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US 10,644,461 B2Granted
Modified electrical devices
AssigneeSnapRays LLC
InventorsJeremy C. Smith, Sean D. Watkins, Martin Johnson, Kyle Hill
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Abstract
In one example, a modified electrical device includes a body and at least one connector on the body to make power and control connections with an active cover plate. In some embodiments, a wall plate system may include a modified electrical device or receptacle and/or an active cover plate.
Claims15
A wall-plate system comprising:
- an active cover plate comprising
- a face plate,
- a back plate, and
- electrical circuitry sandwiched between the face plate and the back plate;
- and
- at least one electrical connector extending rearward away from the active cover plate, wherein the at least one electrical connector comprises
- at least two conductors, and
- a mechanical structure joined to and surrounding at least a portion of the at least two conductors wherein the mechanical structure comprises a support, a connector surrounding the at least two conductors, and a hinge connecting the support to the active cover plate.
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A wall-plate system comprising:
- an active wall plate having a long axis and comprising
- a wall plate having at least one central aperture extending therethrough,
- the wall plate further having at least one light aperture extending therethough,
- a back plate,
- electrical circuitry sandwiched between the face plate and the back plate, and
- at least one light electrically connected to the electrical circuitry and positioned proximate the at least one light aperture;
- and
- at least one electrical connector extending rearward away from the active wall plate, wherein the at least one electrical connector comprises
- at least two conductors, and
- a mechanical structure joined to and surrounding at least a portion of the at least two conductors wherein the mechanical structure comprises a support, a connector surrounding the at least two conductors, and a hinge connecting the support to the active wall plate, the hinge enabling pivoting of the support with respect to the active wall plate about a hinge axis that extends parallel to the long axis.
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A wall-plate system comprising:
- an active wall plate having a long axis and comprising
- a wall plate,
- a back plate, and
- electrical circuitry sandwiched between the wall plate and the back plate;
- and
- at least one electrical connector extending rearward away from the active wall plate, wherein the at least one electrical connector comprises
- at least one conductor electrically connected to the electrical circuitry, and
- a mechanical structure joined to and surrounding at least a portion of the at least one conductor wherein the mechanical structure comprises a support, a connector surrounding the at least one conductor, and a hinge connecting the support to the active wall plate, the hinge enabling pivoting of the support with respect to the active wall plate about a hinge axis that extends parallel to the long axis.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.