Patents
US 10498123 B2: Support bracket for mounting octagonal boxes on furring channels
- Granted
- 2019-12-03
- Filed
- 2016-03-11 application 15067745
- Type
- Utility · 22 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A support bracket for an electrical connection box is used with metal furring channels in a ceiling. A central web has a first end hole, and a plurality of top holes arrayed longitudinally adjacent a second end for selective attachment to a second furring channel. A guide flange projects downward from the central web at the first end, and is placed directly against a first furring channel, to align the support bracket perpendicular to the channel. The guide flange is bent around the first furring channel. The guide flange receives a fastener through a guide hole, the first channel, and the first end hole. Right and left side mounting flanges project downward from the central web. The mounting flanges have a plurality of mounting holes arrayed longitudinally for attaching the electrical connection box. The mounting flanges are biased inwardly toward one another to receive the box for mounting between them and to support the box temporarily, for selective longitudinal and vertical placement of the electrical connection box during installation.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg191203.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas & Betts International LLC 363 patents | US company or organization | Wilmington, DE | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ioan Liviu Lupsa | Dollard-Des-Ormeaux, CA | 7 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Marc-Antoine Veillette | Farnham, CA | 8 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| H02G | Installation of electric cables or lines, or of combined optical and electric cables or lines | H02G3/125 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| H01R | Electrically-conductive connections; structural associations of a plurality of mutually-insulated electrical connecting elements; coupling devices; current collectors | H01R13/00 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-04-15 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | LUPSA, IOAN-LIVIU signed 2016-04-08 VEILLETTE, MARC-ANTOINE signed 2016-04-12 | THOMAS & BETTS INTERNATIONAL LLC WILMINGTON, DE | 38294/543 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
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