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A mounting plate and cover for a pair of spaced-apart electrical boxes. The mounting plate and cover has a pair of spaced-apart openings and a planar flange portion therebetween. At least one electrical box is fastened to one of the openings. The flange portion is secured to the front face of the wa

A mounting plate and cover for a pair of spaced-apart electrical boxes. The mounting plate and cover has a pair of spaced-apart openings and a planar flange portion therebetween. At least one electrical box is fastened to one of the openings. The flange portion is secured to the front face of the wall stud with the at least one electrical box abutting the sidewall of the wall stud. The bottom edges of the openings in the mounting plate and cover are in the same horizontal plane. A method of installation is disclosed.

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[ I claim:] [6.] A mounting plate and cover for a pair of spaced-apart electrical boxes, the mounting plate being mounted on a front face of a wall stud, the wall stud having two opposing sidewalls,the mounting plate comprising a unitary member having two spaced-apart openings formed therein, the op

[ I claim:] [6.] A mounting plate and cover for a pair of spaced-apart electrical boxes, the mounting plate being mounted on a front face of a wall stud, the wall stud having two opposing sidewalls,the mounting plate comprising a unitary member having two spaced-apart openings formed therein, the openings each having a respective bottom edge, the bottom edges being in a same horizontal plane, the openings providing access to the spaced-apart electrical boxes,means on the unitary member for fastening thereto at least one of the electrical boxes to at least one of the openings,a planar flange portion formed between the spaced apart openings in the unitary member,a plurality of spaced-apart holes formed in the planar flange portion,a corresponding plurality of securing means being received in the plurality of holes formed in the planar flange portion to secure the mounting plate to the front face of the wall stud, whereinthe mounting plate and cover may be securely mounted without undesired movement on the front face of the wall stud with the at least one electrical box juxtapositioned to one of the sidewalls of the wall stud and the bottom edges of the openings in the horizontal plane with respect to the wall stud.