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US 2002/0162682 A1Published application
Face plate locking system and method therefor
OwnerSimeon Luke Victorinventor
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Abstract
A system which allows for a face plate to be locked to an electrical box. The system has a male connector which is rotatably coupled to the face plate. A female receptacle receives the male connector. A partial turn of the male connector will lock and unlock the face plate to the electrical box.
Claims17
A system for locking a face plate to an electrical box comprising, in combination:
- a male connector rotatably coupled to the face plate;
- and
- a female receptacle which receives the male connector;
- wherein a partial turn of the male connector will lock and unlock the face plate to the electrical box.
1 more element
A housing for storing electrical components comprising, in combination:
- an electrical box;
- a face plate which is used to cover the electrical box;
- and
- a locking mechanism for coupling the face plate to the electrical box wherein the locking mechanism uses a partial turn to lock and unlock the locking mechanism.
1 more element
A method for securing a face plate to an electrical box comprising the steps of:
- providing a male connector wherein the male connector comprises:
- a rod;
- barbed members coupled to the rod;
- a slotted head coupled to a first end of the rod;
- and
- a locking member coupled to a second end opposite of the first end of the rod;
- providing a female receptacle which receives the male connector;
- inserting the male connector through an opening in the face plate wherein the barbed members prevent the male connector from being removed from the opening but allowing the male connector to rotate in the opening;
- inserting the male connector coupled to the face plate in the female receptacle;
- and
- rotating the slotted head of the male connector.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.