US Patent 9370117 Recessed equipment boxes and related assemblies and methods

An equipment box assembly includes an open-ended housing and a support plate. The housing has a back wall and opposed sidewalls defining a cavity in the housing. The back wall includes a plurality of mounting features for mounting electronic components to the back wall. The housing is configured to be positioned in an installed position in a mounting surface such that the cavity is recessed in the mounting surface. The support plate includes a plurality of mounting features for mounting electronic components to the support plate. The support plate is releasably mounted in the housing cavity in a first position with the support plate generally parallel to and spaced apart a first distance from the back wall.