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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 05, 1980
Filed:
Nov. 29, 1974
Thomas F Moran, Jr, Aurora, OH (US);
Ivan L Volgyesy, Camanche, IA (US);
Indian Head Inc., New York, NY (US);
Abstract
An electrical switch or receptacle box for mounting in a wall, ceiling or the like, including a pair of opposite side walls having retaining studs of triangular or wedge-shaped configuration molded integrally therewith, and terminating rearwardly from the open forward side of the box. The box further includes a pair of integrally molded cover plate flanges which flank the opening at the forward side of the box. Each of the flanges carries a metal insert-receiving lug on the rear side thereof, and each of these lugs is slotted to engage an apertured metal insert which is positioned to receive through an aperture therein, a mounting screw extended through the respective flange and used to mount a cover plate carrying a switch or electrical receptacle on the box.