Recessed wall mounting apparatus and method
A recessed wall mounting apparatus and method are presented. The invention includes a housing unit coupled with a mounting ring. The housing unit has a base wall with a front side having an outwardly extending perimeter wall from each side of the base wall to form a recessed compartment. The perimeter wall terminates in an outer edge that is configured to be flush with a drywall of an architectural structure. The base wall has an access hole configured substantially in alignment with an accessory window in the mounting ring. The mounting ring is configured for removably mounting an accessory device, e.g. light switch, to the accessory window. One or more removable and adjustable wall brackets are coupled to one or more sides of the housing unit for securing the housing unit to the wall of the architectural structure.
1. A recessed wall mounting apparatus comprising:
a mounting ring configured for removably mounting an accessory device, wherein the mounting ring comprises an accessory window;
a housing unit comprising a base wall and an outwardly extending perimeter wall around the base wall that terminates in an outer edge that is configured to be flush with an architectural structure wall, wherein the base wall and the perimeter wall define a recessed compartment for the accessory device, wherein the base wall has a centrally located access hole for the accessory device, wherein the mounting ring is embedded inside the base wall such that said accessory window is substantially aligned with the access hole;
one or more wall brackets, wherein each wall bracket has one or more slotted holes for adjustably coupling the wall bracket to said housing unit, wherein said slotted holes enable alignment of said housing unit with said architectural structure wall.
2. The recessed wall mounting apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the accessory device is selected from a group consisting of electrical outlets, switches, phone jacks, network jacks, Television outlets, HVAC (Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning) grills, sensors, sprinklers, smoke detectors, speakers, keypads, lights, and thermostats.
3. The recessed wall mounting apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the housing unit comprises a gypsum mold.
4. The recessed wall mounting apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the housing unit comprises a gypsum overmold on said mounting ring.
5. The recessed wall mounting apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the one or more brackets is adjustable in an axis perpendicular to the architectural structure wall.
6. The recessed wall mounting apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the housing unit comprises one or more perimeter wall threaded inserts secured in the perimeter wall of the housing unit for coupling said one or more wall brackets.
7. The recessed wall mounting apparatus of claim 6 , wherein the one or more perimeter wall threaded inserts comprises insert nuts.
8. The recessed wall mounting apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the mounting ring comprises one or more base wall threaded inserts fixedly coupled to the backside of the mounting ring for securing a back box.
9. The recessed wall mounting apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the housing unit comprises one or more base wall threaded inserts secured in the backside of the base wall of the housing unit for externally coupling a back box to the backside of the housing unit.
10. The recessed wall mounting apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the housing unit comprises one or more base wall threaded inserts fixedly coupled to said mounting ring for externally coupling a back box to the backside of the housing unit.
11. The recessed wall mounting apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the housing unit is coupleable to a drywall of the architectural structure and comprises molding material that blends with the drywall.
12. A recessed wall mounting apparatus comprising:
a back box configured for removably mounting an accessory device, wherein the back box comprises an accessory window;
a housing unit comprising a base wall and an outwardly extending perimeter wall around the base wall that terminates in an outer edge that is configured to be flush with an architectural structure wall, wherein the base wall and the perimeter wall define a recessed compartment for the accessory device, wherein the base wall has an access hole for the accessory device, wherein the back box is coupled to the backside of the base wall such that said accessory window is substantially aligned with the access hole;
one or more perimeter wall threaded inserts secured inside the perimeter wall of the housing unit; and
one or more wall brackets, wherein each wall bracket has one or more slotted holes for adjustably coupling the wall bracket to said housing unit at said one or more perimeter wall threaded inserts, wherein said slotted holes enable alignment of said housing unit with said architectural structure wall.
13. The recessed wall mounting apparatus of claim 12 , wherein the housing unit comprises a gypsum mold.
14. The recessed wall mounting apparatus of claim 12 , wherein the one or more wall brackets is adjustable in an axis perpendicular to the architectural structure wall.
15. The recessed wall mounting apparatus of claim 12 , wherein the housing unit comprises one or more perimeter wall threaded inserts secured in the perimeter wall of the housing unit for coupling said one or more wall brackets.
16. The recessed wall mounting apparatus of claim 15 , wherein the one or more perimeter wall threaded inserts comprises insert nuts.