# US 2019/0376643 A1 · Mounting bracket > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2019/0376643 A1 - Document ID: US20190376643A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 16/433,952 - Filed: 2019-06-06 - Published: 2019-12-12 - Earliest claimed: 2018-06-08 - Assignees: Eaton Intelligent Power Limited - Applicants: Eaton Intelligent Power Limited - Inventors: Martin Lee Witherbee; Jacob Lee Johnson; Karthik Pandurang Shenoy; Jonathan N. Fore - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20190376643A1 ## CPC - F16M 13/02: for supporting on, or attaching to, an object, e.g. tree, gate, window-frame, cycle - H02G 3/126: {with supporting means for mounting on a single wall stud} - H02G 3/10: for surface mounting on a wall - H02G 3/14: Fastening of cover or lid to box - F16M: FRAMES, CASINGS OR BEDS OF ENGINES, MACHINES OR APPARATUS, NOT SPECIFIC TO ENGINES, MACHINES OR APPARATUS PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE; STANDS; SUPPORTS - H02G: INSTALLATION OF ELECTRIC CABLES OR LINES, OR OF COMBINED OPTICAL AND ELECTRIC CABLES OR LINES ## Abstract A mounting bracket for mounting a junction box to a stud of a wall includes a face plate having opposite left and right edge margins. The face plate attaches to the junction box. A stud mounting flange is coupled to one of the left and right edge margin of the face plate and engages the stud. At least one clamping flange is coupled to the stud mounting flange and is configured to engage the stud. The at least one clamping flange is resiliently deflectable and applies a force to the stud to hold the mounting bracket on the stud when the mounting bracket is mounted to the stud. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A mounting bracket for mounting a junction box to a stud of a wall, the mounting bracket comprising: a face plate having opposite left and right edge margins, the face plate configured to attach to the junction box; a stud mounting flange coupled to one of the left and right edge margin of the face plate and configured to engage the stud; and at least one clamping flange coupled to the stud mounting flange and configured to engage the stud, the at least one clamping flange being resiliently deflectable and configured to apply a force to the stud to hold the mounting bracket on the stud when the mounting bracket is mounted to the stud. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The mounting bracket of claim 1, wherein each clamping flange includes at least one curved segment. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The mounting bracket of claim 2, wherein the at least one curved segment includes a first curved segment and a second curved segment, one of the first and second curved segments being configured to engage the stud to apply the force to the stud. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The mounting bracket of claim 3, wherein the first curved segment extends from the stud mounting flange and the second curved segment extends from the first curved segment, the second curved segment being configured to engage the stud. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The mounting bracket of claim 4, wherein the first curved segment curves inward toward the face plate and the second curved segment curves outward away from the face plate. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The mounting bracket of claim 1, wherein the face plate includes a plurality of mounting openings, each mounting opening being configured to receive and hold a fastener for attaching junction boxes of different sizes and/or orientations to the face plate. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The mounting bracket of claim 6, wherein at least one of the mounting openings is configured to receive and hold the fastener in any one of at least five different locations on the face plate. ### Claim 8 (depends on 6) The mounting bracket of claim 6, wherein at least one of the mounting openings is configured to receive and hold the fastener in any one of at least seven different locations on the face plate. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The mounting bracket of claim 1, further comprising at least one slot configured to receive a clamping flange of a second mounting bracket when the mounting bracket and second mounting bracket are attached to one another in an overlapping, side-by-side arrangement. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The mounting bracket of claim 9, wherein the at least one slot is defined at least in part by the face plate and the stud mounting flange. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The mounting bracket of claim 1, further comprising a second stud mounting flange coupled to the other of the left and right edge margins of the face plate and configured to engage the stud, and at least one clamping flange coupled to the second stud mounting flange and configured to engage the stud, the at least one clamping flange coupled to the second stud mounting flange being resiliently deflectable and configured to apply a force to the stud to hold the mounting bracket on the stud when the mounting bracket is mounted to the stud. ### Claim 12 A mounting bracket for mounting a junction box to a stud of a wall, the mounting bracket comprising: a face plate having opposite upper and lower edge margins, the face plate configured to attach to the junction box; and a detachable leg releasably coupled to a first location on the mounting bracket and configured to uncouple from the first location of the mounting bracket and couple to the mounting bracket at a second location on the mounting bracket different from the first location. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The mounting bracket of claim 12, wherein the face plate and detachable leg are a unitary, one piece construction. ### Claim 14 (depends on 12) The mounting bracket of claim 12, wherein the detachable leg has a length extending between opposite ends of the detachable leg and wherein the length of the detachable leg is adjustable. ### Claim 15 (depends on 12) The mounting bracket of claim 12, wherein the detachable leg changes a depth of the mounting bracket extending from a front to a back of the mounting bracket when the detachable leg is coupled to the second location on the mounting bracket. ### Claim 16 A mounting bracket for mounting a junction box to a stud of a wall, the mounting bracket comprising: a face plate; and a mounting opening formed in the face plate and configured to receive and hold a fastener at multiple locations within the at least one mounting opening for attaching junction boxes of different sizes in a plurality of different orientations. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The mounting bracket of claim 16, wherein the mounting opening comprises a first mounting opening, the bracket further comprising a second mounting opening in the faceplate configured to receive and hold a fastener at multiple locations within the second mounting opening, the second mounting opening having a configuration different from a configuration of the first mounting opening. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) The mounting bracket of claim 17, further comprising a third mounting opening in the faceplate configured to receive and hold a fastener at multiple locations within the third mounting opening, the third mounting opening having a configuration that is the same as a configuration of the first mounting opening. ### Claim 19 (depends on 16) The mounting bracket of claim 16, wherein the mounting opening is configured to receive and hold a fastener in at least three different locations. ### Claim 20 (depends on 16) The mounting bracket of claim 16, wherein the faceplate has a central opening, the mounting opening centering a junction box over the central opening when a fastener is received in a location in the mounting opening corresponding to a size of the junction box.