Patent ID: 9209612
Filing Date: 2015-12-08
Classification: E04B,H02G

Abstract:
1. A ceiling mount for an electrical junction box supported by a second mount, the electrical junction box including a plurality of sidewalls, a rim formed by edges of the plurality of sidewalls, a front opening, a back wall, the second mount supporting a first sidewall of the plurality of sidewalls, the ceiling mount comprising: a single mounting rail having an “L” shaped cross-section; and a single folded tab projecting from the mounting rail, the folded tab having a first side projecting from an edge of the mounting rail, a second side, and a crook flexibly connecting the first side with the second side, wherein: the first side and the second side of the folded tab are aligned parallel to the mounting rail, the second side is longer than the first side, the second side has an edge that seats vertically higher than a highest edge of the railing mount, the crook is formed to seat a rim of a second sidewall of the plurality of sidewalls, and a space between the first side and the second side is selected to form an interfering engagement between the tab and the second sidewall; and the second mount being separate from the ceiling mount, the second mount and the ceiling mount cooperating to support the electrical junction box by each separately supporting the first sidewall and the second sidewall, respectively.