Patent ID: 7170003

Claim:
A cut-in box comprising: a) a housing, said housing containing a front surface, a rear surface, and at least two side surfaces, wherein said rear surface contains a threaded opening for the purpose of receiving a rod and said at least two side surfaces each contain one or more slots; b) at least one tab positioned within said one or more slots, said at least one tab coupled to said at least two side surfaces to enable said at least one tab to retract into said one or more slots upon insertion of the cut-in box into a wall opening and expand outside of said one or more slots without the need of external forces upon completion of the insertion of the cut-in box into the wall opening; c) a threaded rod disposed through said threaded opening of said rear surface, one end of said threaded rod containing a flange for the purpose of engaging a wallboard to provide support for the cut-in box; and d) wherein a distal end of said flange contains a piercing tip for the purpose of penetrating the outer surface of said wallboard, thereby providing more stability and support for the cut-in box when installed; whereby a user inserts the cut-in box into an appropriate opening in a first wallboard until said front surface is aligned flush with the outer surface of the first wallboard, then translates said rod through said opening until said flange engages a second wallboard.