Patent ID: 9209610
Filing Date: 2015-12-08
Classification: H02G

Abstract:
1. A retrofit electrical box assembly, comprising: an electrical box comprising at least one side wall, a back wall coupled to the at least one side wall, and at least one front flange coupled to the at least one side wall opposite the back wall; a restraint coupled to the at least one side wall and comprising a selectively releaseable tab, a divider adjacent to the selectively releaseable tab, a first opening between the selectively releaseable tab and the divider, and a second opening opposite the first opening; at least one brace coupled to a brace actuator, wherein the brace actuator is configured to engage with the selectively releaseable tab at any of a plurality of locations on the brace actuator when the brace actuator is pulled through the first opening such that the brace actuator disengages with the selectively releaseable tab upon actuation of the selectively releasable tab; wherein when the electrical box is installed on a wall surface material, movement of the brace actuator away from the restraint after the brace actuator is inserted into the first opening moves the at least one brace toward the at least one flange and impinges a wall surface material between the at least one movable brace and the front flange.