Wall plate devices and systems
AssigneeSlapPlates LLC
InventorGordon R. Davidson
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Abstract
A wall plate configured to at least partially cover and/or connect to a standardized electrical box and/or components stored therein. In one implementation, the wall plate may includes a substantially planar body having a front and a back. In particular, the body may be configured to at least partially cover an electrical box and/or component. In addition, the wall plate may includes at least one pin extending from the back of the body in a direction substantially perpendicular to the plane of the body. The at least one pin may be positioned on the body to correspond with the location of a connector on a standardized electrical box or component.
Claims21
A wall plate configured to connect to a standardized electrical box or a functional device, the wall plate comprising:
- a substantially planar body having a front and a back, said front of said body being substantially smooth, said back including at least one groove;
- at least one pin have a base, said base of said pin being inserted within said at least one groove, said pin extending from said back of said body in a direction substantially perpendicular to a plane of said body;
- and wherein:
- said at least one pin has a length along a longitudinal axis;
- said at least one pin has a plurality of flexible projections disposed along said longitudinal axis thereof, wherein:
- at least two flexible projections of the plurality of flexible projections are longitudinally spaced along the longitudinal axis from each other, and said plurality of flexible projections are configured to interface with internal threads of a the threaded screw hole on the standardized electrical box or the functional device and resist relative movement between said at least one pin and the threaded screw hole.
A wall plate system comprising:
- an electrical box;
- at least one functional device configured to fasten to the electrical box;
- at least one threaded screw hole disposed on the at least one functional device and configured to accept screws;
- and a wall plate configured to be secured to the functional device, wherein:
- the wall plate has a substantially planar body having a front and a back, the front being substantially smooth, the back including a groove, the body being configured to at least partially cover one or more of the electrical box and the functional device;
- and
- the wall plate has at least one pin extending from the back of the body in a direction substantially perpendicular to the plane of the body, the at least one pin having a base secured within the groove, the at least one pin being sized and configured to be received within the at least one threaded screw hole of the functional device;
- and wherein:
- the at least one pin has a plurality of flexible projections extending outward from a longitudinal axis thereof, at least two flexible projections of the plurality of flexible projections are longitudinally spaced along the longitudinal axis from each other, and
- said plurality of flexible projections are configured to interface with internal threads of at least one threaded screw hole and resist relative movement between said at least one pin and the threaded screw hole.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.