Patent ID: 7531744
Filing Date: 2009-05-12
Classification: H02G,Y10S

Abstract:
1. An electrical wiring box comprising: a wiring device interface portion including a substantially planar member configured to accommodate a structural member on a first side and a rim portion extending from a perimeter of the planar member from a second side thereof to form an enclosed volume, the rim portion having a rim width approximately equal to a width of a sheet of drywall, the wiring device interface portion including a plurality of fastener apertures; a fastener storage structure including a plurality of fastener storage holders extending in a direction substantially perpendicular to the first side of the planar member, the fastener storage holders and the planar member being configured to accommodate the structural member therebetween, each fastener storage holder including a fastener holder opening accessible from the second side, each fastener storage holder being configured to secure a corresponding one of a plurality of fasteners within such that an end portion of a fastener disposed therein does not substantially extend into the volume; and a wiring storage box including a wall surface connected to the fastener storage structure at a first end and not connected to the fastener storage structure at a second end, the wiring storage box including a sidewall extending contiguously from the rim portion and connected to the wall surface to form an interior wiring storage volume, the wiring storage box also having a wiring ingress portion.