Patent ID: 7439443
Filing Date: 2008-10-21
Classification: H02G,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A mounting bracket for an electrical box comprising: a base plate having substantially planar top and bottom surfaces, a first side, a second side, a first end, a second end, a plurality of mounting screw apertures and an opening for receiving an electrical box; a first flange and a second flange connected to the first and second sides, respectively, of the base plate by a first flange neck and a second flange neck, wherein each flange has a top and a bottom flange surface; a wall connected to the first end having a substantially flat outer wall surface, a central portion and a pair of opposing ends, wherein the wall extends from the bottom surface of the base plate; a tab extending from each opposing end of the wall, wherein the tabs are substantially perpendicular to the outer surface of the wall and wherein the tabs extend beyond the flange necks; and a second wall or a stiffening member connected to the second end of the base plate and extending from the bottom surface of the base plate, the second wall or stiffening member having distal ends that extend beyond the flange necks and are co-planar with the tabs.