Patent ID: 7485805

Claim:
A recessed electrical box assembly comprising: an electrical box including an open front, two pairs of opposing sidewalls, and a rear wall defining an electrical enclosure therein; said sidewalls including a forward portion, a rearward portion, an inner surface, an outer surface, and a front edge; said forward portion of said sidewalls extending wider laterally than said rearward portion of said sidewalls; a lateral wall extending between said rearward and forward portions of said sidewalls; a dividing arrangement for dividing said electrical enclosure into two smaller electrical enclosures; said dividing arrangement including a channel on said inner surface of a first pair of said opposing sidewalls; said dividing arrangement including a panel for sliding within said channel; connection points for securing an electrical device in one or both of said smaller electrical enclosures; and said connection points offset a distance rearward from said front edge of said sidewalls, whereby said offset distance recesses the electrical devices from said open front of said electrical box.