Electrical box and conduit support plates

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11837859-B2
Application number	US-202117145741-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 11, 2021
Priority date	Jan 10, 2020
Publication date	Dec 5, 2023
Grant date	Dec 5, 2023

Abstract

The present disclosure provides improved electrical box and conduit support plates that allow for central mounting of an electrical box to a support plate and mounting of electrical conduits for suspended installations in various orientations. The support plate includes a body having a plurality of built-in offsets, a plurality of built-in hanger tabs, and a plurality of clip mounting apertures that may be arranged as pairs. Each built-in offset preferably has two side walls extending from the body and a mounting arm between the side walls. Each mounting arm includes a plurality of clamp mounting apertures used to attach a conduit clamp to the mounting arm. Each of the plurality of built-in hanger tabs are preferably bendable relative to the body. Box and conduit support kits that includes a body and a plurality of hanger clips are also provided.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An electrical box and conduit support plate comprising:
a body having a front face, a rear face, a box mounting portion and a conduit mounting portion;
a plurality of built-in offsets, each of the plurality of built-in offsets includes:
a mounting arm;
a first side wall having a first end extending from the conduit mounting portion of the body such that a second end of the first side wall is away from the front face of the body, the second end of the first side wall extends from the mounting arm; and
a second side wall spaced away from the first side wall, the second side wall having a first end extending from the conduit mounting portion of the body such that a second end of the second side wall is away from the front face of the body, the second end of the second side wall extends from the mounting arm;

a plurality of built-in hanger tabs positioned in the conduit mounting portion of the body, each of the plurality of built-in hanger tabs being bendable relative to the body, and
at least one pair of clip mounting apertures positioned in the conduit mounting portion of the body.

2. The electrical box and conduit support plate according to claim 1 , wherein the mounting arm includes a plurality of clamp mounting apertures.

3. The electrical box and conduit support plate according to claim 1 , wherein the first and second side walls extend substantially perpendicular from the body.

4. The electrical box and conduit support plate according to claim 1 , wherein the first and second side walls extend at an angle relative to the body.

5. An electrical box and conduit support plate comprising:
a body having a front face, a rear face, a box mounting portion and a conduit mounting portion;
a plurality of built-in offsets positioned in the conduit mounting portion of the body and extending away from the front face of the body, each of the plurality of built-in offsets having a pair of spaced apart side walls extending from the body and a mounting arm positioned between the pair of side walls and spaced away from the body;
a plurality of built-in hanger tabs positioned in the conduit mounting portion of the body, each of the plurality of built-in hanger tabs being bendable relative to the body, and
at least one pair of clip mounting apertures positioned in the conduit mounting portion of the body.

6. The electrical box and conduit support plate according to claim 5 , wherein the mounting arm includes a plurality of clamp mounting apertures.

7. The electrical box and conduit support plate according to claim 5 , wherein each of the side walls extends substantially perpendicular from the body.

8. The electrical box and conduit support plate according to claim 5 , wherein each of the side walls extends at an angle relative to the body.

9. The electrical box and conduit support plate according to claim 5 , wherein each of the plurality of built-in hanger tabs includes a center aperture used to secure a hanging member to the body.

10. A box and conduit support kit comprising:
an electrical box and conduit support plate including:
a body having a front face, a rear face, a box mounting portion and a conduit mounting portion;
a plurality of built-in offsets, each of the plurality of built-in offsets includes:
a mounting arm;
a first side wall having a first end extending from the conduit mounting portion of the body such that a second end of the first side wall is away from the front face of the body, the second end of the first side wall extends from the mounting arm; and
a second side wall spaced away from the first side wall, the second side wall having a first end extending from the conduit mounting portion of the body such that a second end of the second side wall is away from the front face of the body, the second end of the second side wall extends from the mounting arm;

a plurality of built-in hanger tabs positioned in the conduit mounting portion of the body, each of the plurality of built-in hanger tabs being bendable relative to the body, and
at least one pair of clip mounting apertures positioned in the conduit mounting portion of the body; and

a plurality of hanger clips, each hanger clip having a body having a first side and a second side that is opposite the first side, at least one stabilizing tab extending from either the first side or the second side, and at least one pair of coupling tabs extending from a bottom edge of the body, the at least one pair of coupling tabs being configured to couple with the at least one pair of clip mounting apertures.

11. The electrical box and conduit support plate according to claim 10 , wherein the mounting arm includes a plurality of clamp mounting apertures.

12. The electrical box and conduit support plate according to claim 10 , wherein each of the side walls extends substantially perpendicular from the body.

13. The electrical box and conduit support plate according to claim 10 , wherein each of the side walls extends at an angle relative to the body.

Assignees

• Hubbell Inc

Inventors

• Beristany Victor
• Johnson Steven James

Classifications

• H02G3/18 Primary

  providing line outlets · CPC title

• H02G3/381 Primary

  in ceilings · CPC title

• H02G3/123

  in thin walls · CPC title

• H02G3/34

  using separate protective tubing · CPC title

• H02G3/20

  Ceiling roses {or other lighting sets} · CPC title