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US 4,051,321 AGranted
Dual spring clip for mounting electrical devices
OwnerDonald D. Buellinventor
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Abstract
A spring clip having two parallel coils joined by an integral member at right angles to the coils is used to provide a stepped attachment of electrical switches, receptacles, and such devices in electrical outlet boxes such that the switches etc. may be readily set for depth and a sidewise position in the box so as to be plumb to meet a variety of box installation problems.
Claims4
In an electrical outlet assembly the combination of the following:
- a. an outlet box having an open end and mounting lips projecting partially across the open end of the box,
- b. an electrical device having a mounting ear on each end thereof for attachment to an outlet box, and
- c. a dual spring clip securing a mounting ear of the electrical device to a mounting lip of the box, said dual spring clip comprising two parallel springs, each of which is in clamping engagement with a mounting ear of the electrical device and a member joining the two springs and serving to clamp the dual spring clip to the box.
In an electrical outlet assembly, the combination of the following:
- a. an outlet box having an open end and a plaster ring attached to the open end of the outlet box said plaster ring having an electrical device support lip extending partially across the open end of the box,
- b. an electrical device having a mounting ear on each end thereof for attachment to an outlet box, and
- c. a dual spring clip securing a mounting ear of the electrical device to a mounting lip of the plaster ring, said dual spring clip comprising two parallel springs, each of which is in clamping engagement with a mounting ear of the electrical device and a member joining the two springs and serving to clamp the dual spring clip to the mounting lip of the plaster ring.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.