CA2481538A1 - Electrical bracket - Google Patents
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H02—GENERATION; CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER
- H02G—INSTALLATION OF ELECTRIC CABLES OR LINES, OR OF COMBINED OPTICAL AND ELECTRIC CABLES OR LINES
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- Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
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Abstract
An electrical bracket is for mounting an electrical device to a wall stud. The bracket comprises a rectangular frame having first and second opposite end walls and first and second opposite side walls. The bracket further comprises a front opening surrounded by the end walls and side walls for inserting an electrical device into the frame. The frame has an end-mounted position in which the first end wall faces the stud. A fastening structure, connected to the frame, is configured to be fastened to the stud when the frame is in the end-mounted position. An extension extends rearward from the first end wall. A stabilizer extends from the extension into abutting contact with the stud at a location rearward from the frame when the frame is in the end-mounted position.
Description
ELECTRICAL BRACKET E V 2 4 3 7 ? 6 2 4 2 U S
Technical Field The present invention relates to electrical brackets and electrical boxes.
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Background A low-voltage electrical frame is used to attach an electrical device, such as a cable jack, to a wall stud. This is done by first fastening the frame to the stud. Next, the device is inserted into the frame and fastened to the frame with screws.
Summary An electrical bracket embodying the present invention is for mounting an electrical device to a wall stud. The bracket comprises a rectangular frame having first and second opposite end walls and first and second opposite side walls. The bracket further comprises a front opening surrounded by the end walls and side walls for inserting an electrical device into the frame. The frame has an end-mounted position in which the first end wall faces the stud. A fastening structure, connected to the frame, is configured to be fastened to the stud when the frame is in the end-mounted position.
An extension extends from the first end wall to a location rearward from the side walls. A stabilizer extends from the extension into abutting contact with the stud at a location rearward from the side walls when the frame is in the end-mounted position.
Preferably, the abutting contact by the stabilizer is with a side surface of the stud, and the fastening structure extends from the first end wall in a direction away from the second end wall for being fastened to a front surface of the stud. The extension is a plate extending rearward from, and parallel to, the first end wall. The stabilizer is a plate that is perpendicular to the first end wall. The location of the abutting contact is spaced from the first end wall in a direction away from the second end wall so as to space the first end wall from the stud when the frame is in the end-mounted position.
In a second embodiment of the invention, the frame has an end-mounted position in which the first end wall faces a side surface of the stud. A fastening tab extends from the first end wall in a direction away from the second end wall. The fastening tab is configured to be fastened to a front surface of the stud when the frame is in the end-mounted position. A spacer extends from the first end wall in a direction away from second end wall. The spacer is configured to abut the side surface of the stud and space the first end wall from the side surface when the frame is in the end-mounted condition.
Preferably, the spacer is a fastener support configured to capture a stud-penetrating fastener that fastens the bracket to the stud when the frame is in a side-mounted position in which the first side wall faces the stud. The spacer is configured to abut the side surface of the stud along a transversely extending line of abutment.
Brief Description of the Drawings Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a bracket embodying the present invention, shown alongside I O an electrical device that can be fastened to the bracket and also alongside a wall stud to which the bracket can be fastened;
Fig. 2 is a view ofthe bracket taken at line 2-2 of Fig. 1;
Fig. 3 is a view of the bracket taken at Iine 3-3 of Fig. I ;
Fig. 4 is a view of the bracket taken at line 4-4 of Fig. I;
Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the bracket, shown mounted to the stud in a first side-mounted position;
Fig. 6 is a view taken at line 6-6 of Fig. 5;
Fig. 7 is a perspective view of the bracket, shown mounted to the stud in a second side-mounted position;
Fig. 8 is a view taken at line 8-8 of Fig. 7;
Fig. 9 is a perspective view of the bracket, shown mounted to the stud in an end-mounted position; and Fig. 10 is a view taken at line 10-10 of Fig. 9.
Description The apparatus 1 shown in Fig. 1 has parts which, as described below, are examples of the elements recited in the claims.
The apparatus includes an electrical bracket I0. The bracket 10 is used for mounting a low-voltage electrical device, such as a cable jack 12, to a wall stud 14 with front and side surfaces 16 and I 8. The bracket 10 includes a rectangular frame 20 for enclosing the electrical device 12.
The frame 20 is centered on perpendicular longitudinal 2I and lateral axes 23.
The frame ZO has longitudinally-extending first and second opposite side walls 32 and 34. The frame 20 further has transversely-extending first and second opposite end walls 36 and 38. The walls 32, 34, 36 and 38 define a cavity 41 and surround a front opening 43 through which the electrical device 12 can be inserted into the cavity 4I .
The frame 20 can be mounted to the stud 14 in three positions. In a first side-mounted position of the frame 20, the first side wall 32 faces and abuts the side surface I 8 of the stud 14. In a second side-mounted position of the frame 20, the second side wall 34 faces and abuts the side surface 18 of the stud 14. Tn an end-mounted position of the frame 20, the first end wall 36 faces, but is spaced from, the side surface 18 of the stud 14. Adjoining the frame 20 are various structures for securing the device I2 to the frame 20, attaching the frame 20 to a stud 14 and stabilizing the frame 20 relative to the stud 14. These structures are described as follows.
Two mounting bosses 60 extend inward from respective end walls 36 and 38, adjacent to the front opening 43. Each boss 60 has a bore 61 for securing the electrical device 12 to the frame 20.
