Patent ID: 8403289
Filing Date: 2013-03-26
Classification: H02G

Abstract:
1. A bracket for mounting one or more electrical boxes within a wall cavity, each box having side walls, a rear wall and a front opening collectively defining an interior, said bracket effective to be mounted to a vertical or horizontal structural member in a single orientation on any one of at least three sides and comprising: a first generally rectangular plate portion defining at least one aperture therein, said at least one aperture having four sides comprising a first pair of substantially parallel sides and a second pair of substantially parallel sides, said at least one aperture further shaped to permit access to said electrical box interior, at least three sides of said at least one aperture further defining at least three mounting planes extending tangentially to said aperture sides and perpendicular to said first plate portion; a second plate portion extending rearward and substantially perpendicular from said first plate portion proximate one side of said aperture, said second plate portion further comprising an opening having at least one locking tab attached to an edge of said opening, said locking tab comprising an area of attachment defining an axis about which the tab is flexible between one or more mounting tabs extending from each of at least three edges of said first plate portion, and substantially in parallel with said first plate portion; and a plurality of mounting holes disposed among said mounting tabs, one or more of said mounting holes further located opposite said at least one aperture with respect to each of said at least three mounting planes.