Patent ID: 6484980
Filing Date: 2002-11-26
Classification: H02G,Y10S

Abstract:
In an electrical box support formed of sheet metal and adapted to extend between a pair of wall studs and support an electrical box, said electrical box support having on each of opposite ends a tab adapted for being attached to a respective one of said studs, each said tab comprising:(a) a solid planar metal sheet integral with and extending outwardly of said support; (b) at least one transverse bend line formed on said solid planar metal sheet and along which said tab can be field bent; and (c) coinciding with and defining each said bend line at least one discontinuous score line pressed for its entire length into said solid planar metal sheet and along which said solid planar metal sheet is weakened to enable said tab to be field bent along said bend line and when necessary after being bent to be straightened and rebent without fracturing the metal comprising said tab and wherein each said score line is formed as a V-shaped depression.