This is done by inserting two self threading screws 62 through a yoke 64 of the device 12 and screwing the screws 62 into the bores 6l.
Each wall 32, 34, 36 and 38 shown in Fig. I has a front end 72, 74, 76 and 78 located at the front opening 43 of the frame 20. The front ends 72, 74, 76 and 78 are defined by edges of the walls 32, 34, 36 and 38. Each of the walls 32, 34, 36 and 38 further has a rear end 82, 84, 86 and 88 located at a rear opening 89 of the frame 20.
As shown in Figs. 2 and 3, a length L of the frame 20 is defined by the end walls 36 and 38.
A width W of the frame 20 is defined by the side walls 32 and 34. A depth D of the frame 20 is defined by and between the front and rear ends 72 and 82 of the side walls 32 and 34. 'The rear ends 82 and 84 of the side walls 32 and 34 are defined by edges of the side walls 32 and 34. However, the rear ends 86 and 88 of the end walls 36 and 38, denoted by a dashed lines in Figs. l and 4, do not correspond to a visible structural feature. That is due to first and second extension plates 90 and 91 extending seamlessly from the rear ends 86 and 88 of first and second end walls 36 and 38. The extension plates 90 and 91 extend rearward from, and parallel to, the respective end walls 36 and 38 to a location rearward from the side walls 32 and 34.
Each extension plate 90 and 9I has a pass-through hole 92. The hole 92 is for passing electrical wires from outside the frame 20 to the device 12 in the frame 20. A
semicircular first perforation 93 in the plate 90 encircles the hole 91 to define a first knock-out 94 that is larger than, and concentric with, the hole 91. A semicircular second perforation 95 in the plate 90 encircles the first knock-out 94 to define a second knock-out 96 that is larger than, and concentric with, the first knockout 94.
Technical Field The present invention relates to electrical brackets and electrical boxes.
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Background A low-voltage electrical frame is used to attach an electrical device, such as a cable jack, to a wall stud. This is done by first fastening the frame to the stud. Next, the device is inserted into the frame and fastened to the frame with screws.
Summary An electrical bracket embodying the present invention is for mounting an electrical device to a wall stud. The bracket comprises a rectangular frame having first and second opposite end walls and first and second opposite side walls. The bracket further comprises a front opening surrounded by the end walls and side walls for inserting an electrical device into the frame. The frame has an end-mounted position in which the first end wall faces the stud. A fastening structure, connected to the frame, is configured to be fastened to the stud when the frame is in the end-mounted position.
An extension extends from the first end wall to a location rearward from the side walls. A stabilizer extends from the extension into abutting contact with the stud at a location rearward from the side walls when the frame is in the end-mounted position.
Preferably, the abutting contact by the stabilizer is with a side surface of the stud, and the fastening structure extends from the first end wall in a direction away from the second end wall for being fastened to a front surface of the stud. The extension is a plate extending rearward from, and parallel to, the first end wall. The stabilizer is a plate that is perpendicular to the first end wall. The location of the abutting contact is spaced from the first end wall in a direction away from the second end wall so as to space the first end wall from the stud when the frame is in the end-mounted position.
In a second embodiment of the invention, the frame has an end-mounted position in which the first end wall faces a side surface of the stud. A fastening tab extends from the first end wall in a direction away from the second end wall. The fastening tab is configured to be fastened to a front surface of the stud when the frame is in the end-mounted position. A spacer extends from the first end wall in a direction away from second end wall. The spacer is configured to abut the side surface of the stud and space the first end wall from the side surface when the frame is in the end-mounted condition.
Preferably, the spacer is a fastener support configured to capture a stud-penetrating fastener that fastens the bracket to the stud when the frame is in a side-mounted position in which the first side wall faces the stud. The spacer is configured to abut the side surface of the stud along a transversely extending line of abutment.
Brief Description of the Drawings Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a bracket embodying the present invention, shown alongside I O an electrical device that can be fastened to the bracket and also alongside a wall stud to which the bracket can be fastened;
Fig. 2 is a view ofthe bracket taken at line 2-2 of Fig. 1;
Fig. 3 is a view of the bracket taken at Iine 3-3 of Fig. I ;
Fig. 4 is a view of the bracket taken at line 4-4 of Fig. I;
Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the bracket, shown mounted to the stud in a first side-mounted position;
Fig. 6 is a view taken at line 6-6 of Fig. 5;
Fig. 7 is a perspective view of the bracket, shown mounted to the stud in a second side-mounted position;
Fig. 8 is a view taken at line 8-8 of Fig. 7;
Fig. 9 is a perspective view of the bracket, shown mounted to the stud in an end-mounted position; and Fig. 10 is a view taken at line 10-10 of Fig. 9.
Description The apparatus 1 shown in Fig. 1 has parts which, as described below, are examples of the elements recited in the claims.
The apparatus includes an electrical bracket I0. The bracket 10 is used for mounting a low-voltage electrical device, such as a cable jack 12, to a wall stud 14 with front and side surfaces 16 and I 8. The bracket 10 includes a rectangular frame 20 for enclosing the electrical device 12.
The frame 20 is centered on perpendicular longitudinal 2I and lateral axes 23.
The frame ZO has longitudinally-extending first and second opposite side walls 32 and 34. The frame 20 further has transversely-extending first and second opposite end walls 36 and 38. The walls 32, 34, 36 and 38 define a cavity 41 and surround a front opening 43 through which the electrical device 12 can be inserted into the cavity 4I .
