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Granted Patent B1
US 9,451,715 · App. 14/980,187 · Granted Sep 20, 2016

Electrical box

Inventors: Jeffrey Baldwin (Desert Hills, AZ); John Klein (Gilbert, AZ); Ryan Liebengood (Gilbert, AZ)
H05K5/0217H02G3/081H02G3/185H02G3/20F16M13/027
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Patent No.
US 9,451,715
App. No.
14/980,187
Granted
Sep 20, 2016
Kind
B1
Abstract

A electrical box including a top wall, a side wall connected to the top wall, a cavity formed by the top wall and the side wall, at least one mounting flange on the side wall having a mounting hole therein, at least one mounting fastener in communication with the at least one mounting flange, and wherein the mounting fastener is slidably engaged with the at least one mounting flange.

Claims (27)

1. An electrical box comprising:

a top wall;

a side wall connected to the top wall;

a cavity formed by the top wall and the side wall;

at least one mounting flange on the side wall;

at least one mounting fastener in communication with the at least one mounting flange;

wherein the mounting fastener is slidably engaged with the at least one mounting flange; and,

wherein the mounting fastener further comprises a first threaded opening and a second threaded opening and the first threaded opening is a different diameter or thread pitch than the second threaded opening.

2. The electrical box of claim 1 wherein the at least on mounting flange further comprises two mounting flanges positioned 180 degrees from each other with at least one mounting fastener in communication with each of the two mounting flanges.

3. The electrical box of claim 1 wherein the at least one mounting flange is external to the cavity.

4. The electrical box of claim 1 wherein the at least one mounting flange is connected to the sidewall.

5. The electrical box of claim 1 wherein the mounting fastener further comprises at least one sliding tab.

6. The electrical box of claim 5 wherein the at least one sliding tab extends through the at least one mounting flange.

7. The electrical box of claim 1 further comprising a secondary mounting flange positioned below the at least one mounting flange.

8. The electrical box of claim 1 wherein the at least one mounting flange extends away from the cavity in a direction generally parallel to the top wall.

9. The electrical box of claim 1 wherein the mounting flange further comprises at least one detent and the detent limits movement of the mounting fastener.

10. The electrical box of claim 1 wherein the mounting fastener further comprises a riveted connection between a sliding tab shaft and a mounting fastener body.

11. A ceiling fan box brace comprising:

the electrical box of claim 1 ;

an outer rod having a first end and a second end and the electrical box being connectable to the rod;

an inner rod being movable within the outer rod for increasing or decreasing an overall length of a combined inner and outer rod; and,

at least one engagement member positioned on one of the outer rod or the inner rod and having a first mounting tooth and a second mounting tooth.

12. The ceiling fan box brace of claim 11 wherein the first mounting tooth is an arrow.

13. The ceiling fan box brace of claim 11 wherein the first mounting tooth is a serrated triangle.

14. The ceiling fan box brace of claim 11 wherein the first mounting tooth and the second mounting tooth are different shapes.

15. The ceiling fan box brace of claim 11 wherein the first mounting tooth is curved and the second mounting tooth is generally straight.

16. The ceiling fan box brace of claim 11 wherein the first mounting tooth engages a ceiling brace before the second mounting tooth.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 22, 2022
From: BALDWIN, JEFFREY P.; KLEIN, JOHN E.; LIEBENGOOD, RYAN
To: TITAN3 TECHNOLOGY LLC
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Continuity (2)
Continuation 14095668 · Dec 3, 2013
Provisional Application 61807759 · Apr 3, 2013