Patent ID: 8563857

Claim:
An old construction box system, comprising: a construction box having an opening, the construction box further having an outer surface comprising a top surface, a bottom surface, and a side surface; an adapter clip having a front flange, a rear flange and a base interposed therebetween, the front flange, the rear flange and the base forming a u-shaped channel for receiving an edge surface of an opening in a wall surface, the front flange being configured to wrap around a front surface of the wall surface and the rear flange being configured to wrap around a rear surface of the wall surface such that the edge surface of the opening is positioned within the u-shaped channel, a surface of the base that is opposite the u-shaped channel being further configured to form an interface with at least one of the top surface, the bottom surface, and the side surface of the outer surface of the construction box; and a fastener inserted though a surface of the construction box comprising the interface with the surface of the base that is opposite the u-shaped channel, and further inserted through the base of the adapter clip and anchored into the edge surface of the wall surface opening to secure the construction box and the adapter clip to the wall surface opening.