Patent ID: 7227080

Claim:
A method for installing a self-trimming in-wall receptacle comprising, in combination, the steps of: providing a receptacle having an open end and a closed end and defining a storage area therebetween; wherein the receptacle further comprises a trim coupled to and extending from an outer edge of the open end of the receptacle and at least one coupling mechanism coupled to the receptacle and dimensioned to couple the receptacle to a wall; wherein the trim and the receptacle and the at least one coupling mechanism form a one-piece assembly; cutting an aperture in a wall, wherein the aperture has an internal periphery greater than an outer periphery of the closed end of the receptacle and smaller than an outer periphery of the trim; positioning the receptacle within the aperture in an orientation that is slightly counterclockwise so that the receptacle is substantially non-parallel to a ground below the receptacle and the wall; and turning the receptacle to a position that is substantially parallel to the ground below, so that an inner surface of the at least one coupling mechanism is proximate an inner surface of the wall, an inner surface of the trim is proximate an outer surface of the wall, and the closed end of the receptacle is housed inside an interior space behind the wall, thereby coupling the receptacle to the wall.