Wall plate assembly with signal-adaptive features

A premise wiring system comprising:

• a wall plate assembly comprising:
• a wall plate defining a face with a plurality of bracket tabs integrally formed thereon;
• a circuit board;
• a housing engageable with said wall plate;
• a mounting bracket connected to at least one of said wall plate and said housing;
• a plurality of mating tabs integral with said housing and selectively engageable with said plurality of bracket tabs, wherein at least one said plurality of mating tabs or at least one of said plurality of bracket tabs are independently compressible to permit said selective engagement therebetween;
• at least one signal interface extending outward from said face and electrically connected to said circuit board, said at least one signal interface configured such that upon connection of said wall plate assembly to a signal source, said at least one signal interface can carry an electronic signal;
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• a cable lead comprising a proximal end that is in electrical communication with said at least one signal interface through said circuit board, and a distal end comprising a quick-connect coupling to electrically connect to said signal source;
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• at least one wire coupled to said wall plate assembly to define a signal path between said at least one wire and said at least one signal interface.

A method of connecting premise wiring to a wall plate assembly, the method comprising:

• arranging at least one wire in a premise wiring system to include a quick-connect coupling at a terminus thereof;
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• connecting the quick-connect coupling to a complementary quick-connect coupling situated on a wall plate assembly, said wall plate assembly comprising:
• a wall plate defining a face with a plurality of bracket tabs integrally formed thereon;
• a circuit board;
• a housing engageable with said wall plate;
• a mounting bracket connected to at least one of said wall plate and said housing;
• a plurality of mating tabs integral with said housing and selectively engageable with said plurality of bracket tabs, wherein at least one said plurality of mating tabs or at least one of said plurality of bracket tabs are independently compressible to permit said selective engagement therebetween;
• at least one signal interface extending outward from said face and electrically connected to said circuit board, said at least one signal interface configured such that upon connection of said wall plate assembly to a signal source, said at least one signal interface can carry an electronic signal;
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• a cable lead comprising a proximal end that is in electrical communication with said at least one signal interface through said circuit board, and a distal end comprising a quick-connect coupling to electrically connect to said signal source.