Patent ID: 7611364

Claim:
An assembly defining longitudinal, lateral, and transverse directions substantially orthogonal to one another, the assembly comprising: a connection box; a face plate having a plurality of engagement prongs extending therefrom, the face plate comprising an electrical conductor; and an electrical fixture having an exterior and comprising a body having at least one terminal extending to the exterior of the electrical fixture, a flange extending in the longitudinal and lateral directions from the body and having a dividing plane extending in the longitudinal and transverse directions, the dividing plane dividing the flange into two portions, the flange further comprising a plurality of engagement apertures, each receiving an engagement prong of the plurality of engagement prongs, at least one engagement aperture of the plurality of engagement apertures extending in the transverse direction through the flange within each of the two portions at a location spaced from the dividing plane, each engagement aperture of the plurality of engagement apertures comprising a rectangular perimeter, the flange having a dimension in the lateral direction supporting installation of the electrical fixture in both single gang and multi-gang connection boxes, and at least one anchor transversely extending from the flange and directly engaging the connection box.