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US 2023/0104610 A1Published application
Adapter for electrical box
AssigneeInnovations Specific, Inc.
InventorsJerome Charles Hanley, Duane Neil Genzlinger
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Abstract
Disclosed are adapters for switches and outlets that allow switches and outlets to be moved laterally within the electrical box to accommodate wall features that are located adjacent to the electrical box.
Claims10
A method of adjusting the location of a switch or outlet in an electrical box comprising:
- mounting a first adapter on said electrical box with a first mounting screw that screws into a first standard electrical box opening;
- mounting a second adapter on said electrical box with a second mounting screw that screws into a second standard electrical box opening;
- tightening said first mounting screw to secure said first adapter to said electrical box;
- tightening said second mounting screw to secure said second adapter to said electrical box;
- mounting said switch or outlet to said first adapter with a first switch or outlet mounting screw that screws into a first switch or outlet attachment opening in said first adapter so that said switch or outlet is displaced laterally in said electrical box by said first adapter;
- mounting said switch or outlet to said second adapter with a second switch or outlet screw that screws into a second switch or outlet attachment opening in said second adapter so that said switch or outlet is displaced laterally in said electrical box by said second adapter.
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A switch or outlet adapter system for mounting a switch or outlet to an electrical box comprising:
- a first adapter;
- a second adapter;
- a flange portion of said first adapter that is structured to form a slot for a first adapter mounting screw that mounts said first adapter to a first standard electrical box opening;
- a flange portion of said second adapter that is structured to form a slot for a second adapter mounting screw that mounts said second adapter to a second standard electrical box opening;
- a first adapter switch or outlet opening reinforcement disposed on said first adapter that provides a support for a first switch or outlet mounting screw that can secure said switch or outlet to said first adapter;
- a second adapter switch or outlet opening reinforcement disposed on said second adapter that provides a support for a second switch or outlet mounting screw that can secure said switch or outlet to said first adapter.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.