IN-WALL ENCLOSURE
An enclosure adapted to be received in a stud-wall includes a pair of opposing side walls, a pair of opposing end walls disposed adjacent and perpendicular to the side walls, a back wall, and an open front, each of the sides walls and each of the end walls having a permanently detachable portion along a margin thereof adjacent the open front. At least one of the end walls or at least one of the side walls may have a permanently removable knock-out portion defined therein.
1 . An enclosure adapted to be received in a stud-wall, the enclosure comprising:
a pair of opposing side walls, a pair of opposing end walls disposed adjacent and perpendicular to the side walls, a back wall, and an open front, each of the sides walls and each of the end walls having a permanently detachable portion along a margin thereof adjacent the open front.
2 . The enclosure of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the end walls has a permanently removable knock-out portion defined therein.
3 . The enclosure of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the side walls has a permanently removable knock-out portion defined therein.
4 . The enclosure of claim 1 , wherein each of the permanently detachable portions defines a predetermined width dimension corresponding to a difference between standard wall thickness dimensions.
5 . The enclosure of claim 4 , wherein the predetermined width dimension is two inches.
6 . The enclosure of claim 4 , wherein the predetermined width dimension is four inches.
7 . The enclosure of claim 1 , further comprising a plurality of mounting device attachments on the back wall.
8 . The enclosure of claim 1 , wherein each permanently detachable portion defines a plurality of separate permanently detachable portions.
9 . A wall structure comprising:
a plurality of spaced-apart studs;
a drywall membrane on the spaced-apart studs; and
an enclosure disposed between a pair of the spaced-apart studs, the enclosure comprising a pair of opposing side walls, a pair of opposing end walls disposed adjacent and perpendicular to the side walls, a back wall, and an open front, each of the sides walls and each of the end walls having a permanently detachable portion along a margin thereof adjacent the open front.
10 . The wall structure of claim 9 , wherein at least one of the end walls of the enclosure has a permanently removable knock-out portion defined therein.
11 . The wall structure of claim 9 , wherein at least one of the side walls of the enclosure has a permanently removable knock-out portion defined therein.
12 . The wall structure of claim 9 , wherein each of the permanently detachable portions of the enclosure defines a predetermined width dimension corresponding to a difference between standard wall thickness dimensions.
13 . The wall structure of claim 12 , wherein the predetermined width dimension is two inches.
14 . The wall structure of claim 12 , wherein the predetermined width dimension is four inches.
15 . The wall structure of claim 9 , further comprising a plurality of mounting device attachments on the back wall of the enclosure.
16 . The wall structure of claim 9 , wherein each permanently detachable portion defines a plurality of separate permanently detachable portions.
17 . A mounting system for an electronic display comprising:
an enclosure adapted to be received in a stud-wall, the enclosure comprising a pair of opposing side walls, a pair of opposing end walls disposed adjacent and perpendicular to the side walls, a back wall, and an open front, each of the sides walls and each of the end walls having a permanently detachable portion along a margin thereof adjacent the open front; and
a display mount attached to the back wall of the enclosure, the display mount adapted to receive an electronic display thereon.
18 . The mounting system of claim 17 , wherein at least one of the end walls of the enclosure has a permanently removable knock-out portion defined therein.
19 . The mounting system of claim 17 , wherein at least one of the side walls of the enclosure has a permanently removable knock-out portion defined therein.
20 . The mounting system of claim 17 , wherein each of the permanently detachable portions of the enclosure defines a predetermined width dimension corresponding to a difference between standard wall thickness dimensions.