical box having a rear wall, a side wall and an open front side, said rear wall having a sight window and a plurality of apertures for receiving a mounting fastener;
- a first mounting bracket adapted for mounting said electrical box to a support, said first mounting bracket having a base for coupling to the support and a support arm extending from said base, said first support arm having a first load rating and indicia corresponding to said first load rating formed in said support arm and positioned to overlie said rear wall of said electrical box;
- a second mounting bracket adapted for mounting said electrical box to a support, said second mounting bracket having a base for coupling to the support and a support arm extending from said base, said second support arm having a second load rating and indicia corresponding to said first load rating formed in said support arm and positioned to overlie said rear wall of said electrical box;
- said electrical box being selectively coupled to either said first or second mounting bracket wherein the respective load rating on the first or second mounting bracket is visible through the sight window.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.