Tool for positioning electric outlet boxes
US4479639A · kind A · utility
Inventor
Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 30, 1982 |
| Grant date | Oct 30, 1984 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 30, 2002 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S269/904
- WIPO fieldMachine tools
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A tool for holding and positioning an electrical junction box includes a pair of handles pivotally connected in a lever arrangement so that squeezing together the grip portions of the handles urges apart the jaw portions of the handles. A spring biases the jaw portions together. A first jaw portion has a flat surface for contacting an outside of a wall electrical junction box. A second jaw portion has two spaced apart fingers for contacting an inside surface of the wall of the junction box so that the jaw portions grip the wall in a three-point connection. The first jaw portion has a sliding adjustable plate for contacting the face of a wall stud or ceiling joist to set the distance from that face that the front edge of the wall of the junction box will be positioned.
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