Patent ID: 6943295

Claim:
A dual use terminal or junction box for installation of new electrical work or old electrical work for a low-voltage wiring distribution system, said box comprising: a rectangular mounting plate; top and bottom truncated, rectangle walls each having a long edge joining top and bottom edges, respectively, of said mounting plate and a front edge at right angles to said long edge; each of said top and bottom walls having a short edge parallel to said long edge extending back from said front edge, said short edge being shorter than said long edge, said top and bottom walls each having a diagonal edge extending from a rear end of said short edge to a shoulder joined to a rear end of said long edge, said shoulder being at right angle to and joining a rear end of said mounting plate; said box being open in the front and having means for receiving a plate to enclose said front opening and provide entry for low voltage wires into said box; said box having an opening between said diagonal edges for a distribution network; and at least one internal fastener bracket nestled between said shoulder and said mounting plate having openings for fasteners at a diagonal to and through said mounting plate for attachment to a stud or other surface for mounting said box, said box thereby being mounted without any external extensions.