| US 7,549,258 B2 | ||
| Adjustable housing assembly | ||
| Todd M. Lajewski, Lapeer, Mich. (US) | ||
| Assigned to Tapco International Corporation, Wixom, Mich. (US) | ||
| Filed on Sep. 02, 2004, as Appl. No. 10/932,664. | ||
| Claims priority of provisional application 60/499440, filed on Sep. 02, 2003. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2005/0055920 A1, Mar. 17, 2005 | ||
| Int. Cl. E04C 2/52 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 52—220.8 [52/220.1; 52/302.1; 52/302.6; 52/302; 439/544; 439/546; 439/549; 439/552; 439/555; 454/27; 454/35; 454/358; 454/359; 454/360] | 38 Claims |
| 1. An adjustable housing assembly for mounting to a wall, said assembly comprising:
a back plate having a flange and defining an axis extending perpendicularly from said back plate for coupling to an exterior
surface of the wall;
a front plate disposed in parallel relationship to said back plate;
a connector for connecting said plates in said parallel relationship at a plurality of discrete distances longitudinally along
said axis for receiving building materials of different thicknesses between said back and front plates;
said connector including co-acting male and female components extending circumferentially about said axis and at least one
of said male and female components spaced longitudinally along said axis for connecting said plates at one of said discrete
distances in response to relative rotation between said male and female components about said axis to accommodate the building
material on the wall; and
a detent releasably positioning said front plate relative to said back plate in one of a plurality of predetermined orientations
wherein rotation of said front plate releases said detent for ease of removal therefrom.
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