Telescoping Electrical Box Mounting Bracket with Rails
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Solution Overview
Problem
The installation and alignment of electrical boxes are time-consuming processes due to the lack of flexible and efficient mounting solutions.
Innovation Solution
An electrical installation bracket with telescoping capabilities and rails on its backside allows for adjustable placement and securement of electrical boxes along its length, featuring regularly spaced holes for screw mounting and bendable tabs for stabilization, enabling precise positioning and easy installation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If traditional electrical box mounting methods are used, then the mounting process is simple, but the installation and alignment are time-consuming
Solution Approach 1:
The bracket includes pre-formed rails and regularly spaced holes that are prepared in advance during manufacturing. These features allow the electrical box to be quickly positioned and secured without requiring time-consuming alignment operations during installation, directly reducing installation time while maintaining mounting simplicity
2Adaptability or versatility
If fixed-position mounting brackets are used, then the mounting location is precise, but the bracket lacks flexibility for various configurations
Solution Approach 1:
The bracket features multiple discrete mounting holes spaced at regular intervals along the rails, dividing the mounting options into distinct, pre-determined positions. This segmentation allows the electrical box to be precisely positioned at any of these predetermined locations while maintaining manufacturing simplicity, as the holes are formed during bracket manufacturing rather than requiring precise field measurements
Solution Approach 2:
The bracket design allows the electrical box to be positioned dynamically at various locations along the rails by selecting different hole combinations for fastening. This provides adaptability for different configuration needs while maintaining precision through the regularly spaced, pre-manufactured hole pattern that ensures consistent positioning
Data Source
AI summary
An electrical installation bracket includes a body that may telescope to allow the length of the bracket to be changed to accommodate installation in different configurations, for example to accommodate different spacing between mounting studs. The bracket has rails on a face that allow an electrical box to be positioned, by sliding, at any of a variety of locations along the length of the body. The body has holes in it for securing the box to the bracket at a desired location along the body, with a front of the box for example protruding through an opening in the body. The body includes ears on opposite sides of the opening, with mounting holes for mounting the bracket to studs or other structure (or other hardware or devices). The electrical installation bracket advantageously provides more flexibility in placement of electrical boxes, with pre-prepared holes available for securing boxes.