The frame 20 can be mounted to the stud 14 in three positions. In a first side-mounted position of the frame 20, the first side wall 32 faces and abuts the side surface I 8 of the stud 14. In a second side-mounted position of the frame 20, the second side wall 34 faces and abuts the side surface 18 of the stud 14. Tn an end-mounted position of the frame 20, the first end wall 36 faces, but is spaced from, the side surface 18 of the stud 14. Adjoining the frame 20 are various structures for securing the device I2 to the frame 20, attaching the frame 20 to a stud 14 and stabilizing the frame 20 relative to the stud 14. These structures are described as follows.
Two mounting bosses 60 extend inward from respective end walls 36 and 38, adjacent to the front opening 43. Each boss 60 has a bore 61 for securing the electrical device 12 to the frame 20.
This is done by inserting two self threading screws 62 through a yoke 64 of the device 12 and screwing the screws 62 into the bores 6l.
Each wall 32, 34, 36 and 38 shown in Fig. I has a front end 72, 74, 76 and 78 located at the front opening 43 of the frame 20. The front ends 72, 74, 76 and 78 are defined by edges of the walls 32, 34, 36 and 38. Each of the walls 32, 34, 36 and 38 further has a rear end 82, 84, 86 and 88 located at a rear opening 89 of the frame 20.
As shown in Figs. 2 and 3, a length L of the frame 20 is defined by the end walls 36 and 38.
A width W of the frame 20 is defined by the side walls 32 and 34. A depth D of the frame 20 is defined by and between the front and rear ends 72 and 82 of the side walls 32 and 34. 'The rear ends 82 and 84 of the side walls 32 and 34 are defined by edges of the side walls 32 and 34. However, the rear ends 86 and 88 of the end walls 36 and 38, denoted by a dashed lines in Figs. l and 4, do not correspond to a visible structural feature. That is due to first and second extension plates 90 and 91 extending seamlessly from the rear ends 86 and 88 of first and second end walls 36 and 38. The extension plates 90 and 91 extend rearward from, and parallel to, the respective end walls 36 and 38 to a location rearward from the side walls 32 and 34.
Each extension plate 90 and 9I has a pass-through hole 92. The hole 92 is for passing electrical wires from outside the frame 20 to the device 12 in the frame 20. A
semicircular first perforation 93 in the plate 90 encircles the hole 91 to define a first knock-out 94 that is larger than, and concentric with, the hole 91. A semicircular second perforation 95 in the plate 90 encircles the first knock-out 94 to define a second knock-out 96 that is larger than, and concentric with, the first knockout 94.
A first side tab 102 is best shown in Figs. 1 and 4. It extends orthogonally from the first side wall 32 in a direction transversely away from the second side wall 34. 'The first side tab 102 is configured to overlie the front surface 16 of the stud 14 when the frame 20 is being mounted in the first side-mounted position. A rear surface 103 of the first side tab 102 is spaced rearwardly from the front end 76 of the first side wall 32 by a distance T equal to the thickness of drywall (not shown) that will overlie the stud 14. This is so that, when the tab I02 overlies the front stud surface 16, the front edges 72, 74, 76 and 78 of the frame 20 will be flush with the front surface of the drywall. The first side tab 102 has a perforation 104 along its line of adjoinment 105 with the frame 20. This enables the tab 102 to be removed from the frame 20 for applications where the tab 102 is not needed.
A second side tab 112 extends orthogonally from the second side wall 34 in a direction transversely away from the first side wall 32. The second side tab I 12 is configured to overlie the front surface 16 of the stud 14 when the frame 20 is mounted in the second side-mounted position.
A rear surface 113 of the side tab I 12 is spaced rearwardly from the front opening 43 by the distance T equal to the thickness of the drywall. This is so that, when the tab 112 overlies the front stud 14 surface, the front edges 72, 74, 76 and 78 of the frame 20 will be flush with the front surface of the drywall.
Like the first side tab 102, the second side tab 112 has a perforation 114 along its line of adjoinrnent 1 I5 with the frame 20, as shown in Fig. 3. This enables the second side tab 112 to be removed from the frame 20 if the second side tab 1 I2 is not needed. The tab 1 I2 has t'vvo nail holes 118 for fastening the tab I 12 to the front surface 16 of the stud 14 with nails. The tab 112 further has a staple hole I 19 for fastening the frame 10 to the stud 14 with a staple (not shown). The staple can be hammered into the stud 14, with one leg of the staple passing through the stapling hole 119, and the other leg of the staple passing through one of the nail holes 118.
An end tab 122 is best shown in Figs. 1 and 4. It extends orthogonally from the first end wall 36 in a direction longitudinally away from the second end wall 38. The end tab 122 is configured to overlie the front surface 16 of the stud 14 when the frame 20 is mounted in the end-mounted position. As with the other tabs 102 and 112, a rear surface 123 of the end tab 122 is spaced rearwardly from the front opening 43 by the thickness T of the drywall. The end tab 122 has nail holes 128 for fastening the end tab 122 to the front stud surface 16 with nails.
