Conduit support bracket for electrical box

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10084296-B2
Application number	US-201615261347-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 9, 2016
Priority date	Sep 10, 2015
Publication date	Sep 25, 2018
Grant date	Sep 25, 2018

Abstract

An electrical box assembly includes an electrical box and a bracket. The electrical box includes a plurality of walls, one of the walls including at least one hole for receiving a conduit. The bracket includes a first portion and a second portion. The first portion is coupled to the electrical box, and the second portion includes at least one finger for extending at least partially around and gripping an outer surface of the conduit. The second portion is pivotable relative to the first portion.

First claim

We claim:

1. An electrical box assembly comprising:
an electrical box including a plurality of walls, one of the walls including at least one hole for receiving a conduit; and
a bracket including a first portion and a second portion, the first portion coupled to the electrical box, the second portion including at least one finger for extending at least partially around and gripping an outer surface of the conduit, the second portion being pivotable relative to the first portion.

2. The electrical box assembly of claim 1 , wherein the bracket further includes a tab spaced apart from the at least one finger by a gap, wherein the conduit is configured to be positioned in the gap between the tab and the finger.

3. The electrical box assembly of claim 1 , wherein the bracket includes an intermediate portion positioned between the first portion and the second portion, wherein the intermediate portion is pivotable relative to the first portion about a bend line, the intermediate portion movable between a first position and a second position.

4. The electrical box assembly of claim 3 , wherein the second portion is pivotable with the intermediate portion about the bend line such that bending the intermediate portion positions the second portion adjacent the conduit.

5. The electrical box assembly of claim 4 , wherein the first portion is coupled to the electrical box by a fastener, wherein the intermediate portion includes a hole adjacent the bend and aligned with a fastener.

6. The electrical box assembly of claim 1 , wherein the one wall includes a pair of holes, each hole receiving a conduit, and wherein the second portion includes a pair of fingers, each finger curving away from a side edge of the second portion toward a centerline such that the ends of the fingers are positioned proximate each other.

7. The electrical box assembly of claim 6 , wherein the bracket further includes a tab positioned between the fingers, the tab configured to bias the conduits toward the respective fingers.

8. The electrical box assembly of claim 7 , wherein the tab is a first tab and the bracket further includes a second tab extending away from the first tab.

9. A support bracket for an electrical box, the electrical box including a first wall including a hole receiving a conduit, the support bracket comprising:
a first end configured to be coupled to the electrical box;
a second end including a finger for engaging the conduit, the second end being pivotable relative to the first end.

10. The support bracket of claim 9 , wherein the second end includes a pair of fingers forming hook-like projections, the hook-like projection facing toward one another.

11. The support bracket of claim 10 , wherein each finger is configured to extend at least partially around an outer surface of one of a pair of conduits, the support bracket further comprising at least one tab that is positioned between the fingers and configured to bias the conduits toward each of the fingers.

12. The support bracket of claim 11 , wherein the at least one tab includes a first tab pivotable in a first direction and a second tab pivotable in a second direction.

13. The support bracket of claim 11 , wherein the at least one tab is pivotable relative to the fingers.

14. The support bracket of claim 9 , further comprising an intermediate portion positioned between the first end and the second end, wherein the intermediate portion is pivotable relative to the first end between a first position and a second position.

15. The support bracket of claim 14 , wherein the intermediate portion includes a bend for positioning the intermediate portion and the finger at a desired angle relative to the conduit.

16. A method for supporting a conduit relative to an electrical box, the electrical box including an opening and a support bracket having a first portion coupled to the electrical box, the method comprising:
inserting an end of the conduit into the opening;
pivoting a second portion of the support bracket relative to the first portion that is coupled to the electrical box; and
engaging the conduit with the second portion of the support bracket.

17. The method of claim 16 , further comprising, prior to inserting the end of the conduit, removing an insert from the opening.

18. The method of claim 16 , wherein pivoting the second portion of the support bracket includes bending an intermediate portion relative to the first portion in order to position the second portion adjacent the conduit.

19. The method of claim 16 , wherein engaging the conduit includes moving a finger to extend at least partially around an outer surface of the conduit.

20. The method of claim 19 , further comprising positioning at least one tab against the conduit to bias the conduit against the finger.

21. The method of claim 16 , wherein inserting an end of the conduit includes inserting the ends of a pair of conduits into separate openings in the electrical box, wherein engaging the conduit includes moving a pair of fingers such that each finger extends at least partially around an outer surface of each conduit.

22. The method of claim 21 , further comprising positioning at least one tab between the conduits to bias the conduits against each respective finger.

23. The method of claim 22 , wherein positioning at least one tab includes pivoting one tab in a first direction relative to the fingers and pivoting a second tab in a second direction opposite the first direction.

Assignees

• Hubbell Inc

Inventors

• Korcz Krzysztof
• Johnson Steve

Classifications

• H02G3/123

  in thin walls · CPC title

• H02G3/083 Primary

  Inlets · CPC title