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US 6,976,601 B2Granted
Electrical equipment box with flexible fixing arrangements
AssigneesLegrand, Legrand SNC
InventorDamien Adam
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Abstract
An electrical equipment box includes a back incorporating one or more holes of elongate shape in a direction X for fixing the box to a wall. The hole or each hole is in a stud attached to the back by a flexible connection allowing a small offset of the hole relative to a stable original position in a direction Y parallel to the plane of the back and perpendicular to the direction X.
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An electrical equipment box, comprising:
- a back with parallel vertical edges and parallel horizontal edges;
- plural flexible studs attached to said back and located within by the parallel vertical and horizontal edges, each stud running in a direction X and flexibly positionable within the parallel vertical and horizontal edges in a direction Y parallel to the plane of said back and perpendicular to the direction X;
- a space located intermediate the back and an exterior edge of each stud, said space being U-shaped and having converging sides,
- the space allowing the flexible stud to be flexibly offset, relative to a stable original position, in the direction Y, said offsetting of said stud providing plural positions of said hole inside the back of the box within the parallel vertical and horizontal edges along the direction Y;
- each stud incorporating a hole of elongate shape in the direction X for fixing the box to a wall, wherein each stud is attached to said back by a flexible connection allowing a small offset of said hole relative to the stable original position in the direction Y parallel to the plane of said back and perpendicular to said direction X, said small offset of said hole providing several positions of said hole inside the back of the box.
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An electrical equipment box, comprising:
- a back with parallel vertical edges and parallel horizontal edges;
- plural flexible studs attached to said back and located within the parallel vertical and horizontal edges, each stud running in a direction X and flexibly positionable within the parallel vertical and horizontal edges in a direction Y parallel to the plane of said back and perpendicular to the direction X;
- a space located intermediate the back and an exterior edge of each stud, the space being U-shaped and having converging sides;
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- a hole within each flexible stud for fixing the box to a wall,
- wherein the space allows the flexible stud to be flexibly offset, relative to a stable original position, in the direction Y, said offsetting of said stud providing plural positions of said hole inside the back of the box within the rectangle along the direction Y.
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An electrical equipment box, comprising:
- a plate (100) forming a back of the electrical equipment box and having parallel vertical edges and parallel horizontal edges;
- plural flexible studs (201) attached to said back and located within the parallel vertical and horizontal edges, each stud running in a direction X and flexibly positionable within the parallel vertical and horizontal edges in a direction Y parallel to the plane of said back and perpendicular to the direction X;
- a space located intermediate the plate and an exterior edge of each stud, the space being U-shaped and having converging sides, the space allowing the flexible stud to be flexibly offset, relative to a stable original position, in the direction Y, said offsetting of said stud providing plural positions of said hole inside the back of the box within the parallel vertical and horizontal edges along the direction Y;
- a mounting hole (200) located within each flexible stud, the hole being elongated in a direction X for fixing the box to a wall;
- a peripheral edge (101) shaped to receive a peripheral edge of a closure cover;
- removable knock-outs (103) within an interior region of the plate, the knock-outs sized to create openings through which electrical conductors enter the box, wherein,
- at least two of the holes are disposed as a pair on a same line extending in the direction X, and
- the flexible stud is flexibly offset-able, relative to the stable original position, in a direction Y, said offsetting of said stud providing plural positions of said hole inside the back of the box within the rectangle along the direction Y.
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