Patent ID: 9608419
Date: 2017-03-28
CPC Classifications: F16B,F16M,H02G,Y10T

Claim:
1. A one piece, integrally formed electrical box support for mounting an electrical box in an opening in a hollow core building block, said support comprising: a substantially planar body for mating with and coupling to a first side wall of the electrical box, said body having a first longitudinal end, a second longitudinal end, a first side edge and a second side edge; a flange integrally formed with said first side edge of said body and extending substantially perpendicular to a plane of said body and having a dimension to contact an outer surface of the block and to orient the outer edge of the electrical box at the outer surface of the block; and a first spring member having a first end coupled to said second side edge of said body and having a first leg extending away from said body and a contact end extending toward said flange, said contact end being spring biased toward said flange and positioned to contact an inner surface of the block and to capture the block between said flange and said second end of said spring member and support the electrical box in the hollow cavity of the block, said first spring member having a first side edge and a second side edge, a first guide member extending from said first side edge at an incline away from said contact end and away from said flange in a first direction, and a second guide member extending from said second side edge of said spring member at an incline away from said contact end and away from said flange in a second direction.