Electrical Box Mounting Bracket

摘要

Improvements in a bracket is disclosed for mounting an electrical box onto a mounting bar. An electrical box can be preinstalled onto the bracket and clamped onto the mounting bar using wings. Wings on the bracket are biased towards a closed position and can be moved to an open position by squeezing tabs on said wings. A fastener hole on the central body of the bracket allows for installers to preinstall an electrical box onto said bracket. Thus, an installer can secure the bracket and electrical box using a screw and adjust the position of the bracket on the mounting bar.

主权项

1. An electrical mounting bracket comprising:
a bracket having a central surface to contact with a back side of an electrical box; said central surface having a fastening hole and a tail for mounting said electrical box to said bracket and further creating a vertical axis between said fastening hole and said tail; at least two wings extending from said central surface; each of said wings having a gripping tab contact surface and a squeezing tab surface wherein said tab surface is distal from said grip surface; said at least two wings each having at least one separate spring member extending linearly through said central surface and perpendicular to said vertical axis; said separate spring members independently flex though an axes parallel with said vertical axis between an open and a closed position and being biased towards said closed position, and said gripping tab(s) are configured to contact a mounting bar and said squeezing tab(s) for move said gripping tab to an open position.