Electrical fixture mounting box
AssigneeArlington Industries, Inc.
InventorThomas J. Gretz
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Abstract
According to the present invention, there is provided an electrical junction box for mounting an electrical fan to a structure which junction box includes a channel further including longitudinal teeth that engage the rafter or other structural member to which the fan is to be attached. The engagement of the mounting box channel with the rafter resists lateral movement in a more substantial fashion thereby assuring that less stress is placed on the electrical box mounting screw(s). The longitudinal teeth positively engage the rafter when the electrical box is slideably inserted over the rafter. A hole is provided for further securing the electrical box to the rafter with a more conventional screw.
Claims9
A mounting box for attachment of an electrical fan or other electrical fixture to a rafter or other structural member having vertical sides comprising:
- (a) an electrical junction box having at least one side wall and a bottom defining an interior volume;
- (b) a channel comprising a pair of approximately parallel side walls extending at right angles from said bottom and a channel bottom, joining said approximately parallel side walls and bisecting said interior volume, said channel including an open side;
- (c) longitudinal teeth on at least a portion of each of said approximately parallel side walls within said channel;
- said channel being of a width that said teeth frictionally engage said vertical sides of said rafter or other structural member when said channel is applied over said rafter or other structural member at said open side.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.