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Electricity: Conductors And Insulators > Covers Or Face Plates Covers Or Face PlatesCovers Or Face Plates patent applications listed are from June 2005 to current and include Date, Patent Application Number, Patent Title, Patent Abstract summary and are linked to the corresponding patent application page.01/10/08 - 20080006431 - Multifunction clips and ground/mounting strap for wiring device The instant invention overcomes the difficulties encountered with respect to mounting electrical wiring devices to a common box and then positioning the devices relative to each other prior to attaching a wall plate. Some of the difficulties encountered are positioning the wiring devices to be in alignment with each other, ... 11/15/07 - 20070261872 - Shaped wall plate for wiring device There is disclosed a wall plate for a wiring device. The wall plate has a single opening for receiving one or a gang of two or more wiring devices within the single opening. The wall plate has along its vertical axis, a surface of positive first differential and zero second ... 10/11/07 - 20070235205 - Receptacle with shaped surface The instant invention discloses a receptacle where the surface of the face along its width is flat in one plane and along its length has a constant radius. The shape of the face of the receptacle allows for the proper seating of an inserted plug. The receptacle is adapter to ... 07/12/07 - 20070158094 - Sealed remote keyless entry device A keyless entry device includes a rear casing having a first surface extending along a periphery of the rear casing member, an electronic circuit located in the rear casing member and including comprising a substrate and switching elements supported on the substrate, a front casing including a second surface facing ... 07/05/07 - 20070151741 - Adapter for mounting a faceplate of a first style to an electrical outlet cavity of a second style An adapter for mounting electrical outlet faceplates designed for mounting on rectangular junction boxes in hollow walls onto solid walls with cylindrical cavities and sleeves. Junction box mounting is popular in North America, whereas cavity mounting is popular in Europe and the Middle East. Such an adapter provides universal mounting ... 05/17/07 - 20070107925 - Temporary covers for electrical boxes A box cover for an electrical box comprises a faceplate having a height and width that corresponds to a height and width of the electrical box, a sidewall extending from a rear surface of the faceplate, and a securement assembly that is adapted to interconnect with the electrical box and ... 04/05/07 - 20070074890 - Cover assemblies for in-floor fittings According to certain aspects of an embodiment of the invention, a cover assembly for an in-floor fitting includes a trim flange, an access door mounting member, first and second access doors, and a plurality of seal members. The trim flange is connectable to the fitting and has an opening that ... 03/08/07 - 20070051529 - Programming template for a control device A wallplate for an electrical device includes instructions for operating the device. The wallplate may be mounted over the device with either a first surface or a second surface visible to a user The first surface is a finished surface and is intended ordinarily to be visible. The wallplate is ... 03/08/07 - 20070051528 - Novel decorative cover plates An assembly for covering the receptacle head of a receptacle containing a wall-mounted, button-operated GFI electrical outlet, comprising a cover plate having a front side and a rear side; a plurality of blade apertures extending through the cover plate through the front and back surfaces and positioned in the cover ... 12/14/06 - 20060278422 - Cover assembly for an electrical floor box A cover assembly for a floor box including an access door for covering at least a portion of the floor box. The access door includes an opening for passage of at least one cord therethrough. The cover assembly further includes a cord door positioned to cover the opening in the ... 12/14/06 - 20060278421 - Temporary protective cover for an electrical box A temporary protective cover which can be removably attached to a plaster ring which can be removably mounted onto an electrical box having an open front end includes a plate sized and shaped to be removably mounted onto the plaster ring, a pair of wings formed onto the plate for ... 11/30/06 - 20060266540 - Wall plate assembly A wall plate assembly includes a front faceplate having two lateral openings. A rear faceplate is connected to the front faceplate such that the rear faceplate is recessed from the front faceplate and access to the rear faceplate is provided through one of the lateral openings. The rear faceplate has ... 