A pair of first nail supports 142 and I44 are best shown in Figs. 1 and 3. The first supports 142 and 144 extend from the first end wall 36 in a direction away from the second end wall 36. The supports 142 and 144 adjoin the first end wall 36 at transversely opposite sides of the first end wall 36. Each support 142 and 144 has a groove surface 146 and 148 configured to support and retain a first nail 149 in an orientation in which the nail I49 extends alongside the first end wall 36 and into the side surface 18 of the stud 14 when the frame 20 is in the first side-mounted position. Each support 142 and 144 further has a distal end defined by a stud abutting edge 152 and 154 that is parallel to the first end surface 36 and spaced a stand-off distance S from the first end wall 36. The stud abutting edge 152 and 154 is configured to abut the side surface 1$ of the stud 14 along a transversely-extending line of abutment that is spaced from the first end wall 36 in a direction toward the stud 14 when the frame 20 is in the end-mounted position. The nail supports 142 and 144 thus space the frame 20 longitudinally away from the side surface 18 of the stud 14.
A pair of second nail supports 162 and 164 extend from the second end wall 38 in a direction away from the first end wall 36. The second nail supports 162 and I64 adjoin the-second end wall 38 at transversely opposite sides of the second end wall 38. Each support 162 and 164 has a groove surface 166 and 168 conf gored to support a second nail 169 in an orientation in which the nail 169 extends alongside the second end wall 38 and into the side surface 18 of the stud 14 when the frame 1 S 20 is in the first side-mounted position.
Two nail retainers 172 and 174 are best shown ir. Figs. 2 and 3. The retainers 172 and 174 extend longitudinally from the second end wall 38 in a direction away from the first wall 36. The two nail retainers 172 and 174 are transversely spaced from each other and are respectively adjacent the two second nail supports 162 and 164. The nail retainers 172 and I74 are configured to urge the second nail 169 (Fig. 1) against the groove surfaces 166 and 168 of the second nail supports 162 and 164, to retain the second nail 169 in the groove surfaces I66 and 168. The second nail I69 is thus captured between the nail retainers 172 and 174 and the groove surfaces 166 and 168.
Two front spacers 182 and 184 are best shown in Figs. 2 and 4. They extend from the first end wall 36 in a direction longitudinally away from the second end wall 38.
The front spacers 182 and 184 adjoin the first end wall 36 adjacent transversely opposite sides of the end tab 112. Each front spacer 182 and 184 is in the form of a plate that is approximately parallel to the side walls 32 and 34 and orthogonal to the end walls 36 and 38.
Each front spacer 182 and 184 has a stud abutting edge 192 and I94. The stud abutting edges 192 and 194 extend rearward from transversely opposite edges 196 of the end tab 112. The stud abutting edges 192 and 194 are spaced from the first end wall 36 by the stand-off distance S.
Each stud abutting edge 192 and 194 is configured to abut the side surface 18 of the stud 14 along a line of abutment when the frame 20 is in the end-mounted position. 'The front spacers I 82 and 184 stabilize and space the frame 20 longitudinally away from the side surface 18 of the stud 14.
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Each front spacer I82 and I84 further has a longitudinally-extending nail abutting edge 202 and 204. The nail abutting edges 202 and 204 are configured to urge the first nail 149 (Fig. 1) against the groove surfaces 146 and 148 of the first nail supports 142 and 144, to retain the first nail 149 in the groove surfaces I46 and 148. The f rst nail i 49 is thus captured between the groove surfaces 146 and 148 and the nail abutting edges 202 and 204.
Two rear spacers 212 and ZI4 are best shown in Figs. 2 and 4. They extend from transversely opposite edges of the first extension plate 90 in a direction longitudinally away from the second extension plate 91. Each rear spacer 212 and 214 is a plate that is approximately parallel to the side walls 32 and 34 and perpendicular to the end walls 36 and 38.
I O Each rear spacer 212 and 214 has a stud-abutting edge 222 and 224 that is parallel to the end surface 36. These stud-abutting edges 222 and 224 are spaced the stand-off distance S from the extension plate 90, so as to be coplanar with the other stud-abutting edges 152, 1 S4, 192 and I94.
Each stud-abutting edge 222, 224, I S2, 154, 192 and 194 is conf gored to engage the side surface 18 of the stud 14 along a longitudinally extending line of contact when the frame 20 is in the end-mounted position. The rear spacers 2I2 and 214, like the front spacers I82 and 184, stabilize and space the frame 20 longitudinally away from the side surface 18 of the stud 14.
The frame 20 can be mounted to the stud 14 in the first side-mounted position as follows.
First, the second side tab I 12 can, optionally, be torn away from the frame 20 along its perforation 114, because the second side tab 1 I2 is not needed for mounting the frame 20 in the first side-mounted position. Next, as shown in Figs. 5 and 6, the first side surface 32 of the frame 20 is held flat against the side surface 18 of the stud 14, with the first side tab 102 abuttingly overlying the front surface 16 of the stud 14.
The first nail 149 is inserted between the nail abutting surfaces 202 and 204 of the front spacers 182 and 184 and the groove surfaces 146 and 148 (Fig. 3) of the first nail supports 142 and 144. As indicated by an arrow 231, the first nail 149 is hammered into the side surface 18 of stud 14. The second nail 169 is similarly inserted between the nail retainers 172 and 174 (Fig. 3) and the groove surfaces 166 and 168 of the second nail supports 162 and 164. As indicated by an arrow 232, the second nail 169 is hammered into the side surface 18 of stud 14. With the frame 20 thus fastened securely to the stud 14, the first side tab 102 can, optionally, be broken away from the frame 20 along its perforation 104. This avoids the possibility of a bulge in the drywall that later covers the tab I 02.
