Patent ID: 9650766
Date: 2017-05-16
CPC Classifications: D06F,E03C,F25C,Y10T

Claim:
1. A plumbing outlet box configured for mounting within a wall, the plumbing outlet box comprising: a housing including a top wall, a bottom wall, a first side wall and a second side wall, and an opening providing access into an interior of the housing; a first receiving feature disposed on the first side wall; a second receiving feature disposed on the second side wall; a first mounting tab extending outwardly from the first side wall; a second mounting tab extending outwardly from the second side wall; wherein the first receiving feature is located closer to the bottom wall than the first mounting tab and the second receiving feature is located closer to the top wall than the second mounting tab, and wherein each receiving feature is configured to receive an engaging mounting tab of a second plumbing outlet box and each mounting tab is configured to be received by an engaging receiving feature of the second plumbing outlet box; wherein each mounting tab of the plumbing outlet box comprises a body member extending outwardly from the plumbing outlet box and a turned end extending substantially perpendicular to the body member, wherein the mounting tab extends along only a portion of the side wall, and wherein the body member is substantially parallel to a front face of the housing.