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US 9,871,324 B2Granted
Active cover plates
AssigneeSnap Rays LLC
InventorsJeremy Smith, Martin Johnson, Phil Dietz, Darren Knight
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Abstract
Various embodiments of active cover plates are disclosed. Active cover plates may include a face plate, an electrical load, at least one clip extending rearward from the faceplate. The clip may include a contact, a resilient strip supporting the contact, wherein the contact is joined to the resilient strip and passes through the resilient strip, and a rear insulator covering a rear side of the contact. An electrical connection may be formed between the clip and the electrical load.
Claims25
An active cover plate comprising:
- a face plate;
- an electrical load;
- at least one clip extending rearward from the faceplate, the clip comprising:
- a contact;
- a resilient strip supporting a front side of the contact, wherein the contact is joined to the resilient strip and extends through an aperture in the resilient strip;
- and a rear insulator covering a rear side of the contact;
- and an electrical connection between the clip and the electrical load.
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An active cover plate comprising:
- a face plate;
- an electrical load;
- a clip extending rearward from the face plate to interface with screw terminals of a receptacle body, wherein the clip comprises:
- a contact;
- a conductor connected to the contact;
- a front insulator;
- and a rear insulator, wherein the conductor is sandwiched between the front insulator and the rear insulator;
- an electrical connection between the contact and the electrical load.
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An active cover plate comprising:
- a faceplate comprising:
- three spaced apertures along one edge and posts extending rearward from the faceplate;
- a load comprising:
- at least three light emitting diodes, wherein light emitted from the three light emitting diodes shine through the three spaced apertures along the one edge of the faceplate;
- and a light sensor, wherein the light sensor receives ambient light through the aperture on the face of faceplate;
- a pair of opposing clips extending rearward from the faceplate to interface with opposing screw terminals of an outlet receptacle body, wherein the pair of opposing clips are configured to bend outward as the clips interface with the opposing screw terminals, wherein the each of the clips comprise:
- a contact configured to electrically contact one of the opposing screw terminals;
- and a resilient strip supporting a front of the contact, wherein the contact joined to a resilient strip and extending through an aperture in the resilient strip;
- and a rear insulator covering a rear side of the contact;
- and electrical connections connecting each of the contacts and the load;
- and a back plate, wherein each of the clips fits over posts extending rearward from the faceplate and the back plate fits over the posts to sandwich the clips between the faceplate and the back plate, wherein the posts are compressed to secure the prongs and back plate to the face plate.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.