The frame 20 can be mounted to the stud 14 in the second side-mounted position as follows.
First, the first side tab 102 (Fig. 1) can, optionally, be torn away from the frame 20 along its perforation 104, because the first side tab 102 is not needed for mounting the frame 20 in the second side-mounted position. Next, as shown in Figs. 7 and 8, the second side surface 34 of the frame 20 is held flat against the side surface 18 of the stud 14, with the second side tab 112 abutting overlying the front surface 16 of the stud 14. The second side tab 112 is fastened to the stud 14 by hammering nails 240 through the nail holes I I 8 of the second side tab I 12 and into the stud 14, as indicated by arrows 24I .
The frame 20 can be mounted to the stud 14 in the end-mounted position as follows. First, the side tabs 102 and 112 shown in Fig. 1 can be torn away from the frame 20 along their perforations 104 and 114, because the side tabs 102 and 112 are not needed for mounting the frame in the end-mounted position. Next, as shown in Figs. 9 and 10, the frame 20 is positioned such that the stud abutting edges I52, 154, 192, 194, 222 and 224 abut the side surface 18 of the sr.~d 14, and the end tab 122 abuttingly overlies the front surface 16 of the stud 14.
Next, the end tab 122 is I 5 fastened to the scud 14 by hammering nails 250 through the holes I28 of the end tab 122 and into the front surface 16 of the stud 14.
As shown in Fig. 1, the bracket 10 further has two fastener loops 260 extending rearward from the rear edge 82 of the first side wall 32. The fastener loops 260 define transversely-extending holes 261. The holes 261 are configured to receive screws (not shown) for fastening the first side 20 wall 32 to a side surface of a stud.
This written description uses examples to disclose the invention, including the best mode, and also to enable any person skilled in the art to make and use the invention. The patentable scope of the invention is defined by the claims, and may include other examples that occur to those skilled in the art. Such other examples are intended to be within the scope of the claims if they have elements that do not differ from the literal language of the claims, or if they include equivalent structural elements with insubstantial differences from the literal language of the claims.
A second side tab 112 extends orthogonally from the second side wall 34 in a direction transversely away from the first side wall 32. The second side tab I 12 is configured to overlie the front surface 16 of the stud 14 when the frame 20 is mounted in the second side-mounted position.
A rear surface 113 of the side tab I 12 is spaced rearwardly from the front opening 43 by the distance T equal to the thickness of the drywall. This is so that, when the tab 112 overlies the front stud 14 surface, the front edges 72, 74, 76 and 78 of the frame 20 will be flush with the front surface of the drywall.
Like the first side tab 102, the second side tab 112 has a perforation 114 along its line of adjoinrnent 1 I5 with the frame 20, as shown in Fig. 3. This enables the second side tab 112 to be removed from the frame 20 if the second side tab 1 I2 is not needed. The tab 1 I2 has t'vvo nail holes 118 for fastening the tab I 12 to the front surface 16 of the stud 14 with nails. The tab 112 further has a staple hole I 19 for fastening the frame 10 to the stud 14 with a staple (not shown). The staple can be hammered into the stud 14, with one leg of the staple passing through the stapling hole 119, and the other leg of the staple passing through one of the nail holes 118.
An end tab 122 is best shown in Figs. 1 and 4. It extends orthogonally from the first end wall 36 in a direction longitudinally away from the second end wall 38. The end tab 122 is configured to overlie the front surface 16 of the stud 14 when the frame 20 is mounted in the end-mounted position. As with the other tabs 102 and 112, a rear surface 123 of the end tab 122 is spaced rearwardly from the front opening 43 by the thickness T of the drywall. The end tab 122 has nail holes 128 for fastening the end tab 122 to the front stud surface 16 with nails.
A pair of first nail supports 142 and I44 are best shown in Figs. 1 and 3. The first supports 142 and 144 extend from the first end wall 36 in a direction away from the second end wall 36. The supports 142 and 144 adjoin the first end wall 36 at transversely opposite sides of the first end wall 36. Each support 142 and 144 has a groove surface 146 and 148 configured to support and retain a first nail 149 in an orientation in which the nail I49 extends alongside the first end wall 36 and into the side surface 18 of the stud 14 when the frame 20 is in the first side-mounted position. Each support 142 and 144 further has a distal end defined by a stud abutting edge 152 and 154 that is parallel to the first end surface 36 and spaced a stand-off distance S from the first end wall 36. The stud abutting edge 152 and 154 is configured to abut the side surface 1$ of the stud 14 along a transversely-extending line of abutment that is spaced from the first end wall 36 in a direction toward the stud 14 when the frame 20 is in the end-mounted position. The nail supports 142 and 144 thus space the frame 20 longitudinally away from the side surface 18 of the stud 14.
A pair of second nail supports 162 and 164 extend from the second end wall 38 in a direction away from the first end wall 36. The second nail supports 162 and I64 adjoin the-second end wall 38 at transversely opposite sides of the second end wall 38. Each support 162 and 164 has a groove surface 166 and 168 conf gored to support a second nail 169 in an orientation in which the nail 169 extends alongside the second end wall 38 and into the side surface 18 of the stud 14 when the frame 1 S 20 is in the first side-mounted position.
