Patent ID: 7910828

Claim:
A gangable electrical unit for positioning an electrical component beside an electrical outlet box comprising: a bracket including a wall structure that defines a front opening comprising at least two mounting bosses, one each on opposing walls of the wall structure, the wall structure further comprising at least one support wall extending at least partially between the opposing walls; and first and second arms extending outward from the bracket away from the front opening adjacent to the at least one support wall, the first and second arms each comprising an attachment wall extending from a front edge of the bracket, the attachment walls of the first and second arms each comprising an electrical box mounting aperture therethrough, the electrical box mounting apertures of each of the first and second arm attachment walls being spaced from each other a distance corresponding to spacing of electrical box mounting screws of an adjacent electrical device mounting box; wherein the bracket is configured for attachment to the adjacent electrical device mounting box by aligning the electrical box mounting apertures of the first and second arms with electrical box mounting apertures of the adjacent electrical device box; and wherein a gap between the attachment walls of the first and second arms is larger than an outer wall height of the adjacent electrical device mounting box.