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US 5,965,845 AGranted
Electrical box with cutout and support for carrying fixtures
OwnerKenneth H. Reikerinventor
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Abstract
An electrical junction box or mounting assembly includes a box having a top wall and a side wall. The side wall extends downwardly away from the top wall and defines a cavity therein. A supplemental fixture support is disposed in the cavity. An opening is provided in the side wall, and the supplemental fixture support extends into the opening. A threaded hole may be provided on the supplemental fixture support. The supplemental fixture support may be a rivet. Preferably, the supplemental fixture support is sufficiently smooth for preventing wear to plastic-coated electrical wire which engages exposed surfaces of the fixture support.
Claims54
A mounting assembly, comprising:
- a) a box including a top wall and a side wall;
- b) said side wall extending downwardly away from said top wall and defining a cavity therein;
- c) a supplemental fixture support disposed in said cavity;
- d) an opening provided in said side wall;
- e) said supplemental fixture support extending into said opening;
- f) said supplemental fixture support including a rivet attached to said top wall;
- g) said rivet being attached to said top wall;
- h) a threaded hole provided in a lower portion of said rivet;
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- i) said threaded hole being configured for receiving a fastener of a fixture to be supported by said rivet.
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A mounting assembly, comprising:
- a) a box including a top wall and a side wall;
- b) said side wall extending downwardly away from said top wall and defining a cavity therein;
- c) a supplemental fixture support;
- d) said supplemental fixture support being disposed adjacent said side wall;
- e) a fastener being disposed adjacent said top wall and said fixture support for securing said fixture support to said top wall;
- f) an opening being provided in one of said side wall and said top wall;
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- g) said opening being configured for receiving a top portion of said supplemental fixture support when said fastener secures said supplemental fixture support to said top wall.
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A mounting assembly, comprising:
- a) a box including a top wall and a side wall;
- b) said side wall extending downwardly away from said top wall and defining a cavity therein;
- c) a supplemental fixture support disposed in said cavity;
- d) an opening being provided in a radiused portion of said box disposed between said top wall and said side wall;
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- e) said supplemental fixture support being configured for extending into said opening a sufficient amount for placing said supplemental fixture support substantially adjacent to said side wall.
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A mounting assembly, comprising:
- a) an electrical box;
- b) said electrical box including a top wall and a downwardly extending side wall defining a cavity therein;
- c) a hole provided in said top wall;
- d) a fixture support extending through said hole and into said cavity;
- e) said fixture support including an elongated body;
- f) said elongated body extending into said cavity;
- g) a reinforcement element disposed adjacent said fixture support;
- h) means disposed between said elongated body and said reinforcement element for fastening said reinforcement element and said elongated body together and for restricting movement of said elongated body relative to said reinforcement element and to said top wall;
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- i) said reinforcement element being disposed adjacent said top wall for reinforcing the engagement of said fixture support with said top wall for restricting movement of said fixture support relative to said top wall and for securing said fixture support to said top wall.
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A mounting assembly, comprising:
- a) an electrical box;
- b) said electrical box including a top wall and a downwardly extending side wall defining a cavity therein;
- c) a hole provided in said top wall;
- d) a fixture support extending through said hole and into said cavity;
- e) said fixture support including an elongated body;
- f) said elongated body extending into said cavity;
- g) a reinforcement element disposed adjacent said fixture support;
- h) a roughened surface disposed between said elongated body and said reinforcement element for fastening said reinforcement element and said elongated body together and for restricting movement of said elongated body relative to said reinforcement element and to said top wall;
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- i) said reinforcement element being disposed adjacent said top wall for reinforcing the engagement of said fixture support with said top wall for restricting movement of said fixture support relative to said top wall and for securing said fixture support to said top wall.
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A mounting assembly, comprising:
- a) an electrical box including a substantially flat top wall with upper and lower surfaces, and also a depending side wall, at the periphery thereof, defining a cavity therein;
- b) an opening provided in said top wall;
- c) an elongated fixture support extending through said opening in said top wall;
- d) a head, which is substantially larger than said opening, disposed on an upper end of said fixture support, and which head engages the upper surface of said top wall;
- e) said fixture support extending downwardly substantially parallel to said side wall;
- f) the fixture support surface adjacent the head having an interengaging surface which will mechanically engage with and lock with an adjacent surface, the interengaging surface being disposed immediately adjacent to the head and extending below the lower surface of the top wall;
- g) a reinforcing element disposed on said fixture support in contact with the lower surface of the said top wall;
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- h) said interengaging surface both engaging the periphery of said opening in said top wall and engaging the reinforcing element to hold the head, top wall, and reinforcing element in sufficiently firm contact with each other so as to restrict lateral and rotational movement of said fixture support relative to said top wall of said box.
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A mounting assembly, comprising:
- a) an electrical box;
- b) said electrical box including a top wall and a downwardly extending side wall defining a cavity therein;
- c) a hole provided in said top wall;
- d) a fixture support extending through said hole and into said cavity;
- e) said fixture support including a head larger than the hole and an elongated body;
- f) said head being disposed outside said cavity, and said elongated body extending into said cavity;
- g) a roughened surface disposed on said elongated body for engaging said top wall and for restricting movement of said elongated body relative to said top wall;
- h) a reinforcement element, said reinforcement element having an opening therein;
- i) said elongated body extending through said opening in said reinforcement element and engaging said reinforcement element;
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- j) said reinforcement element being disposed adjacent said top wall for reinforcing the engagement of said fixture support with said top wall for restricting movement of said fixture support relative to said top wall.
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A mounting assembly, comprising:
- a) a box including a top wall and a side wall;
- b) said side wall extending downwardly away from said top wall and defining a cavity therein;
- c) a supplemental fixture support disposed in said cavity;
- d) an opening provided in said side wall;
- e) said supplemental fixture support extending into said opening;
- f) said top wall including an extension;
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- g) said extension extending over a portion of said opening.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.