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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 10, 1998
Filed:
Aug. 23, 1996
Craig Chandler, Huntington Beach, CA (US);
James Rice, Garden Grove, CA (US);
Thomas & Betts Corporation, Memphis, TN (US);
Abstract
An electrical outlet box which is mounted to a wall stud and having a support leg to prevent deflection of the box by abutment against a wall board attached to the stud. The electrical outlet box includes a back wall which is perimeterically bounded by an outer wall extending outwardly therefrom. The box includes a box interior for accommodating an electrical receptacle or similar component. The support leg is frangibly connected to the outlet box. The outlet box includes a slot adapted to receive the support leg upon frangible removal of the support leg from the outlet box. The support leg once installed in the slot provides a brace which prevents rotational movement of the outlet box.