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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 01, 2013
Filed:
Aug. 27, 2010
Daniel Lalancette, St-Jean-sur-Richelieu, CA;
Marc-antoine Veillette, Ange-Gardien, CA;
Daniel Lalancette, St-Jean-sur-Richelieu, CA;
Marc-Antoine Veillette, Ange-Gardien, CA;
Thomas & Betts International, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Abstract
An electrical box may include a top side and a bottom side that are connected to one another by panels. Each of the top side and bottom side may include a front portion with a side edge, a front edge and a back edge, a back portion with a side edge, a front edge and a back edge, and an angled portion connecting the front portion to the back portion, the back portion being offset with respect to the front portion. The angled portion may include a transition edge that joins the back edge of the front portion to the back edge of the back portion. The transition edge may provide for space for maneuvering the electrical box aligned to a wall stud in a wall assembly out of the wall assembly through a hole in a drywall of the wall assembly.