Patent ID: 6903272

Claim:
An electrical box for securing to a wall stud and adaptable for ganging to an adjacent electrical box, the electrical box comprising: a body member including: a pair of opposed side walls; a rear wall contiguously formed between the pair of opposed side walls; and a first side wall releasably secured to the body member and including: a first bounding edge; a first detachably coupled portion attached to the first bounding edge; and a second side wall releasably secured to the body member and including: a second bounding edge; a second detachably coupled portion attached to the second bounding edge; and wherein the first and second detachably coupled portions are longitudinally disposed from the rear wall of the body member such that when the first and second detachably coupled portions are removed from the electrical box the first and second bounding edges of the first and second detachably coupled portions, respectively, remain secured to the body member thereby providing rigidity to the body member.