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US 4,541,538 AGranted
Wiring device covers
AssigneeGeneral Electric Company
InventorNorman T. Swetnam
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Abstract
A hollow snap-on cover for an electrical device is made of a pliable material with detents projecting its from side walls for fastening onto the electrical device without interfering with other device components and without requiring separate cover fasteners.
Claims2
A snap-on cover for an electrical wiring device having a plate associated therewith comprising:
- a substantially rectangular hollow member of a pliable material and comprising a substantially planar rectangular member and a rectangular wall member surrounding the perimeter of and extending substantially perpendicularly to said planar rectangular member;
- and
- first and second plate engaging means attached respectively to opposed sides of said rectangular wall member and comprising:
- first and second projections extending respectively from the edge of respective ones of said opposed sides of said wall and in the plane thereof;
- said first one of said projections comprising a first length and said second one of said projections comprising a second length different from said first length to a degree as to facilitate and ensure proper orientation of said cover to the plate having notches corresponding in lengths to said projections;
- and
- first and second detents connected to respective ones of said first and second projections and extending substantially perpendicularly thereto.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.