US 5,810,303 AGranted

Stud bracket to mount a wiring box to a stud

AssigneeTemco Electric Products Company Inc.

InventorsAlain Bourassa, Sylvain Poissant, Alain Legris, Claude Lacroix

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Abstract

The stud bracket is used for mounting an electrical wiring box on a stud, particularly a metal stud. The bracket is made of a single sheet of a hand-deformable material. It comprises two initially flat leg portions which are initially provided in an L-shaped configuration. The first leg portion features a lateral strip used to either grip an edge of a metal stud or serve as a positioning guide. The second leg portion comprises an outer section surrounding an elongated inner strip that is delimited by a continuous cut leaving only an end of the inner strip, opposite the first leg portion, integral with the outer section. The bracket is very versatile and allows the electrical wiring box to be connected without tools to various positions on a wide variety of studs.

Claims8

Dependent claims

A stud bracket for mounting an electrical wiring box on a stud, the bracket being made of a single sheet of a hand-deformable material and comprising:

a first leg portion having a first edge and a second edge opposite the first edge, the first leg portion comprising:
an initially flat main section;
and
a lateral strip delimited by two opposite cuts originating from the first edge and having an end integral with the main section;
and
a second leg portion that is initially projecting at substantially right angle from the second edge of the first leg portion, the second leg portion comprising:
an initially flat outer section;
and
an inner strip surrounded by the outer section and initially flat and coplanar therewith, the inner strip being delimited by a continuous cut leaving only an end of the inner strip, opposite the second edge of the first leg portion, integral with the outer section.

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