Electrical junction box mounting bracket device and method

An installed bracket device for mounting an electrical junction box in a structure comprising a floor track and a hollow partition, the hollow partition having a front wall and a rear wall with a hollow interior space therebetween, the floor track being located inside the hollow interior space, the junction box being integral with the bracket device, the bracket device comprising:

• (a) a base fixedly attached to the floor track so that the bracket device is fixedly secured to the floor track without requiring the device to be mounted to any stud of the partition;
• (b) a riser extending upwardly from the base;
• and
• (c) a junction box, the box being attached to an upper portion of the riser, the box extending rearwardly from a plane defined by a rear face of the riser, the junction box having means for attaching a cover ring to a front side of the junction box.

An installed bracket device for mounting an electrical junction box in a structure comprising a floor track and a hollow partition, the partition comprising a front wall and a rear wall with a hollow interior space therebetween, the floor track being located inside the hollow interior space, the bracket device comprising:

• (a) a base fixedly attached to the floor track so that the bracket device is fixedly secured to the floor without mounting the device to any stud of the partition;
• (b) a riser extending upwardly from the base;
• (c) an annular plate having a front face and a rear face, the plate being attached to an upper portion of the riser and having an opening sufficiently large to receive an electrical device accessible from the exterior side of the front wall, the plate having means for attaching a cover ring to its front face and a junction box to its rear face so that the plate is between the box and the front wall;
• and
• (d) a stabilizing arm extending rearwardly from a lower segment of the annular plate thereby providing free access to the plate from above the device, the arm being sufficiently long to extend to the rear wall for stabilizing the bracket device against rearward movement.

An installed electrical bracket assembly for supporting a junction box inside a walled partition, the bracket assembly being mounted to a floor track fixedly attached to a floor, the bracket assembly comprising:

• (a) a base snugly fitted into the floor track and fixedly attached thereto without requiring the bracket assembly to be mounted to any stud of the partition;
• (b) a riser extending upwardly from the base;
• (c) an annular plate attached to an upper portion of the riser, the plate having:
• (i) an opening therethrough sufficiently large to receive an electrical device;
• (ii) a front face and a rear face;
• and
• (iii) means for attaching a cover ring to the front face and the junction box to the rear face.

A method for installing an electrical assembly in a building having a floor with a floor track fixedly attached thereto, the method comprising the steps of:

• (a) selecting a bracket comprising a base, a riser extending upwardly from the base, and an annular plate attached to an upper portion of the riser, the plate having a front face and a rear face;
• (b) attaching an electrical junction box to the rear face of the bracket;
• (c) attaching a cover ring to the front face of the bracket;
• (d) placing the bracket snugly into the floor track before walls or wall studs are constructed in the building;
• and
• (e) fixedly attaching the bracket to the floor track with fasteners so that when the walls are constructed the bracket is supported without requiring attachment to the wall studs and the junction box extends into a wall cavity between the walls.