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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4572391 | Brackets for mounting pairs of electrical outlet boxes An outlet box (the term "outlet box" is also intended to encompass a junction box) mounting bracket useful in pairs for mounting a pair of outlet boxes has slots to accept the shanks of outlet box mounting screws to eliminate the necessity of removing the... | 02/25/1986 |
| 4561615 | Mounting bracket for a junction box A mounting bracket for retaining a junction box adjacent to a wall under construction. The mounting bracket includes a laterally extending member having a cutout section removed therefrom. A flange is substantially orthogonally connected to one side of th... | 12/31/1985 |
| 4533060 | Mounting bracket for electrical outlet boxes An outlet box (the term "outlet box" is also intended to encompass a junction box) mounting bracket has slots to accept the shanks of outlet box mounting screws to eliminate the necessity of removing the screws when assembling the outlet box to one side o... | 08/06/1985 |
| 4497416 | Electrical receptacle box assembly An electrical receptacle box particularly adapted for mounting to a metal wall stud prepared with a plurality of holes on the major side thereof arranged in ordered patterns at preferred installation locations of receptacle boxes. The electrical receptacl... | 02/05/1985 |
| 4483453 | Electrical receptacle box assembly An electrical receptacle box assembly mountable on a metal wall stud prepared with a plurality of mounting holes on a major side member thereof arranged in an ordered pattern. The assembly includes a box-like housing carrying a first set of bendable mount... | 11/20/1984 |
| 4455763 | Coffee roaster Roaster for green coffee beans and other beans and nuts comprising a dish or tray, preferably of lightweight, disposable construction having a rim of sufficient height to contain the beans or nuts during roasting and a bottom which is formed with openings... | 06/26/1984 |
| 4438859 | Electrical junction and outlet box Unitary folded metal electrical wiring boxes having the strength and rigidity of drawn one-piece boxes without the need for weld points comprise a flat polygonal base with sidewalls provided with mated extended portions and indented portions at the corner... | 03/27/1984 |
| 4403708 | Electrical receptacle box assembly An electrical receptacle box particularly adapted for mounting to a metal wall stud prepared with a plurality of holes on the major side thereof arranged in ordered patterns at preferred installation locations of receptacle boxes. The electrical receptacl... | 09/13/1983 |
| 4332330 | Electrical cut-in box An electrical cut-in box particularly for use as a switch box or the like in remodeling wiring where access to the wall studs is difficult and the box must be clamped between the inner and outer surfaces of the wall. The box employs a pair of clamping mem... | 06/01/1982 |
| 4214667 | Screw mounting mechanism for electrical outlet box A retaining clip for retaining a threaded screw on a wall of an outlet box has a pair of legs extending generally parallel from a bite portion and which are received in slots in the wall extending across an elongated screw receiving passage. Each leg has ... | 07/29/1980 |
| 4202457 | Foldable electrical outlet box A molded plastic, substantially planar, plate member which, when assembled, forms an open-topped electrical outlet box. The flat plastic plate member has end walls and side walls which are all foldable along living hinges relative to a bottom wall until f... | 05/13/1980 |
| 4183486 | Holder arrangement for electrical wiring boxes An electrical wiring box holder arrangement of the type shown in Esoldi U.S. Pat. No. 3,184,191, for screwless mounting of the box and wallboard in a box receiving opening formed in the wallboard for that purpose, in which the E shaped holder members that... | 01/15/1980 |
| 4163882 | Adapter for standard electrical wall fixtures An adapter for an electrical wall fixture such as a wall light switch having a toggle or other actuator, the adapter serving to protrude the switch outside of the wall outlet box in which it is nested to the extent necessary to project the toggle through ... | 08/07/1979 |
| 4153314 | Handle assembly A recessed handle assembly adapted for use in cases, panels and more particularly in electrical housing assembly units is disclosed. An aperture is provided in a wall of an electrical housing assembly unit. Into the aperture is placed a handle member whic... | 05/08/1979 |
| 4120473 | Mounting bracket for electrical boxes A mounting bracket for electrical boxes includes a base having a deformable portion extending therefrom and terminating in a flange having a screw receiving bore. A screw freely extends through a hole in the base into threaded engagement with the bore and... | 10/17/1978 |
| 4071159 | Electrical junction and switch boxes A molded synthetic resin open-sided box mountable in walls and ceilings for enclosing terminals and connections for electrical conductors extended through walls of the box, and providing access through a switch plate secured over the open side of the box.... | 01/31/1978 |
| 3975074 | Standing box for electrial fixtures Disclosed is a standing box incorporating electrical convenience outlets and adapted for selective electrical and mechanical connections to a floor box. The standing box is made as a single integral structure which facilitates both types of connections to... | 08/17/1976 |
