Electrical box with movable mounting structures
An electrical box comprises a back wall and opposing top and bottom walls. Coupled to a top wall is a track that is configured to interface with a wall mount feature (such as a nail boss) in such a manner that the wall mount features can slide within the track. In such a manner, the wall mount features can be placed in a forward position for storage or transportation, and in a rearward position when installed in a wall. The forward position of the wall mounting feature allows electrical boxes to be nested within each other, raising the shipping density of electrical boxes that can be stored.
1. An electrical box comprising:
at least four walls extending forward from a back wall to an open front, at least two opposing walls of the four walls each comprising a track groove thereon closed from exposure to an interior of the electrical box; and
at least two separate wall mount features each comprising a guide thereon directly and slidably coupled with the track groove of different ones of the at least two opposing walls so that when assembled the electrical box comprises at least one wall mount feature of the at least two separate wall mount features coupled to each of at least two opposing walls.
2. The electrical box of claim 1 wherein the wall mount features are each a nail boss.
3. The electrical box of claim 1 , wherein the wall mount features are positionable along the tracks between a forward position and a rearward position.
4. The electrical box of claim 3 , wherein each track comprises an open end on a plane of the open front.
5. The electrical box of claim 4 , wherein each track comprises a T-shaped groove and each guide comprises a T-shaped guide sized to fit within the T-shaped groove of each track.
6. An electrical box assembly comprising:
at least four walls extending forward from a back wall to an open front, at least two opposing walls of the four walls each comprising at least one T-shaped track groove extending therefrom and closed from exposure to an interior of the electrical box; and
at least one nail boss comprising a T-shaped guide directly and slidably mounted to each T-shaped track groove so that when assembled the electrical box comprises the at least one nail boss slidably coupled to each of the at least two opposing walls, and positionable along the T-shaped track grooves between a forward position and a rearward position.
7. The electrical box of claim 6 , wherein each track comprises an open end on a plane of the open front.