Recessed outlet box retrofit siding construction
AssigneeArlington Industries, Inc.
InventorThomas J. Gretz
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Abstract
A recessed electrical box including a flange having a rear surface formed to fit flush against siding. An inner cavity for accepting an electrical device extends well behind the flange. A removable cover is included for closing the inner cavity from the elements. The box is easily installed by forming a hole in the siding and sliding the box therein until the rear surface of the flange contacts the siding. The closeness of fit between the rear surface of the flange and the siding enables easy and rapid sealing between the box and the siding.
Claims15
An electrical box for securing an electrical device to a wall having siding thereon comprising:
- a box member including sidewalls, a front edge, and a flange integral with said box member and extending outwardly from said sidewalls;
- a back surface on said flange;
- said flange located rearward of said front edge of said box member;
- said back surface on said flange adapted to contact said siding and including a non-planar profile shaped to substantially match the profile of said siding;
- an interior mounting surface in said electrical box for securing said electrical device substantially within said wall;
- said sidewalls of said box member including a bottom sidewall having an inner surface;
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- a downward slope on said inner surface of said bottom sidewall from said interior mounting surface to said front edge of said box member.
An electrical box for securing an electrical device to a structure having siding thereon comprising:
- a box member including sidewalls, a front edge, and a flange integral with said box member and extending outwardly from said sidewalls;
- a back surface on said flange;
- said flange located rearward of said front edge of said box member;
- a spacer plate having a front surface and a back surface;
- said back surface of said flange joining said front surface of said spacer plate in a flush fit;
- said back surface of said spacer plate adapted to contact said siding and including a non-planar profile shaped to match the profile of said siding;
- said sidewalls extending substantially behind said back surface of said flange;
- an interior mounting surface for mounting of an electrical device within said box member;
- said interior mounting surface located substantially behind said back surface of said flange;
- said sidewalls of said box member including a bottom sidewall having an inner surface;
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- a downward slope on said inner surface of said bottom sidewall from said interior mounting surface to said front edge of said box member.
A method of retrofitting an electrical box to a structure having substrate and siding thereon, including:
- providing an electrical box including a box member having sidewalls, a front edge, and a flange integral with said box member and extending outwardly from said sidewalls, a back surface on said flange, said flange located rearward of said front edge of said box member, apertures in said flange, a spacer plate having a front surface and a back surface, a non-planar profile on said back surface of said spacer plate shaped to match the profile of said siding, said sidewalls extending substantially beyond said back surface of said flange;
- an interior mounting surface for mounting of an electrical device within said box member, and said interior mounting surface located substantially behind said back surface of said flange, said sidewalls of said box member including a bottom sidewall having an inner surface, and said inner surface of said bottom sidewall including a downward slope from said interior mounting surface to said front edge of said box member;
- a) cutting a hole in said siding and said substrate;
- b) inserting said electrical box into said hole until said back surface of said spacer plate is flush against said siding and said back surface of said flange joins said front surface of said spacer plate in a flush fit;
- c) inserting fasteners through said apertures in said flange;
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- tightening said fasteners into said siding and said substrate to secure said electrical box to said siding and said substrate.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.