Patent ID: 7950195

Claim:
An adjustable housing assembly for mounting to a wall, said assembly comprising: a back plate having a flange and a securing member extending from said flange, said back plate defining an axis extending perpendicularly from said back plate for coupling to the wall; a front plate disposed in parallel relationship to said back plate and having an attachment portion extending from said front plate for attachment to said back plate; a connector for connecting said plates in said parallel relationship at various distances longitudinally along said axis; and said connector including co-acting male and female components extending circumferentially about said axis and at least one of said male and female components spaced longitudinally along said axis for connecting said plates at any one of said various distances in response to relative rotation between said male and female components about said axis; said female component extending from said securing member and said said male component is further defined as extending from said attachment portion; and said female component including first and second locking channels longitudinally spaced along and circumferentially about said axis and discontinuously spaced circumferentially about said axis.