Patent ID: 9553433
Date: 2017-01-24
CPC Classifications: H02G

Claim:
1. A gangable electrical box comprising: a U-shaped box member having a generally rectangular back wall including opposed back wall ends and end walls extending from said each of said back wall ends, each of said end walls having opposed longitudinal edges; a pair of generally rectangular side walls, each side wall having opposed side wall ends, said side walls being attachable to said U-shaped box member to define an open ended box interior; said longitudinal edges of said end walls and said opposed side wall ends of said side walls including an interfitting snap connector for toolless attachment of said side walls to said box member; wherein interfitting snap components include a plurality of flanges extending along the longitudinal edges of said end wall and said opposed side wall ends; said flanges are arranged in alternately spaced apart parallel planes; said flanges of said end wall are engageable with the flanges of said opposed side wall ends, said flanges of one of said end walls and said opposed side wall ends interdigitate; and said flanges include identically formed dimples each dimple defining both a recess and an opposed protrusion, the recesses and protrusions of the dimples on the interfitting snap connector provide said snap fit.