Patent ID: 8702047

Claim:
A bracket for mounting an electrical box on a mounting bar of generally channel shape comprising a web and generally parallel flanges extending from the web, said bracket comprising front and rear jaws movable between open and closed positions, a spring member extending from the front jaw to the rear jaw for biasing the jaws toward a closed position for gripping the mounting bar between the jaws, and a device for attachment of an electrical box to the bracket, said device comprising a tab on the front jaw for engaging the electrical box and a fastener hole in the front jaw for receiving a fastener to attach the electrical box to the front jaw, wherein said front and rear jaws are formed as a single piece of bent sheet metal, wherein the front jaw is configured for contact with said web on a front side of the mounting bar and the rear jaw is configured for positioning at a rear side of the mounting bar, wherein said rear jaw comprises at least one clamping formation configured for clamping contact with the mounting bar at the rear side of the bar, and wherein the at least one clamping formation is positioned below the spring member when the bracket is oriented with the fastener hole above the tab, wherein the front jaw comprises a front jaw body and a front jaw extension extending upward from the front jaw body, wherein the rear jaw comprises a rear jaw body and a rear jaw extension extending upward from the rear jaw body, and wherein the front jaw extension and rear jaw extension are squeezable against the bias of the spring member for moving the front jaw body and rear jaw body away from one another toward said open position.