Electrical box locating device

A locating device for use with an electrical box, said electrical box being mountable within a wall or ceiling and including at least one mounting flange, said mounting flange including at least one threaded hole facing outwardly of the wall or ceiling for receiving a box cover fastener therewithin, said locating device comprising a longitudinally extending device body, said device body including a first end having means for fastening said device body to said at least one threaded hole of the electrical box, said fastening means being located at the first end of said device body and including a threaded portion which is threadably receivable within said at least one threaded hole of the mounting flange of the electrical box;

• a second end having means for piercing and penetrating a piece of drywall placed over said electrical box, said drywall piercing means including a pointed cylindrical member for piercing and penetrating through said piece of drywall;
• and a central drive portion interposed between said pointed cylindrical member and said threaded portion of the device body, said drive portion being formed in the shape of a hexagonal nut and said drive portion being secured against a mounting flange of the electrical box when the first end of the locating device is threadably received within said at least one threaded hole of the mounting flange to limit the threadable advancement of the threaded portion of the first end of the device body within the threaded hole of the mounting flange, said device body first end, said central drive portion and said device body second end being formed from a single piece of metal material.