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US 11,888,301 B2Granted
Active cover plates
AssigneeSnapRays LLC
InventorsJeremy C. Smith, R. Camden Robinson, Darren C Knight, Martin Johnson
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Abstract
A variety of active cover plate configurations with prongs configured to contact side screw terminals of electrical receptacles are described.
Claims20
An active cover plate comprising:
- a face plate;
- and
- a prong extending from the face plate, wherein the prong comprises
- an upright comprising at least one aperture, and
- a resilient contact comprising a fixed end and a free end,
- wherein the upright is wider than the resilient contact, the resilient contact is disposed on an inboard side of the upright, and the fixed end of the resilient contact is secured to the upright and at least a portion of the resilient contact extends over the at least one aperture in the upright.
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An active cover plate extending in longitudinal, lateral, and transverse directions that are orthogonal to one another, the active cover plate comprising:
- a front plate comprising a front surface, a back surface, and an electrical receptacle aperture, wherein the electrical receptacle aperture extends through the front plate in the transverse direction;
- a prong connecting to the back surface of the front plate at a location outboard of the electrical receptacle aperture, the prong extending rearward away from the back surface of the front plate in the transverse direction;
- and
- a back plate comprising a protrusion extending from a back surface of the back plate in the transverse direction, wherein the protrusion comprises an outboard wall and lateral walls joined to opposite edges of the outboard wall.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.