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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Jan. 04, 1977

Filed:

Jan. 29, 1975
Applicant:
Inventors:

Richard James Finley, Camp Hill, PA (US);

Warren David Nauman, Elizabethtown, PA (US);

Assignee:

AMP Incorporated, Harrisburg, PA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
248 271 ; 174 58 ; 220-39 ; 248D / ;
Abstract

A wiring device is disclosed of the type having a dielectric housing portion into which the individual conductors of a multi-conductor cable are electrically connected. The housing portion is encircled by a mounting bracket suitable for stud or bracket mounting and convertible to wallboard mounting by, first removing a frangible finger portion of the bracket and then assembling the finger portion over a corner portion of the bracket by a threaded fastener. The wiring device is then inserted in a wallboard opening from the front side. The fastener is turned and the finger is pivoted on the fastener until it projects outwardly of the wiring device. Continued turning of the fastener advances the finger therealong into gripped engagement on the back side of the wallboard, mounting the wiring device securely to the wallboard.


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