Reversible electrical box for residential and commercial ceiling construction
OwnerThomas J. Gretzinventor
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Abstract
A reversible electrical box assembly for mounting an electrical fixture on a ceiling. The electrical box assembly includes a hollow body having a sidewall. The sidewall includes two ends and a center. A flange extends outwards from the sidewall at a location offset from the center thereby dividing the sidewall into a long and short sidewall. A panel is provided for closing either of the ends of the hollow body. The panel can be secured to either the long sidewall or to the short sidewall to create an opposing sidewall of an appropriate length for extending through the ceiling covering at the job site.
Claims7
A reversible electrical box assembly comprising:
- a reversible hollow body;
- a flange extending outwards from said hollow body, said flange including a first and second side;
- said hollow body including a first sidewall extending from said first side of said flange and terminating in a first end;
- said hollow body including a second sidewall extending from said second side of said flange and terminating in a second end;
- a panel for closing one of said ends of said hollow body thereby forming within said sidewalls and said panel an electrical box with an interior cavity for receipt of an electrical device therein within said interior cavity;
- said panel on said closed end forming the back wall of said electrical box;
- bosses extending from said sidewalls of said hollow body, said bosses including first bores on said first end of said hollow body and second bores on said second end of said hollow body;
- apertures in said panel for receipt of fasteners for engaging said bosses of said hollow body and thereby fastening said panel securely to said hollow body;
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- one or more knockout portions in said panel, said knockout portions capable of being removed from said panel for providing a passageway through said panel for electrical cable into said interior cavity.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.