Two nail retainers 172 and 174 are best shown ir. Figs. 2 and 3. The retainers 172 and 174 extend longitudinally from the second end wall 38 in a direction away from the first wall 36. The two nail retainers 172 and 174 are transversely spaced from each other and are respectively adjacent the two second nail supports 162 and 164. The nail retainers 172 and I74 are configured to urge the second nail 169 (Fig. 1) against the groove surfaces 166 and 168 of the second nail supports 162 and 164, to retain the second nail 169 in the groove surfaces I66 and 168. The second nail I69 is thus captured between the nail retainers 172 and 174 and the groove surfaces 166 and 168.
Two front spacers 182 and 184 are best shown in Figs. 2 and 4. They extend from the first end wall 36 in a direction longitudinally away from the second end wall 38.
The front spacers 182 and 184 adjoin the first end wall 36 adjacent transversely opposite sides of the end tab 112. Each front spacer 182 and 184 is in the form of a plate that is approximately parallel to the side walls 32 and 34 and orthogonal to the end walls 36 and 38.
Each front spacer 182 and 184 has a stud abutting edge 192 and I94. The stud abutting edges 192 and 194 extend rearward from transversely opposite edges 196 of the end tab 112. The stud abutting edges 192 and 194 are spaced from the first end wall 36 by the stand-off distance S.
Each stud abutting edge 192 and 194 is configured to abut the side surface 18 of the stud 14 along a line of abutment when the frame 20 is in the end-mounted position. 'The front spacers I 82 and 184 stabilize and space the frame 20 longitudinally away from the side surface 18 of the stud 14.
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Each front spacer I82 and I84 further has a longitudinally-extending nail abutting edge 202 and 204. The nail abutting edges 202 and 204 are configured to urge the first nail 149 (Fig. 1) against the groove surfaces 146 and 148 of the first nail supports 142 and 144, to retain the first nail 149 in the groove surfaces I46 and 148. The f rst nail i 49 is thus captured between the groove surfaces 146 and 148 and the nail abutting edges 202 and 204.
Two rear spacers 212 and ZI4 are best shown in Figs. 2 and 4. They extend from transversely opposite edges of the first extension plate 90 in a direction longitudinally away from the second extension plate 91. Each rear spacer 212 and 214 is a plate that is approximately parallel to the side walls 32 and 34 and perpendicular to the end walls 36 and 38.
I O Each rear spacer 212 and 214 has a stud-abutting edge 222 and 224 that is parallel to the end surface 36. These stud-abutting edges 222 and 224 are spaced the stand-off distance S from the extension plate 90, so as to be coplanar with the other stud-abutting edges 152, 1 S4, 192 and I94.
Each stud-abutting edge 222, 224, I S2, 154, 192 and 194 is conf gored to engage the side surface 18 of the stud 14 along a longitudinally extending line of contact when the frame 20 is in the end-mounted position. The rear spacers 2I2 and 214, like the front spacers I82 and 184, stabilize and space the frame 20 longitudinally away from the side surface 18 of the stud 14.
The frame 20 can be mounted to the stud 14 in the first side-mounted position as follows.
First, the second side tab I 12 can, optionally, be torn away from the frame 20 along its perforation 114, because the second side tab 1 I2 is not needed for mounting the frame 20 in the first side-mounted position. Next, as shown in Figs. 5 and 6, the first side surface 32 of the frame 20 is held flat against the side surface 18 of the stud 14, with the first side tab 102 abuttingly overlying the front surface 16 of the stud 14.
The first nail 149 is inserted between the nail abutting surfaces 202 and 204 of the front spacers 182 and 184 and the groove surfaces 146 and 148 (Fig. 3) of the first nail supports 142 and 144. As indicated by an arrow 231, the first nail 149 is hammered into the side surface 18 of stud 14. The second nail 169 is similarly inserted between the nail retainers 172 and 174 (Fig. 3) and the groove surfaces 166 and 168 of the second nail supports 162 and 164. As indicated by an arrow 232, the second nail 169 is hammered into the side surface 18 of stud 14. With the frame 20 thus fastened securely to the stud 14, the first side tab 102 can, optionally, be broken away from the frame 20 along its perforation 104. This avoids the possibility of a bulge in the drywall that later covers the tab I 02.
The frame 20 can be mounted to the stud 14 in the second side-mounted position as follows.
First, the first side tab 102 (Fig. 1) can, optionally, be torn away from the frame 20 along its perforation 104, because the first side tab 102 is not needed for mounting the frame 20 in the second side-mounted position. Next, as shown in Figs. 7 and 8, the second side surface 34 of the frame 20 is held flat against the side surface 18 of the stud 14, with the second side tab 112 abutting overlying the front surface 16 of the stud 14. The second side tab 112 is fastened to the stud 14 by hammering nails 240 through the nail holes I I 8 of the second side tab I 12 and into the stud 14, as indicated by arrows 24I .
The frame 20 can be mounted to the stud 14 in the end-mounted position as follows. First, the side tabs 102 and 112 shown in Fig. 1 can be torn away from the frame 20 along their perforations 104 and 114, because the side tabs 102 and 112 are not needed for mounting the frame in the end-mounted position. Next, as shown in Figs. 9 and 10, the frame 20 is positioned such that the stud abutting edges I52, 154, 192, 194, 222 and 224 abut the side surface 18 of the sr.~d 14, and the end tab 122 abuttingly overlies the front surface 16 of the stud 14.
Next, the end tab 122 is I 5 fastened to the scud 14 by hammering nails 250 through the holes I28 of the end tab 122 and into the front surface 16 of the stud 14.
