Recessed electrical outlet

Claim 1

A recessed electric outlet comprising; means for substantially improving both the appearance and the safety factor of electrical receptacles and wall mounts therefor including, an electric box mounted in a wall of a building and including top and bottom flanges at the front edge thereof for reception of electric house wiring, an electrical receptacle mounted within said electric box for permanent connection to said wiring, said box including generally parallel top and bottom walls, said receptacle being vertically elongated and disposed in perpendicular relation to the top and bottom walls and generally centrally between the front and rear edges of the top and bottom walls, mounting means for supporting said electric receptacle deep within the electric box, and cover and protecting means attached to the electrical receptacle for covering the open portion of said electrical box to prevent access to the wiring contained therein, said mounting means for the electric receptacle including a deep offset bracket mounted on the electrical receptacle, said bracket being in the form of a narrow rigid strap having portions perpendicular to the top and bottom walls of the box, forwardly extending portions in surface-to-surface engagement with the top and bottom walls of the box and outwardly extending flanges overlying and attached to the flanges on the box by screws, said cover and protecting means including a rectangular dish-like structure having a deep recessed center portion attachable to the electrical receptacle by a center screw provided therewith and having the outer circumferential edge of the structure overlying the front edge of the electric box, the flanges thereon and the adjacent wall surface.