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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 19, 1991
Filed:
Oct. 25, 1990
Applicant:
Inventors:
Gregory J Kesler, South Bend, IN (US);
Kenneth R Schnell, South Bend, IN (US);
Assignee:
Hubbell Incorporated, Orange, CT (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A47B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
2482051 ; 174 58 ; 220-39 ; 248906 ;
Abstract
An electrical box is formed with an elongated channel in its back surface and brackets straddling the channel. The elongated U-shaped part of a hanger bar is inserted through the brackets and in the channel and is retained by a transverse rib which frictionally engages the hanger bar. Nail-receiving ears are provided on the sides of the box.