Patent ID: 7531742

Claim:
An electrical junction box for hanging a load from a supporting structure having a bottom surface and a side surface, the electrical junction box comprising: a base member having an upper surface, a substantially planar lower surface, and an aperture formed therein, said base member including a pair of spaced apart slots adapted to receive fasteners for securing the load to the supporting structure and a pair of apertures formed therein adapted to receive fasteners to secure said base member to the supporting structure; a wall extending upwardly from the upper surface of said base adapted to abut the bottom surface of the supporting structure; and an electrical lead receiving compartment extending upwardly from the aperture of said base member, said compartment having a chamber formed therein for receiving electrical leads therein, wherein said compartment includes a first side wall extending upwardly from the upper surface of said base member adjacent an edge of the aperture therein, the first sidewall substantially perpendicular to the upper surface of said base member and adapted to abut the side surface of the supporting structure, a second side wall extending upwardly from the upper surface of said base member adjacent the edge of the aperture therein and a top wall, the first side wall, the second side wall and the top wall integrally formed and defining the chamber, wherein said base, said wall, and said compartment are integrally formed.