Patent ID: 6170685
Filing Date: 2001-01-09
Classification: H02G

Abstract:
A foldable electrical enclosure for mounting in wallboard, comprisinga back panel hingedly edge connected to at least two pairs of opposing side panels, said side panels foldable to be at right angles to said back panel and having integral means for connecting adjacent panel edges so as to form a rigid, open face enclosure, said enclosure having at least one cable port through which electrical wires may be inserted,each said panel of at least one pair of said opposing side panels configured with a pair of spaced apart front face outwardly projecting mounting flanges and a laterally centered and recessed tunnel structure supporting a retaining screw, the head of said retaining screw exposed for rotational manipulation with a screw driver, each said retaining screw having a retainer clip threaded thereon, said retainer clip being rotable from a retracted position to an extended centerline position by initial clockwise rotation of said retaining screw and being movable foreward towards said flanges by further clockwise rotation of said retaining screw, each said retaining screw being center bored and threaded for accepting mounting screws of devices normally installed in such enclosures.