Face plate securement method
AssigneeCheetah USA Corp.
InventorBrent L. Kidman
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Abstract
A method for installing an electrical fixture such as a power switch or power receptacle. The method may include the steps of selecting an assembly comprising an a face plate, an electrical fixture, and at least one anchor, connecting a conductor to the electrical fixture, and securing the assemble to a connection box exclusively by directly manipulating the face plate. A connection box may include at least one receiver configured to substantially instantaneously engage the at least one anchor when inserted therewithin to a selected depth. Direct manipulation of the face plate may cause the at least one anchor to be inserted within at least one receiver.
Claims18
A method comprising:
- selecting an assembly defining longitudinal, lateral, and transverse directions substantially orthogonal to one another, the assembly comprising a face plate, an electrical fixture, and at least one anchor, the electrical fixture comprising a flange extending in the longitudinal and lateral directions, the flange having at least one aperture extending in the transverse direction therethrough, the at least one anchor connected to the flange to extend in the transverse direction away therefrom, the face plate comprising at least one engagement prong extending in the transverse direction to penetrate and engage the at least one aperture of the flange;
- selecting a conductor having a length extending from within, to a location outside, a connection box;
- connecting the conductor to the electrical fixture outside the connection box;
- aligning, after the connecting, the assembly in the longitudinal and lateral directions with respect to the connection box;
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- securing, after the aligning, the assembly to a connection box exclusively by directly manipulating at least one of the electrical fixture and the face plate to move the assembly in the transverse direction in linear translation until the at least one anchor latches with the connection box.
A method comprising:
- selecting an electrical fixture defining longitudinal, lateral, and transverse directions substantially orthogonal to one another, the electrical fixture comprising a flange extending in the longitudinal and lateral directions and at least one anchor, the at least one anchor connected to the flange to extend in the transverse direction away therefrom;
- selecting a screwless face plate;
- securing the face plate to the electrical fixture;
- selecting a conductor extending from within, to a location outside, a connection box;
- connecting the conductor to the electrical fixture outside of the connection box;
- aligning, after the securing and connecting, the electrical fixture with the connection box;
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- installing, after the aligning, the electrical fixture within the connection box, using exclusively mechanical securement therebetween while maintaining the face plate secured to the electrical fixture, exclusively by directly manipulating at least one of the face plate and electrical fixture to move the electrical fixture in linear translation until the at least one anchor latches with the connection box.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.