Prefabricated mounting bracket assembly

Abstract

A bracket assembly supports an electrical box between wall studs. The bracket assembly includes an elongate vertical bracket having a first end for attachment to a horizontal stud and an opposed upper end. An elongate horizontal bracket is affixed to the upper end of the vertical bracket. The horizontal bracket includes a pair of opposed ends for attachment to spaced apart vertical studs. The horizontal bracket defines a frame including a plurality of openings. The frame accommodates on side thereof an electrical box about each opening and accommodates on the other side thereof a mud ring about each opening.

1 . A bracket assembly for supporting an electrical box comprising:
 an elongate vertical bracket, said bracket having a first end for attachment to a horizontal floor stud and an opposed upper end;   an elongated horizontal bracket affixed to said upper end of said vertical bracket; said horizontal bracket including one end for attachment to one vertical stud and an opposed end for attachment to another vertical stud spaced from said one stud; said horizontal bracket defining a frame including a plurality of openings, said frame for accommodating on one side thereof an electrical box about each opening and for accommodating on the other side thereof a mud-ring about each opening.   
   
   
       2 . A bracket assembly of  claim 1  wherein said floor stud includes a floor track and wherein said first end of said vertical bracket includes attachment fingers for attaching said first end to said floor track. 
   
   
       3 . A bracket assembly of  claim 1  wherein each end of said horizontal bracket includes a mounting surface for engagement with said spaced apart vertical studs. 
   
   
       4 . A bracket assembly of  claim 3  wherein each said mounting surface includes a screw aperture therethrough and wherein each said screw aperture has a mounting screw captively retained therein. 
   
   
       5 . A bracket assembly of  claim 4  wherein each said mounting screw has a head positioned on one side of said mounting surface and a threaded shaft extending through said screw aperture, said threaded shaft having supported on the other side of said mounting surface a washer element to captively support said screw in said screw aperture. 
   
   
       6 . A bracket assembly of  claim 4  wherein said mounting. screw is captively retained within said screw aperture by friction. 
   
   
       7 . A bracket assembly of  claim 1  wherein said frame includes a plurality of mounting apertures arranged about each of said plurality of openings said box mounting apertures being arranged to accommodate different size boxes. 
   
   
       8 . A bracket assembly of  claim 7  wherein said mounting apertures are key-hole shaped apertures. 
   
   
       9 . A bracket assembly of  claim 8  wherein said key-hole shaped apertures included a wide extent and a narrow extent, said wide extent being positioned vertically above said narrow extent. 
   
   
       10 . A bracket assembly of  claim 7  wherein said mounting apertures further include recesses formed within said frame opening, said recesses accommodating mounting fasteners for supporting said box and said mud-ring. 
   
   
       11 . A bracket assembly for supporting an electric box comprising:
 an elongate vertical bracket, said bracket having a first end for attachment to a horizontal floor track and an opposed upper end;   an elongated horizontal bracket affixed to said upper end of said vertical bracket; said horizontal bracket including one end for attachment to one vertical stud and an opposed end for attachment to another vertical stud spaced from said one stud;   each end of said horizontal bracket including a mounting surface for engagement with said spaced apart vertical studs and wherein each mounting surface includes a screw aperture therethrough and wherein each screw aperture has a mounting screw captively retained therein.   
   
   
       12 . A bracket assembly of  claim 11  wherein each said mounting screw has a head positioned on one side of said mounting surface and a threaded shaft extending through said screw aperture, said threaded shaft having supported on the other side of said mounting surface a washer element to captively support said screw in said screw aperture.