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A three component electrical outlet box suitable for surface mounting is provided with a base having both locating legs and relatively rigid upstanding posts that are adapted to receive one of a plurality of covers, each cover having inwardly projecting lugs in its flexible side walls to be received

A three component electrical outlet box suitable for surface mounting is provided with a base having both locating legs and relatively rigid upstanding posts that are adapted to receive one of a plurality of covers, each cover having inwardly projecting lugs in its flexible side walls to be received in openings defined for this purpose in the posts. An electrical device such as a duplex plug with threaded fasteners supplied thereon is adapted to be assembled with the outlet box as a result of the fasteners being received in unthreaded openings defined in the top wall of the box or cover. The flexibility of the box side walls coupled with a bisector slot provided in each top wall end portion parallel the side walls assures entry of the threaded fastener without threading, and removal of the fastener only by unthreading or by manually spreading the slots side walls. A face plate is provided for quick assembly with the cover and is received in openings that also serve as convenient access for a tool to spread the side walls to facilitate disassembly of the cover from the base.

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An electrical outlet box comprising: a molded generally rectangular base having upstanding legs integrally molded at the four corners of the rectangular base, and upstanding posts integrally formed adjacent said legs, each post defining a channel shaped slot that is upwardly opened, and each channel

An electrical outlet box comprising: a molded generally rectangular base having upstanding legs integrally molded at the four corners of the rectangular base, and upstanding posts integrally formed adjacent said legs, each post defining a channel shaped slot that is upwardly opened, and each channel shaped post having a channel web portion that defines an opening into said upwardly opened channel, a molded rectangular box having side and end walls that define an open bottom, and corners for snugly receiving said upstanding legs to locate the rectangular box on the base, said base cooperating with said box to define an enclosure for an electrical device, said rectangular box side walls defining inwardly projecting ribs with abutment surfaces defined on said ribs to be received in said channel web openings whereby said box and base are releasably secured to one another.