Patent ID: 7166801
Filing Date: 2007-01-23
Classification: H02G,Y10S

Abstract:
1. An electrical box assembly comprising: a two-piece box assembly including an inner box and an outer box; said inner box constructed of metal and including sidewalls having a front edge; said outer box including sidewalls having a front edge, a flange extending outwardly from said sidewalls of said outer box a substantial distance behind said front edge, pins including a width and extending from said sidewalls of said outer box, and a rear abutment surface; a fastening arrangement for securing said outer box to said inner box to form said two-piece box assembly, said outer box secured to said inner box in such a manner that said rear abutment surface of said outer box abuts said front edge of said inner box; a breakaway cover including apertures therein, said apertures in said cover having a larger diameter than said width of said pins; said cover attached at said front edge of said outer box with said pins of said outer box extending through said apertures of said cover and capable of being moved from an open to a closed position; electrical contact points at said front edge of said inner box; and said sidewalls of said outer box extending a substantial distance behind said flange thereby positioning an electrical device connected thereto a substantial distance within a wall.