Patent ID: 6871827

Claim:
A universal electrical outlet box mounting bracket for use in retaining an outlet box and drywall ring, comprising: a section of material having a cutout pattern formed therein, the cutout pattern having a generally octagonal opening formed therein with a first, a second, a third and a fourth diagonally offset corner; at least a first and a second closed keyhole slot located inwardly of the first diagonal corner of the bracket, the keyhole slots having a wider end and a narrower slot portion with a terminal end; and at least a first and second open slot located diagonally opposite the keyhole slots in the third diagonal corner and opened therein, the open slots having a terminal end therein, the distance between the terminal end of the first closed keyhole slot and the terminal end of the first open slot being greater than the distance between the terminal end of the second closed keyhole slot and the terminal end of the second open slot, and wherein the first keyhole slot and the first open slot have longitudinal axes that are aligned on a common axis, and the second keyhole slot and the second open slot have longitudinal axes that are aligned on a common axis.