Patent ID: 8076578

Claim:
An adjustable outlet box assembly comprising: a box member including a first sidewall having a rear edge, a rear wall, and a flange extending from said first sidewall at said rear edge; two U-shaped channels extending outward from said first sidewall; a bracket having a substantially flat first portion including plate edges slidably disposed in the U-shaped channels; said bracket including a flange extending outward orthogonally from said first portion; an adjusting screw offset outwards from said first portion of said bracket for adjusting a position of said bracket with respect to said box member; said adjusting screw including an engageable head, a smooth base portion free to rotate with respect to said box member without axial movement with respect thereto, a threaded portion, and an end; and said threaded portion of said adjustment screw engaged by a collar on said bracket and the end of said adjustment screw captively and freely turning within an aperture in said flange of said box member whereby rotation of said adjusting screw moves said box member linearly with respect to said bracket with the direction of said movement determined by the direction of rotation of the adjusting screw.