Patent ID: 7595447
Filing Date: 2009-09-29
Classification: H01R,Y10S

Abstract:
1. In a dual-sided mounting bracket for electrical junction boxes, wherein the mounting bracket comprises a first stud coupling member, a second stud coupling member, a first junction box receiving section adjacent the first stud coupling member, a second junction box receiving section adjacent the second stud coupling member, and an offset portion interposed between the first and second junction box receiving sections, and wherein each junction box receiving section has two expansive sides and two lengthwise extending edges and is adapted for mounting an electrical junction box or electrical junction boxes to a given one of the expansive sides of said junction box receiving section, an improvement wherein each junction box receiving section has a flange extending along a given one of the lengthwise extending edges of said junction box receiving section and projecting from the other one of the expansive sides of said junction box receiving section, so as to project away from an electrical junction box or electrical junction boxes mounted to the given one of the expansive sides of said junction box receiving section, wherein each of said first and second junction box receiving sections define a plurality of longitudinally-aligned, spaced apart openings for receiving associated mechanical fasteners therethrough for selectively mounting associated junction boxes on each of said first and second junction box receiving sections.