Patent ID: 8245862

Claim:
An Electrical Box with Recessed Faceplate, which comprises: a faceplate ( 2 ) comprising: a rear wall ( 26 ) with a perimeter ( 1401 ) and a cross-sectional shape, the rear wall ( 26 ) containing one or more instrumentality apertures ( 127 ) and having a means for accommodating a releasable fastener for attaching said faceplate ( 2 ) to an electrical instrumentality ( 15 ); a flange ( 33 ); and an interior surface ( 1400 ) projecting generally forward from the rear wall ( 26 ) and connecting the rear wall ( 26 ) to the flange ( 33 ); and a box ( 1 ) comprising: a rear wall ( 4 ) having a perimeter ( 1501 ); a lateral surface ( 1500 ) attached to and projecting generally forward from the perimeter ( 1501 ) of the rear wall ( 4 ) and having a top ( 5 ) containing a channel ( 9 ), a bottom ( 6 ) containing a channel ( 9 ), and sides ( 7 ) each containing a channel ( 9 ), with each channel ( 9 ) having an interior end ( 1001 ); a connecting wall ( 1503 ) having a first end ( 1502 ) attached to the lateral surface ( 1500 ), the connecting wall ( 1503 ) having sides ( 1505 ) and a second end ( 1504 ) and said connecting wall ( 1503 ) extending generally outward from the lateral surface ( 1500 ); and a front portion ( 11 ) having a first end ( 1506 ) attached to and projecting generally forward from the sides ( 1505 ) and the second end ( 1504 ) of the connecting wall ( 1503 ), the front portion ( 11 ) containing the interior ends ( 1001 ) of the channels ( 9 ), the front portion ( 11 ) having a second end ( 1507 ) forming an open mouth ( 3 ), the front portion ( 11 ) having substantially the same cross-sectional shape as does the rear wall ( 26 ) of said faceplate ( 2 ), and the front portion ( 11 ) having dimensions such that the flange ( 33 ) of the faceplate ( 2 ) extends from the interior surface ( 1400 ) to a position laterally beyond the front of the mouth ( 3 ); and a means for accommodating a releasable fastener for attaching said box ( 1 ) to an electrical instrumentality ( 15 ).