US 12,331,533 B2
Methods, apparatuses, and devices for facilitating installing electrical boxes in a structure
Adrian Shaun MacDonnell, Abbotsford (CA)
Filed by Adrian Shaun MacDonnell, Abbotsford (CA)
Filed on Jan. 26, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/101,585.
Prior Publication US 2024/0254785 A1, Aug. 1, 2024
Int. Cl. E04G 17/00 (2006.01); H02G 3/08 (2006.01)
CPC E04G 17/00 (2013.01) [H02G 3/08 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An apparatus for facilitating installing electrical boxes in a structure, wherein the structure is constructed of construction material poured against surfaces of construction forms, wherein the apparatus comprises:
a stand configured to be secured in at least one location on at least one surface of at least one construction form used for constructing the structure, wherein the stand extends between a first end and a second end, wherein the stand defines an interior space, wherein the first end of the stand is shaped to define an opening leading into the interior space, wherein the second end of the stand is configured to be attached to the at least one surface in the at least one location; and
an extendable member movably disposed in the interior space, wherein the extendable member extends between a first end and a second end, wherein the extendable member comprises a platform comprised in the first end of the extendable member, wherein the platform comprises a base wall and at least one side wall, wherein a first end of the at least one side wall is peripherally attached to the base wall and extends vertically from the base wall forming an electrical box having a box interior space, wherein a second end of the at least one side wall is shaped to define a box opening leading into the box interior space, wherein the extendable member is retractably extendable from the opening for retractably extending the platform from a first position to at least one second position in relation to the opening, wherein a depth of the extendable member is adjustable based on the retractably extending of the platform from the first position to the at least one second position, wherein the stand secured in the at least one location on the at least one surface locates the platform in at least one platform location in the structure and is configured to maintain the at least one platform location of the platform while the construction material is being poured against the at least one surface of the at least one construction form and while the construction material is being cured.