Patent ID: 7294781
Filing Date: 2007-11-13
Classification: H01R,H02G,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A recessed electrical outlet assembly comprising: an electrical box including front sidewalls, said front sidewalls including a front edge, a rear edge, and an outer surface; a lateral wall extending inward from said rear edge of said front sidewalls, said lateral wall including a front face; rear sidewalls extending rearward from said lateral wall to a rear edge; an arrangement for securing an electrical device to said electrical box planar with said front face of said lateral wall; a frame member including a peripheral sidewall and a lateral flange, said peripheral wall terminating in an open rear end; a fastening arrangement for securing said frame member to said electrical box: and said fastening arrangement including an aperture in said flange of said frame member, a bore in said front sidewalls of said electrical box; and a fastener for securing through said aperture of said frame member into said bore of said electrical box whereby said flange of said frame member is secured flush against said front edge of said front sidewalls of said electrical box.