Patent ID: 7098399
Filing Date: 2006-08-29
Classification: H02G,Y10S

Abstract:
1. An electrical box for providing electrical service on two sides of a structural wall comprising: an integral one-piece continuous peripheral wall including a top wall, a bottom wall, and rigid side walls; said top, bottom, and side walls each include outer surfaces; said peripheral wall having an open front side, an open rear side, and a channel having a central axis extending therethrough; said front side including a front facing surface for receiving a first electrical device in said channel; said rear side including a rear facing surface for receiving a second electrical device in said channel; said electrical devices centered on said central axis of said channel; said second electrical device facing an opposite direction from said first electrical device; said peripheral wall having a length slightly less than the width of said structural wall; screw receiving bosses integral with and extending from said outer surfaces of said top wall and said bottom wall at said front and rear sides of said peripheral wall; a fastening arrangement on each of said rigid side walls of said electrical box for securing said electrical box to said structural wall; said fastening arrangement including an integral flange extending laterally along the entire length of said side wall; one aperture proximate each end of said flange; and a fastener for engaging through said aperture in said flange.