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US 8,912,440 B2Granted
Bracket and assembly for electrical devices
AssigneeCablofil, Inc.
InventorsRandy William Petak, Jeffrey Steven Shaw, Willie Franklin Fowler, Jr.
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Abstract
The present disclosure is directed to a bracket and electrical assembly including such bracket for mounting or securing to a concrete masonry unit (CMU).
Claims17
A bracket for securing an electrical assembly within an inner core region of a concrete masonry unit (CMU), the bracket comprising
- a face portion having a front side, a back side, and a bracket opening configured to cooperate with a front opening of an electrical box when the electrical box is positioned on the back side of the face portion;
- a first set of two bracket arms extending substantially perpendicularly rearwardly away from the back side and a first mounting portion connected to the bracket arms such that the mounting portion is substantially parallel to the back side, said bracket is disposed over the electrical box, and one or more holes disposed in the bracket arms and/or the mounting portion configured to receive one or more fasters for mounting the bracket to an inner core surface of the inner core region of the concrete masonry unit (CMU).
An electrical assembly comprising:
- an electrical box having top, bottom, and side walls defining a front opening;
- a bracket for securing the assembly within an inner core region of a concrete masonry unit (CMU), the bracket comprising a face portion having a front side, a back side, and a bracket opening configured to cooperate with the front opening of the electrical box when the electrical box is positioned on the back side of the face portion;
- and a first set of two bracket arms extending substantially perpendicularly rearwardly away from the back side and a first mounting portion connected to the bracket arms such that the mounting portion is substantially parallel to the back side, said bracket is disposed over the electrical box, and one or more holes disposed in the bracket arms and/or the mounting portion configured to receive one or more fasters for mounting the bracket to an inner core surface of the inner core region of the concrete masonry unit (CMU);
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- a cover plate for positioning on the front side of the face portion and mounting on the electrical box in a covering relationship to the front opening and the bracket opening and capable of mounting an electrical device.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.