Patent ID: 6768071
Filing Date: 2004-07-27
Classification: H02G,Y10S

Abstract:
An electrical box mounting assembly for securing an electrical device to a ceiling comprising:A) An adjustable mounting bar including: i) an inner tubular member having a first rectangular cross section, two ends, a bottom side, and a longitudinal slot extending along said bottom side; ii) an outer tubular member having a second rectangular cross section, two ends, a bottom side, and a longitudinal slot extending along said bottom side; iii) said first rectangular cross section of said inner tubular member smaller than said second rectangular cross section of said outer tubular member thus enabling said inner tubular member to be received in and slide with respect to said outer tubular member; iv) lips surrounding said slots and extending longitudinally along said bottom sides; v) said tubular members including an end flange on a first of said ends; B) an electrical box including a top wall having a top surface; C) a clamp including; i) a flat bar disposed within said inner tubular member and resting on said lips; ii) an outer clamping member secured to said top surface of said electrical box; iii) outer clamping fasteners connecting said outer clamping member to said flat bar, said outer clamping fasteners adapted to secure said electrical box to said adjustable mounting bar and lock said adjustable mounting bar to a fixed length; iv) receptacles in said outer clamping member; D) temporary fastener storage receptacles including: i) a first temporary storage receptacle on said first end of said tubular members; and ii) two or more second temporary storage receptacles in said top wall of said electrical box; E) prepackaged fasteners including: i) a bar fastener secured in said first temporary storage receptacle; and ii) a device fastener secured in said second temporary storage receptacle; whereby said adjustable mounting bar is adjustable in length to span between two adjacent overhead joists, said bar fasteners are capable of being removed from said first storage receptacles and inserted through said flanges and into said joists to secure said electrical box mounting assembly to said joists, and said device fasteners are capable of being removed from said second storage receptacles and inserted in said receptacles in said flat bar to secure said electrical device to said electrical box mounting assembly.