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Field	Value
Publication number	US-10742011-B2
Application number	US-201916563305-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 6, 2019
Priority date	Sep 6, 2018
Publication date	Aug 11, 2020
Grant date	Aug 11, 2020

Abstract

An electrical connection assembly includes an electrical box including a housing having an internal surface defining an internal volume of the housing. An electrical connector is positioned outside the internal volume of the housing and fixed to the housing with a fastener. The housing includes an aperture having an opening defining an insertion path extending from a location external to the housing to a location within the internal volume of the housing. The assembly includes a plug having a flange portion and a plurality of resilient legs. A bracket for mounting an electrical box to a structure includes a corner connecting a first flange with a second flange. An assembly including an electrical box and a bracket is also provided.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An electrical assembly comprising:
an electrical box including a housing;
a bracket having a first flange connected to a side of the housing, the bracket including a corner connecting the first flange with a second flange, the second flange extending from the corner in a direction away from the side of the housing; wherein
the second flange includes a first edge, a second edge, and a third edge that form a continuous perimeter and define a central body portion delimited by the corner, wherein the first edge and the third edge intersect at a first intersection, and the second edge and the third edge intersect at a second intersection, wherein the first intersection is spaced a first distance from the corner, and the second intersection is spaced a second distance from the corner, and wherein the first distance is greater than the second distance.

2. The electrical assembly of claim 1 , wherein the third edge defines a continuous profile extending between the first intersection and the second intersection.

3. The electrical assembly of claim 1 , wherein the third edge is linear.

4. The electrical assembly of claim 1 , wherein the third edge includes an inflection point.

5. The electrical assembly of claim 4 , wherein the inflection point is midway between the first intersection and the second intersection along the third edge.

6. The electrical assembly of claim 4 , wherein the third edge changes from a convex profile to a concave profile at the inflection point.

7. The electrical assembly of claim 6 , wherein the convex profile extends from the first intersection to the inflection point, and the concave profile extends from the second intersection to the inflection point.

8. The electrical assembly of claim 1 , wherein the central body portion includes a first aperture positioned between the first edge and the third edge and a second aperture positioned between the second edge and the third edge, and wherein the first aperture is offset from the second aperture relative to the corner.

9. A bracket for mounting an electrical box to a structure, the bracket comprising:
a corner connecting a first flange of the bracket with a second flange of the bracket, the first flange extending from the corner in a first direction, and the second flange extending from the corner in a second direction different than the first direction; wherein
the second flange includes a first edge, a second edge, and a third edge that form a continuous perimeter and define a central body portion delimited by the corner, wherein the first edge and the third edge intersect at a first intersection, and the second edge and the third edge intersect at a second intersection, wherein the first intersection is spaced a first distance from the corner, and the second intersection is spaced a second distance from the corner, and wherein the first distance is greater than the second distance.

10. The bracket of claim 9 , wherein the third edge defines a continuous profile extending between the first intersection and the second intersection.

11. The bracket of claim 9 , wherein the third edge is linear.

12. The bracket of claim 9 , wherein the third edge includes an inflection point, and wherein the third edge changes from a convex profile to a concave profile at the inflection point.

13. The bracket of claim 9 , wherein the central body portion includes a first aperture positioned between the first edge and the third edge and a second aperture positioned between the second edge and the third edge, and wherein the first aperture is offset from the second aperture relative to the corner.

14. The bracket of claim 9 , wherein the corner is an inverted corner.

Assignees

• Eaton Intelligent Power Ltd

Inventors

• Semple Shane
• Conroy Ronald
• Platt Joseph
• Pandey Prince Kumar
• Khokle Himanshu G
• Mestri Gangadhar

Classifications

• H01R43/00

  Apparatus or processes specially adapted for manufacturing, assembling, maintaining, or repairing of line connectors or current collectors or for joining electric conductors (of trolley lines B60M1/28) · CPC title

• H01R13/73

  Means for mounting coupling parts to apparatus or structures, e.g. to a wall · CPC title

• F16B2/245

  external, i.e. with contracting action · CPC title

• F16B11/006

  by gluing (gluing of plastics material B29C65/48) · CPC title

• H02G15/16

  structurally associated with support for line-connecting terminals within the box · CPC title