Patent ID: 6967284

Claim:
An electrical box mounting assembly for securing an electrical device to a ceiling comprising: A) An adjustable mounting bar including: i) an inner tubular member having a first rectangular cross section, two ends, side portions, a bottom side, and a longitudinal slot extending along said bottom side; ii) an outer tubular member having a second rectangular cross section, two ends, side portions, a bottom side, and a longitudinal slot extending along said bottom side; iii) said first rectangular cross section of said inner tubular member smaller than said second rectangular cross section of said outer tubular member thus enabling said inner tubular member to be received in and slide with respect to said outer tubular member; iv) lips surrounding said slots and extending longitudinally along said bottom sides, said lips having a top surface; and v) said tubular members including an end flange on a first of said ends, said end flange including an outer surface; B) an electrical box including a bottom edge and a top wall having a top surface; C) a clamp arrangement for securing said electrical box to said adjustable mounting bar, said clamp arrangement including: i) an inner bar disposed within said inner tubular member and resting on said lips; ii) an outer clamping member secured to said top surface of said electrical box; iii) outer clamping fasteners connecting said outer clamping member to said inner bar, said outer clamping fasteners adapted to secure said electrical box to said adjustable mounting bar and lock said adjustable mounting bar to a fixed length; and iv) receptacles in said outer clamping member; B) temporary fastener storage receptacles including: i) a first temporary storage receptacle on said first end of said tubular members; and ii) two or more second temporary storage receptacles in said top wall of said electrical box; B) prepackaged fasteners including: i) a bar fastener secured in said first temporary storage receptacle; and ii) a device fastener secured in said second temporary storage receptacle; F) a positioning arrangement on said outer surface of said end flange of said tubular members, said positioning arrangement including: i) one or more rows of apertures arranged horizontally on said end flanges; and ii) each of said rows of apertures defining a bend line thereon; whereby said flanges are bendable at any of said rows of apertures to provide an outward facing seat for positioning said bottom edge of said electrical box flush with said ceiling.