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US 12,215,833 B2Granted
Enhanced contrast face plate system, kit, and method
OwnerNatalie Wallace, Bret Tollgaardinventors
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Abstract
The present disclosure provides a face plate for securing onto an electrical receptacle box, an electrical device recognition safety system, and a method of making a wall mounted electrical device safer and more easily identified. The face plate can include a plate body having an opening and a plurality of zones. The plurality of zone can surround the opening. The plurality of zones can include a first zone and the second zone. The first zone can have a visual contrast with the second zone.
Claims15
A face plate for securing over an electrical device disposed within an electrical receptacle box, comprising:
- a plate body having an opening and a plurality of zones surrounding the opening, the opening configured to provide access to a portion of the electrical device,
- the plurality of zones including a first zone and a second zone,
- the first zone having a first color and a first aperture through which a first light is emitted, the first color, the first aperture, and the first light together providing first visual appearance,
- the second zone having a second color and a second aperture through which a second light is emitted, the second color, the second aperture, and the second light together providing a second visual appearance,
- a first visual contrast created by a difference in the first visual appearance of the first zone and the second visual appearance of the second zone, and
- wherein the first visual contrast includes a first color contrast between the first visual appearance and the second visual appearance, the first color contrast having a color contrast ratio of at least 4:1,
- wherein the first visual contrast includes a first lighting intensity contrast between the first light emitted through the first aperture and the second light emitted through the second aperture, the first lighting intensity contrast having a lighting intensity contrast ratio of at least 2:1,
- wherein the first light and the second light are a same color, and
- wherein the first aperture is confined entirely within a first perimeter of the first zone and the second aperture is confined entirely within a second perimeter of the second zone.
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An electrical device recognition safety system, comprising:
- an electrical device;
- and
- a face plate including
- a plate body having an opening and a plurality of zones surrounding the opening, the opening configured to provide access to a portion of the electrical device,
- the plurality of zones including a first zone and a second zone,
- the first zone having a first color and a first aperture through which a first light is emitted, the first color, the first aperture, and the first light together providing first visual appearance,
- the second zone having a second color and a second aperture through which a second light is emitted, the second color, the second aperture, and the second light together providing a second visual appearance,
- a first visual contrast created by a difference in the first visual appearance of the first zone and the second visual appearance of the second zone, and
- wherein the first visual contrast includes a first color contrast between the first visual appearance and the second visual appearance, the first color contrast having a color contrast ratio of at least 4:1,
- wherein the first visual contrast includes a first lighting intensity contrast between the first light emitted through the first aperture and the second light emitted through the second aperture, the first lighting intensity contrast having a lighting intensity contrast ratio of at least 2:1,
- wherein the first light and the second light are a same color, and
- wherein the first aperture is confined entirely within a first perimeter of the first zone and the second aperture is confined entirely within a second perimeter of the second zone.
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A method of making an electrical device disposed within an electrical receptacle box safer and more easily identified, the method comprising steps of:
- coupling a face plate to the electrical device,
- the face plate including
- a plate body having an opening and a plurality of zones surrounding the opening, the opening configured to provide access to a portion of the electrical device,
- the plurality of zones including a first zone and a second zone,
- the first zone having a first color and a first aperture through which a first light is emitted, the first color, the first aperture, and the first light together providing first visual appearance,
- the second zone having a second color and a second aperture through which a second light is emitted, the second color, the second aperture, and the second light together providing a second visual appearance,
- a first visual contrast created by a difference in the first visual appearance of the first zone and the second visual appearance of the second zone, and
- wherein the first visual contrast includes a first color contrast between the first visual appearance and the second visual appearance, the first color contrast having a color contrast ratio of at least 4:1,
- wherein the first visual contrast includes a first lighting intensity contrast between the first light emitted through the first aperture and the second light emitted through the second aperture, the first lighting intensity contrast having a lighting intensity contrast ratio of at least 2:1,
- wherein the first light and the second light are a same color, and
- wherein the first aperture is confined entirely within a first perimeter of the first zone and the second aperture is confined entirely within a second perimeter of the second zone.
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