As shown in Fig. 1, the bracket 10 further has two fastener loops 260 extending rearward from the rear edge 82 of the first side wall 32. The fastener loops 260 define transversely-extending holes 261. The holes 261 are configured to receive screws (not shown) for fastening the first side 20 wall 32 to a side surface of a stud.
This written description uses examples to disclose the invention, including the best mode, and also to enable any person skilled in the art to make and use the invention. The patentable scope of the invention is defined by the claims, and may include other examples that occur to those skilled in the art. Such other examples are intended to be within the scope of the claims if they have elements that do not differ from the literal language of the claims, or if they include equivalent structural elements with insubstantial differences from the literal language of the claims.
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1. An electrical bracket for mounting an electrical device to a wall stud, said bracket comprising:
a rectangular frame having first and second opposite end walls, first and second opposite side walls, and a front opening surrounded by said end walls and side walls for inserting an electrical device into said frame, said frame having an end-mounted position in which said first end wall faces a side surface of the stud;
a fastening tab extending from said first end wall in a direction away from said second end wall and configured to be fastened to a front surface of the stud when said frame is in said end-mounted position; and a first spacer extending from said first end wall in a direction away from said second end wall, configured to abut the side surface of the stud and space the first end wall from the side surface of the stud when said frame is in said end-mounted position.
a rectangular frame having first and second opposite end walls, first and second opposite side walls, and a front opening surrounded by said end walls and side walls for inserting an electrical device into said frame, said frame having an end-mounted position in which said first end wall faces a side surface of the stud;
a fastening tab extending from said first end wall in a direction away from said second end wall and configured to be fastened to a front surface of the stud when said frame is in said end-mounted position; and a first spacer extending from said first end wall in a direction away from said second end wall, configured to abut the side surface of the stud and space the first end wall from the side surface of the stud when said frame is in said end-mounted position.
2. The bracket of claim 1, wherein said side walls are transversely spaced apart and said first spacer is configured to abut the side surface of the stud along a transversely extending line of abutment.
3. The bracket of claim 1, wherein said side walls are transversely spaced apart and said bracket further comprises a second spacer transversely spaced apart from said first spacer.
4. The bracket of claim 1, wherein said first spacer is a fastener support configured to capture a stud-penetrating fastener that fastens said bracket to the stud when said frame is in a side-mounted position in which said first side wall faces the stud; and the fastening tab is configured to accept a fastener
5. The bracket of claim 1, further comprising an extension extending from said first end wall to a location rearward from said side walls, and a stabilizer extending from said extension into abutting contact with the stud at a location rearward from said side walls when said frame is in said end-mounted position.
6. The bracket of claim 5, wherein said extension is a plate extending rearward from, and parallel to, said first end wall; and said stabilizer is a plate that is perpendicular to said first end wall, and the location of said abutting contact by said stabilizer is spaced from said first end wall in a direction away from said second end wall so as to space said first end wall from the stud when said frame is in said end-mounted position.
7. An electrical bracket for mounting an electrical device to a wall stud, said bracket comprising:
a rectangular frame having first and second opposite end walls, first and second opposite side walls, and a front opening surrounded by said end walls and side walls for inserting an electrical device into said frame, said frame having an end-mounted position in which said first end wall faces a side surface of the stud and a side-mounted position in which said first side wall faces the side surface of the stud;
a fastening tab extending from said first end wall in a direction away from said second end wall, configured to be fastened to a front surface of the stud when said frame is in said end-mounted position; and a fastener support extending from said first end wall in a direction away from said second end wall and configured to capture a stud-penetrating fastener that fastens said bracket to the stud when said frame is in said side-mounted position, said fastener support having a distal end configured to contact the side surface of the stud when said frame is in said end-mounted position.
a rectangular frame having first and second opposite end walls, first and second opposite side walls, and a front opening surrounded by said end walls and side walls for inserting an electrical device into said frame, said frame having an end-mounted position in which said first end wall faces a side surface of the stud and a side-mounted position in which said first side wall faces the side surface of the stud;
a fastening tab extending from said first end wall in a direction away from said second end wall, configured to be fastened to a front surface of the stud when said frame is in said end-mounted position; and a fastener support extending from said first end wall in a direction away from said second end wall and configured to capture a stud-penetrating fastener that fastens said bracket to the stud when said frame is in said side-mounted position, said fastener support having a distal end configured to contact the side surface of the stud when said frame is in said end-mounted position.
8. The bracket of claim 7, further comprising a stabilizer, separate from said fastener support, extending from said first end wall in a direction away from said second end wall, configured to contact the side surface of the stud when said frame is in said end-mounted position to stabilize said frame from rocking about said fastener support relative to the stud;
said fastener support having a groove surface, and said stabilizer being configured to urge the fastener against the groove surface to retain the fastener in said groove surface.
said fastener support having a groove surface, and said stabilizer being configured to urge the fastener against the groove surface to retain the fastener in said groove surface.
9. The bracket of claim 11, further comprising an extension extending from said first end wall to a location rearward from said side walls, and a stabilizer extending from said extension into abutting contact with the stud at a location rearward from said side walls when said frame is in said end-mounted position.
