Patent ID: 8921714

Claim:
A modular wall box system comprising: a housing structure that includes, a rectangular frame portion configured to be mounted substantially flush with respect to a wall upon installation of the system, the rectangular frame portion having a perimeter portion that forms a frame opening, a recessed roof portion and a recessed floor portion connected to the rectangular frame portion such that the recessed roof portion is substantially parallel to the recessed floor portion, a plurality of wall surfaces connected between the roof portion and the floor portion to form a recessed device mounting volume accessible via the frame opening, each wall surface of the plurality of wall surfaces including a single gang modular device opening configured to accommodate either an AC electrical wiring device or a low voltage telecom device, a first wall surface of the plurality of wall surfaces being connected to the recessed roof portion and the recessed floor portion at a first acute angle, and a second wall surface of the plurality of wall surfaces being connected to the recessed roof portion and the recessed floor portion at a second acute angle such that each of the plurality of wall surfaces are not coplanar with respect to any other one of the plurality of wall surfaces; at least a portion of the perimeter being configured as at least one mounting flange, the at least one mounting flange including a plurality of mounting elements configured to mount the housing structure to the wall; and at least one removable flange cover substantially conforming to a shape of the at least one mounting flange such that it does not occlude the frame opening or prevent access to the recessed device mounting volume, the at least one removable flange cover being configured to be removably coupled to the at least one mounting flange after the housing structure is mounted to the wall such that the at least one removable flange cover is substantially flush with respect to adjacent portions of the rectangular frame portion, the at least one removable flange cover being configured to cover the plurality of mounting elements when the at least one removable flange cover is coupled to the at least one mounting flange.