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US 9,178,344 B2Granted
Electrical fittings with integral cover plate and method of use thereof
OwnerJ Mossinventor
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Abstract
An electrical fitting that comprises an integral cover plate and an electrical component, such as an outlet or a switch, the combined electrical component/cover plate being secured via screws through the cover plate into a wall box. Wires are secured to power wires coming from the wall box via quick-connectors or wirenuts.
Claims12
A composite electrical fitting dimensioned to be received by a new or existing wall box having an opening, the opening having at least one receiving aperture, and with at least one power supply wiring passing therethrough into the wall box, wherein said composite electrical fitting comprising:
- a cover plate having at least two sets of apertures, said at least two sets of apertures includes at least one throughhole and at least one component aperture;
- one or more electrical components integrally formed to said cover plate, each of said electrical components fitted therein said at least one component aperture in said cover plate;
- integral wires, said integral wires having a neutral component wire and at least one hot component wire, said neutral component wire having a first neutral component end and a second neutral component end, wherein said first neutral component end is in electrical communication with each of said one or more electrical components and said second neutral component end is in electrical communication with a neutral quick-connector,
- and wherein said at least one hot component wire having a first hot component end and a second hot component end, wherein said first hot component end is in electrical communication with at least one of said one or more electrical components and said second hot component end is in electrical communication with a hot quick-connector;
- wherein said cover plate with said integrally formed one or more electrical components thereto is secured by at least one fastener positioned through said at least one throughhole and dimensioned to fit the at least one receiving aperture of the wall box;
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- an electrical component cover integrally formed to said cover plate, said electrical component cover fitted around said one or more electrical components.
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