Electrical box and conduit support plates

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12374874-B2
Application number	US-202318499815-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 1, 2023
Priority date	Jan 10, 2020
Publication date	Jul 29, 2025
Grant date	Jul 29, 2025

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; and
a plurality of offsets, each of the plurality of offsets is formed in a portion of the conduit mounting portion starting at a perimeter edge of the conduit mounting portion, each of the plurality of offsets includes at least two walls extending from the body and a substantially flat arm extending between the at least two walls such that the arm is spaced away from the body.

2. The electrical box and conduit support plate according to claim 1 , further comprising a plurality of hanger tabs positioned in the conduit mounting portion of the body, each of the plurality of hanger tabs being bendable relative to the body.

3. The electrical box and conduit support plate according to claim 1 , further comprising at least one pair of clip mounting apertures positioned in the conduit mounting portion of the body.

4. The electrical box and conduit support plate according to claim 3 , further comprising at least one hanger clip coupled to the at least one pair of clip mounting apertures.

5. The electrical box and conduit support plate according to claim 1 , wherein the at least two walls includes a first side wall and a second side wall.

6. The electrical box and conduit support plate according to claim 1 , wherein the at least two walls extend substantially perpendicular from the conduit mounting portion.

7. The electrical box and conduit support plate according to claim 1 , wherein the at least two walls extend at an angle relative to the conduit mounting portion.

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

9. 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 offsets, each of the plurality of offsets is formed in a portion of the conduit mounting portion starting at a perimeter edge of the conduit mounting portion, each of the plurality of offsets includes at least two walls extending from the body and a substantially flat arm extending between the at least two walls such that the arm is spaced away from the body; and
at least one pair of clip mounting apertures positioned in the conduit mounting portion of the body.

10. The electrical box and conduit support plate according to claim 9 , further comprising a plurality of hanger tabs positioned in the conduit mounting portion of the body, each of the plurality of hanger tabs being bendable relative to the body.

11. The electrical box and conduit support plate according to claim 9 , further comprising at least one hanger clip coupled to the at least one pair of clip mounting apertures.

12. The electrical box and conduit support plate according to claim 9 , wherein the at least two walls includes a first side wall and a second side wall.

13. The electrical box and conduit support plate according to claim 9 , wherein the at least two walls extend substantially perpendicular from the conduit mounting portion.

14. The electrical box and conduit support plate according to claim 9 , wherein the at least two walls extend at an angle relative to the conduit mounting portion.

15. The electrical box and conduit support plate according to claim 9 , wherein the arm includes a plurality of clamp mounting apertures.

16. 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 offsets, each of the plurality of offsets is formed in a portion of the conduit mounting portion starting at a perimeter edge of the conduit mounting portion, each of the plurality of offsets includes at least two walls extending from the body and a substantially flat arm extending between the at least two walls such that the arm is spaced away from the body; and
at least one pair of clip mounting apertures positioned in the conduit mounting portion of the body; and

at least one hanger clip coupled to the at least one pair of clip mounting apertures.

17. The box and conduit support kit according to claim 16 , further comprising a plurality of hanger tabs positioned in the conduit mounting portion of the body, each of the plurality of hanger tabs being bendable relative to the body.

18. The box and conduit support kit according to claim 16 , wherein the at least one hanger clip includes:
a body having a first side and a second 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.

19. The box and conduit support kit according to claim 16 , wherein the at least two walls includes a first side wall and a second side wall.

20. The box and conduit support kit according to claim 16 , wherein the at least two walls extend substantially perpendicular from the conduit mounting portion.

21. The box and conduit support kit according to claim 16 , wherein the at least two walls extend at an angle relative to the conduit mounting portion.

22. The box and conduit support kit according to claim 16 , wherein the arm includes a plurality of clamp mounting apertures.

Assignees

• Hubbell Inc

Inventors

• Beristany Victor
• Johnson Steven James

Classifications

• H02G3/263

  Installation, e.g. suspension, of conduit channels or other supports · CPC title

• H02G3/32

  using mounting clamps · CPC title

• H02G3/20

  Ceiling roses {or other lighting sets} · CPC title

• H02G3/34

  using separate protective tubing · CPC title

• H02G3/123

  in thin walls · CPC title