Patent ID: 7494371

Claim:
An assembly comprising: a connection box fastened to a stud; an electrical fixture comprising a body and a flange plate extending away from the body, the flange plate having at least one fastener aperture and a plurality of engagement apertures; a least one fastener extending directly from the at least one fastener aperture in the flange plate and anchoring the electrical fixture to the connection box; a face plate comprising a planar portion corresponding to one of a single electrical fixture and a double-gang electrical fixture, and having a front surface and a rear surface, an aperture extending through the planar portion and having first and second planes of symmetry extending orthogonally to one another and to the planar portion and dividing the planar portion into four portions, and a plurality of engagement prongs, at least one engagement prong thereof extending from the rear surface of the planar portion within each of the four portions at a location spaced away from the first and second planes of symmetry; each engagement prong of the plurality of engagement prongs comprising a plurality of extensions; and the face plate and electrical fixture secured together by direct engagement between the plurality of engagement prongs of the face plate and the plurality of engagement apertures of the flange plate.