10. An electrical bracket for mounting an electrical device to a wall stud, said bracket comprising:
a wall structure defining a front opening and having at least one end wall and at least a first and a second side wall, said wall structure having an end-mounted position in which the at least one end wall faces a side surface of a stud;
a fastening member connected to the wall structure configured to fasten the wall structure to a stud when the wall structure is in the end-mounted position; and a spacing element coupled to said at least one end wall and configured to space the entire at least one end wall a distance from a side wall of a stud when in the end-mounted position.
a wall structure defining a front opening and having at least one end wall and at least a first and a second side wall, said wall structure having an end-mounted position in which the at least one end wall faces a side surface of a stud;
a fastening member connected to the wall structure configured to fasten the wall structure to a stud when the wall structure is in the end-mounted position; and a spacing element coupled to said at least one end wall and configured to space the entire at least one end wall a distance from a side wall of a stud when in the end-mounted position.
11. The bracket of claim 10, wherein the spacing element is a fastener support configured to capture a stud-penetrating fastener that fastens said bracket to a stud when the wall structure is in a side-mounted position in which said first side wall faces a stud.
12. The bracket of claim 10, wherein the fastening member is a tab having at least one fastener receiving opening defined therethrough, and the spacing element is a member that extends outwardly from the at least one end wall; and the spacing element comprises an extension that extends from and is coplanar with the at least one end wall, and at least one stabilizing member extends outwardly from the extension, said at least one stabilizing member being configured to abut a side surface of a stud.
13. An electrical bracket comprising:
a wall structure defining a front opening; and at least one mounting member coupled to the wall structure for attaching the wall structure to a stud, the at least one mounting member being coupled to the wall structure along a weakened portion that is configured to be broken away from the wall structure with the application of a force sufficient to break the weakened portion.
a wall structure defining a front opening; and at least one mounting member coupled to the wall structure for attaching the wall structure to a stud, the at least one mounting member being coupled to the wall structure along a weakened portion that is configured to be broken away from the wall structure with the application of a force sufficient to break the weakened portion.
14. The electrical bracket of claim 13, wherein the at least one mounting member is one of a plurality of mounting members.
15. The electrical bracket of claim 13, wherein the at least one mounting member comprises a tab that extends outwardly from the wall structure.
16. The electrical bracket of claim 13, wherein the at least one mounting member is a first mounting member for mounting the wall structure to a stud in a first orientation, said first mounting member coupled to the wall structure of the bracket along a weakened portion that is positioned between the first mounting member and the wall structure, wherein the first mounting member is configured to be broken away from the wall structure of the bracket with the application of a force sufficient to break the weakened portion.
17. The electrical bracket of claim 16, further comprising at least one second mounting member for mounting the wall structure to a stud in a second orientation that is different from the first orientation.
18. An electrical unit for housing an electrical component comprising:
a bracket including a wall structure that defines a front opening;
means for mounting the wall structure of the bracket to a support structure;
and a member extending outwardly from the wall structure of the bracket, the member including a weakened portion positioned between the member and the wall structure, wherein the member is configured to be broken away from the wall structure of the bracket with the application of a force sufficient to break the weakened portion.
a bracket including a wall structure that defines a front opening;
means for mounting the wall structure of the bracket to a support structure;
and a member extending outwardly from the wall structure of the bracket, the member including a weakened portion positioned between the member and the wall structure, wherein the member is configured to be broken away from the wall structure of the bracket with the application of a force sufficient to break the weakened portion.
19. The electrical unit of claim 18, wherein the member is configured to mount the wall structure of the bracket to a support structure.
20. An electrical bracket for mounting an electrical device to a wall stud, said bracket comprising:
a rectangular frame having first and second opposite end walls, first and second opposite side walls, and a front opening surrounded by said end walls and side walls for inserting the electrical device into said frame, said frame having an end-mounted position in which said first end wall faces the stud;
a fastening structure, connected to said frame, configured to be fastened to the stud when said frame is in said end-mounted position;
an extension extending from said first end wall to a location rearward from said side walls;
and a stabilizer extending from said extension into abutting contact with the stud at a location rearward from said side walls when said frame is in said end-mounted position.
a rectangular frame having first and second opposite end walls, first and second opposite side walls, and a front opening surrounded by said end walls and side walls for inserting the electrical device into said frame, said frame having an end-mounted position in which said first end wall faces the stud;
a fastening structure, connected to said frame, configured to be fastened to the stud when said frame is in said end-mounted position;
an extension extending from said first end wall to a location rearward from said side walls;
and a stabilizer extending from said extension into abutting contact with the stud at a location rearward from said side walls when said frame is in said end-mounted position.
21. An electrical bracket for mounting an electrical device to a wall stud, said bracket comprising:
a rectangular frame having first and second opposite end walls, first and second opposite side walls, and a front opening surrounded by said end walls and side walls for inserting an electrical device into said frame, said frame having an end-mounted position in which said first end wall faces the stud, a first side-mounted position in which said first side wall faces the stud, and a second side-mounted position in which said second side wall faces the stud;
an end attachment structure for mounting said frame in said end-mounted position;
a first side attachment structure for mounting said frame in said first side-mounted position;
and a second side attachment structure for mounting said frame in said second side-mounted position.
a rectangular frame having first and second opposite end walls, first and second opposite side walls, and a front opening surrounded by said end walls and side walls for inserting an electrical device into said frame, said frame having an end-mounted position in which said first end wall faces the stud, a first side-mounted position in which said first side wall faces the stud, and a second side-mounted position in which said second side wall faces the stud;
an end attachment structure for mounting said frame in said end-mounted position;
a first side attachment structure for mounting said frame in said first side-mounted position;
and a second side attachment structure for mounting said frame in said second side-mounted position.
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