Mounting brace assembly for mounting an electrical box
AssigneeHubbell Incorporated
InventorsKrzysztof W. Korcz, Mahran H. Ayrton
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Abstract
A brace assembly is provided having a brace for mounting to a support and a hanger member. The hanger member is coupled to the brace by a bar positioned in a longitudinal slot in the bottom side of the brace. The bar enables the hanger member to slide along the length of the brace. The hanger member has a bottom wall and side walls with a top end for coupling to a support. A mounting bracket is removably coupled to the hanger member for supporting the brace.
Claims20
A brace and electrical box assembly comprising:
- a brace having a top wall, a bottom, a longitudinal cavity, a first longitudinal end having an aperture receiving a first nut, a first end bracket coupled to said first longitudinal end of said brace by a screw extending into said longitudinal cavity and threaded into a threaded hole in said first nut, a second longitudinal end having an aperture receiving a second nut, and a second end bracket coupled to said second longitudinal end of said brace by a screw extending into said longitudinal cavity and threaded into a threaded hole in said second nut, said first end bracket and second end bracket configured for coupling to a ceiling support bar;
- and an electrical box coupled to said brace.
A brace assembly for supporting an electrical device, comprising:
- a brace having a top wall, a bottom with a longitudinal internal channel and a longitudinal slot open to said channel, a first longitudinal end, and a second longitudinal end, a first end bracket coupled to said first longitudinal end, and a second end bracket coupled to said second longitudinal end of said brace, each said end bracket having a main body portion, a first leg extending from a first end of said main body portion, and a second leg extending from a second end of said main body portion, said first leg and second leg being spaced from said main body portion to capture the ceiling bar support between said legs and said main body portion for coupling said brace to said ceiling bar support;
- and an electrical device coupled to said brace.
A brace assembly for supporting an electrical device, comprising:
- a brace having a top wall, a bottom defining a longitudinal slot, and a longitudinal internal channel, a first longitudinal end and a second longitudinal end;
- a first end bracket coupled to said first longitudinal end, and a second end bracket coupled to said second longitudinal end of said brace, each said end bracket having a main body portion, a first leg extending from a first end of said main body portion, and a second leg extending from a second end of said main body portion, said first leg and second leg being spaced from said main body portion to capture the ceiling bar support between said legs and said main body portion for coupling said brace to a said ceiling bar support a bar received in said internal channel and having a threaded hole;
- a hanger member having an aperture aligned with said threaded hole in said bar;
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- an electrical box having a rear wall with a screw hole, and a screw passing through said hole in said rear wall and said aperture in said bottom wall of said hanger threaded into said threaded hole in said bar to couple the electrical box and hanger to said brace and clamping the position of the electrical box to the brace.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.