Patent ID: 8770526

Claim:
An electrical box support assembly for mounting an electrical box between a pair of studs comprising: a pair of telescoping overlapping struts, wherein each strut has a face to which the electrical box is adapted to be secured; and a pair of engaging tabs detachably coupled with each end of the pair of telescoping overlapping struts, wherein each of the pair of engaging tabs includes: a first engagement member facing a second engagement member, a side engagement member connecting the first and second engagement members together, and a first compressible member extending from one of the first engagement member, the second engagement member, or the side engagement member, wherein a portion of the first compressible member extends in a first direction D 1 either from the first engagement member towards the second engagement member or from the second engagement member towards the first engagement member, and wherein the portion of the first compressible member is compressible in a second direction D 2 opposite that of the first direction D 1 , wherein the first compressible member includes a generally right angle bend to wrap around at least a portion of a stud and wherein the first compressible member includes an indentation extending in the first direction D 1 .