Patent ID: 7360553
Filing Date: 2008-04-22
Classification: F16L,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A laundry box system for providing access to a drain line in a wall for draining a washing machine and at least one water supply line in a wall for supplying water to a washing machine, said system comprising: a) a supply box molded from plastic and having two end walls and two side walls, one of said end walls of said supply box having at least one supply opening formed therein, said at least one supply opening sized to receive a respective water supply line; each of said side walls of said supply box having a clip receiving slot formed on an exterior surface thereof; b) a drain box, molded from plastic, and separate from said supply box and having a top end wall, a bottom end wall and two side walls, said bottom end wall having a drain opening formed therein; said drain box further having a collar extending outward from said first wall and surrounding said drain opening, said collar sized to receive the drain line and connect said drain box to the drain line with said drain opening in said drain box extending in communication with the end of the drain line connected to said collar; each of said side walls of said drain box having a clip receiving slot formed on an exterior surface thereof; and c) a U-shaped clip for interconnecting said supply box to said drain box said U-shaped clip having a pair of legs connected together by a connecting member, a first of said legs selectively receivable within one of said clip receiving slots in said supply box and a second of said legs selectively receivable within one of said clip receiving slots in said drain box said legs of said clip are spaced apart a distance selected to allow the narrow dimension of a standard wall stud to be interposed therebetween; and d) respective bracket receiving apertures formed on one of said end walls of said drain box and one of said end walls of said supply box and an elongate bracket simultaneously receivable through said aperture on said drain box and said aperture on said supply box.