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An electrical outlet box is provided for assembly with a base to define an enclosed space for receiving an electrical outlet device such as a duplex plug. The plug includes threaded fasteners that are received in uniquely configured hardened steel clips. These clips are preassembled with the box for

An electrical outlet box is provided for assembly with a base to define an enclosed space for receiving an electrical outlet device such as a duplex plug. The plug includes threaded fasteners that are received in uniquely configured hardened steel clips. These clips are preassembled with the box for this purpose. Each clip includes an upper portion of U-shape for receiving the flat stock provided at the top portion of the box. Each clip has depending panels that cooperate to define a V-shape such that the apex of the V defines a slotted opening for receiving the threaded fastener as a result of a push-in motion. The edges of the slotted opening act on the threaded portion of the fastener to prevent its withdrawal except by unthreading.

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[ We claim:] [1.] An electrical outlet box having side and end walls defining a downwardly open back side for receiving a base, and having a top wall portion which defines a top opening for receiving an electrical device, a pair of hardened steel fastener receiving devices, each of said hardened ste

[ We claim:] [1.] An electrical outlet box having side and end walls defining a downwardly open back side for receiving a base, and having a top wall portion which defines a top opening for receiving an electrical device, a pair of hardened steel fastener receiving devices, each of said hardened steel fastener receiving devices including a U-shaped clip portion for receiving a portion of said top wall portion, each said clip portion having a clearance opening for loosely receiving a threaded fastener of the electrical device, and each of said hardened steel fastener devices further including panels integrally formed with said clip portion said panels cooperating with one another to define a V-shape so oriented that the apex of the V-shape defines a slot opening spaced from said clearance opening of each said clip portion,said slot opening of each of said hardened steel fastener receiving devices having a width that receives the threaded fastener without requiring rotation thereof, the resiliency of the V-shaped panels of the hardened steel fastener receiving devices exerting a clamping force on the threaded fastener so as to require unthreading of the fastener for its removal.