Mounting bracket with far side support

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9825446-B2
Application number	US-201615042394-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 12, 2016
Priority date	Feb 13, 2015
Publication date	Nov 21, 2017
Grant date	Nov 21, 2017

Abstract

An electrical box mounting bracket includes a mounting frame having a central opening. A removable support member is coupled to an inner edge of the central opening by a frangible tab. A removable extension member is coupled to the support member by a frangible tab that can be removed and attached to an end of the support member. A cable guide is coupled to an inner edge of the central opening by a first fold line and is bendable to a position for supporting a cable. The cable guide has a body or support plate with a plurality of adjacent cable openings with a retaining tab between two adjacent cable openings. The retaining tab is bendable from a first open position for inserting a cable into the cable openings and a second closed position to retain the cable in the cable openings.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A mounting bracket for mounting an electrical box comprising:
a one piece mounting plate having central opening configured for accommodating the electrical box; and
a support member integrally formed with said mounting plate and coupled to said mounting plate by a frangible line, said support member being removable from said mounting plate and being configured for coupling to said mounting plate after separating from said mounting plate by said frangible line and oriented to extend away from a plane of said mounting plate for contacting an opposing wall and supporting said mounting bracket.

2. The mounting bracket of claim 1 , wherein
said support member is bendable about fold lines to define a body, a first leg bendable from a first position substantially parallel to a plane of said body to a second position extending away from said body and substantially perpendicular to a plane of said mounting plate, and a second leg bendable from a first position parallel to the plane of said body to a second position extending away from said body and substantially perpendicular to said mounting plate, where said body is configured for coupling to said mounting plate, where said body is oriented in a plane substantially parallel to said mounting plate.

3. The mounting bracket of claim 2 , further comprising
a first and a second extension member coupled to a side edge of said the support member by a frangible line, said first and second extension members being separable from said support member.

4. The mounting bracket of claim 3 , wherein
said first leg has a distal end with a coupling member configured for receiving said first extension member to extend the length of said first leg, and said second leg has a distal end with a coupling member configured for receiving said second extension member for extending the length of said second leg.

5. The mounting bracket of claim 1 , further comprising
a cable guide coupled to said mounting plate and being in a plane substantially parallel to a plane of said mounting plate in a first position, said cable guide being bendable about a fold line from said first position to a second position extending out of the plane of the mounting plate to a position for receiving electrical cables.

6. The mounting bracket of claim 5 , wherein
said cable guide include a first leg and a second leg, each said legs having a first end coupled to said mounting plate by a first fold line, and each said legs having a second end coupled to said cable guide by second fold line.

7. The mounting bracket of claim 6 , wherein
said cable guide has a plurality of cable openings with a dimension for receiving and supporting a cable.

8. The mounting bracket of claim 7 , wherein
said cable guide has a bendable tab between two adjacent cable openings, said bendable tab being bendable between an open position to enable a cable to be received in said adjacent cable openings and a closed position to capture said cables in said cable openings.

9. The mounting bracket of claim 1 , wherein said support member includes a coupling member configured for coupling to said mounting plate after separation of said support member from said mounting plate by said frangible line.

10. The mounting bracket of claim 1 , wherein said mounting bracket has a top rail and a bottom rail defining said central opening therebetween, and where said support member is configured for coupling to said top rail and bottom rail after separation from said mounting plate by said frangible line.

11. A mounting bracket for supporting an electrical box, said mounting bracket comprising:
a mounting plate having a central opening for accessing an electrical box coupled to said mounting bracket;
a cable guide having at least one leg coupled to an inner edge of said central opening and being oriented in a plane parallel to a plane of said mounting plate in a first position and bendable to a second position out of the plane of said mounting plate, said cable guide being bendable about a fold line relative to said at least one leg from said first position to a second extended position for receiving a cable coupled to said electrical box, said cable guide having a support plate with a plurality of cable openings for receiving a cable, a bendable retaining tab between two of said cable openings, and being bendable between a first position to enable said cable openings to receive a cable and a second position to retain the cable in the respective cable opening.

12. The mounting bracket of claim 11 , wherein
said at least one leg comprising a first leg and a second leg, each said legs having a first end coupled to said inner edge of said mounting plate by a first fold line, and a second end coupled to said support plate of said cable guide by a second fold line.

13. The mounting bracket of claim 11 , further comprising:
a support member coupled to said inner edge of said opening in said mounting plate by a frangible line and being in a plane substantially parallel to said mounting plate, wherein said support member being removable from said mounting plate by said frangible line.

14. The mounting bracket of claim 13 , wherein
said support member includes a plurality of fold lines to bend said support member to define a main body, a first leg and a second leg, said first leg and second leg being bendable to a second position substantially perpendicular to a plane of said main body.

15. The mounting bracket of claim 14 , wherein
said main body of said support member has a coupling tab for coupling said main body to a first inner edge of said mounting plate, and where said first leg and second leg are bendable to extend substantially perpendicular from said main body.

16. The mounting bracket of claim 15 , further comprising
a first extension member and a second extension member coupled to said support member by a frangible tab and being removable from said support member, said first extension member being configured for coupling to a distal end of said first leg, and said second extension member configured for being coupled to a distal end of said second leg.

17. A mounting bracket for supporting an electrical box, said mounting bracket comprising:
a mounting plate having a top rail, a bottom rail, a first end portion and a second end portion and having a central opening with a dimension for accessing the electrical box;
a support member coupled to an inner edge of said central opening by a frangible tab and being removable from said support member;
a cable guide coupled to said inner edge of said central opening by a fold line, said cable guide being in a first position substantially parallel to a plane of said mounting plate and being bendable to a second position spaced outwardly from said mounting plate and being configured for receiving a plurality of cables from the electrical box.

18. The mounting bracket of claim 17 , wherein
said support member includes a plurality of fold lines defining a body, a first leg and a second leg, said first leg and second leg being bendable to a position extending substantially perpendicular to a plane of said body.

19. The mounting bracket of claim 17 , further comprising
a first extension member and a second extension member coupled to said support member by a frangible tab, said extension members being configured for coupling to an end of said first leg and second leg, respectively.

20. The mounting bracket of claim 17 , wherein
said cable guide includes a support plate, a first le

Assignees

• Hubbell Inc

Inventors

• Korcz Krzysztof W
• Johnson Steven J

Classifications

• H02G3/125 Primary

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