Adapter plate assembly for outdoor installation of notification appliances
AssigneeCooper Technologies Company
InventorsInhong Hur, Scott Eric Rudolph, Luy Ba Nguyen
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Abstract
The present invention generally discloses a weatherproof flush adapter plate assembly. In one embodiment, the adapter plate assembly includes a plate. The plate includes a front side, a back side, an outer edge, at least one inner edge, at least one mounting member for receiving a back box and at least one mounting member for receiving a notification appliance. The adapter plate assembly also includes a first gasket coupled to the front side of the plate and a second gasket coupled to the back side of the plate.
Claims20
An adapter plate assembly, comprising:
- a plate, wherein said plate comprises:
- a front side;
- a back side;
- at least one mounting member for receiving a back box;
- and
- at least one mounting member for receiving a notification appliance;
- a first gasket coupled to said front side of said plate;
- and
- a second gasket coupled to said back side of said plate, wherein said first gasket and said second gasket comprise a monomer.
(canceled)
A notification appliance mounting assembly, comprising:
- an adapter plate assembly, wherein said adapter plate assembly comprises:
- a plate, wherein said plate comprises:
- a front side;
- a back side;
- at least one mounting member for receiving a back box;
- and
- at least one mounting member for receiving a notification appliance;
- a first gasket coupled to said front side of said plate;
- and
- a second gasket coupled to said back side of said plate, wherein said first gasket and said second gasket comprise a monomer;
- said notification appliance similar in geometry and perimeter dimensions as said plate coupled to said front side of said plate, wherein said first gasket forms a substantially weatherproof seal between said front side of said plate and said notification appliance;
- and
- a back box installed flush with an exterior side of a wall and coupled to said back side of said plate, wherein said second gasket forms a substantially weatherproof seal between said back side of said plate and said exterior side of said wall.
(canceled)
A method of installing a notification appliance comprising:
- installing a back box in a wall such that said back box is flush with an exterior side of said wall;
- coupling an adapter plate assembly to said back box on said exterior side of said wall, thereby forming a substantially weather proof seal between a back side of said adapter plate assembly and said exterior side of said wall, wherein said adapter plate assembly comprises a plate, wherein said plate comprises at least one mounting member for receiving a notification appliance and at least one mounting member for receiving said back box, a first gasket coupled to a front side of said plate and a second gasket coupled to a back side of said plate, wherein said first gasket and said second gasket comprise a monomer;
- and
- coupling a notification appliance to said adapter plate assembly, thereby forming a substantially weather proof seal between said front side of said plate and said notification appliance.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.