10/19/06 - 20060231281 - Adapter for mounting a faceplate of a first style to an electrical outlet cavity of a second style An adapter for mounting electrical outlet faceplates designed for mounting on rectangular junction boxes in hollow walls onto solid walls with cylindrical cavities and sleeves. Junction box mounting is popular in North America, whereas cavity mounting is popular in Europe and the Middle East. Such an adapter provides universal mounting ... 10/12/06 - 20060225911 - Rotatable cover plate A device and method for spanning a gap between adjacent surfaces is provided. The device includes a pin or pin plate rotatably connected to a cover plate, preferably using a ball and socket joint. The pin or pin plate, connected to the cover plate, can be inserted into the gap ... 09/14/06 - 20060201694 - Receptacle with shaped surface The instant invention discloses a receptacle where the surface of the face along its width is flat in one plane and along its length has a constant radius. The shape of the face of the receptacle allows for the proper seating of an inserted plug. The receptacle is adapter to ... 09/14/06 - 20060201693 - Cover mechanism for data storage device A cover mechanism for protecting a storage device (7) includes a bezel (3), a cover (1), a resilient member (2), and a pair of relay members (4). The bezel defines an opening (31) for the storage device passing therethrough, and a pair of passages (36) for slidably holding the relay ... 08/31/06 - 20060191701 - Hinge for cable trough cover Systems and methods for covering a trough member. A system can include a hinge clip coupled to a sidewall of the trough member and having arms creating a socket. The system can include a cover including a pivot member and a groove at one end. The pivot member can be ... 08/31/06 - 20060191700 - Cover for cable trough Systems and methods for covering a trough member. A system can include a hinge clip coupled to a sidewall of the trough member and having arms creating a socket. The system can include a cover including a pivot member and a groove at one end. The pivot member can be ... 08/17/06 - 20060180333 - Insulating cover for electrical connectors An insulated cover for electrical connectors which includes a transparent housing having a top section and a bottom section, a pair of opposing end walls and a plurality of flexible fingers extending inwardly from the periphery of an aperture in each end wall. The fingers have a plurality of transverse ... 08/17/06 - 20060180332 - Recessed floor box cover assembly The present invention provides a recessed floor box assembly including a cover and floor box housing designed to be adaptable to the cover. The cover is designed to be removable and repositionable for covering the open face of the box housing in either the closed or open positions. The cover ... 07/20/06 - 20060157265 - Alignment plate for wiring device There is disclosed structure which overcomes the difficulties encountered with respect to mounting wiring devices such as a receptacle and/or a switch to a box and then attaching a wall plate. Some of the difficulties encountered are positioning the wiring devices to be in alignment with each other, locating the ... 07/13/06 - 20060151193 - Case of electronic device and method for fabricating the same A case of an electronic device includes a chassis (10) and a top plate (30). The top plate has a lip (32) extending therefrom. The chassis includes a side plate (14). A cutout (142) is defined in the side plate. A securing portion (148) protrudes from the side plate to ... 06/29/06 - 20060137892 - Multifunction clips and ground/mounting strap for wiring device The instant invention overcomes the difficulties encountered with respect to mounting electrical wiring devices to a common box and then positioning the devices relative to each other prior to attaching a wall plate. Some of the difficulties encountered are positioning the wiring devices to be in alignment with each other, ... 06/15/06 - 20060124338 - Wall plate with one opening for one of more wiring devices There is disclosed a wall plate with a single opening for receiving one or a gang of wiring devices within the single opening. The wall plate has along its vertical axis, a surface of positive first differential and zero second differential, comprised of a combination of splines drawn between points ... 06/15/06 - 20060124337 - Shaped wall plate for wiring device There is disclosed a wall plate for a wiring device. The wall plate has a single opening for receiving one or a gang of two or more wiring devices within the single opening. The wall plate has along its vertical axis, a surface of positive first differential and zero second ... 04/27/06 - 20060086525 - Decorative cover plate assembly A novel cover plate assembly comprising of two decorative face plates and a base plate for mounting electrical devices. The two face plates fabricated from steel plate are screwless and provide noble decorative appearances after the surfaces properly treated. The inner face plate is snapped into the base plate through ... 04/20/06 - 20060081391 - Shield used in wall surface finishing process and method Disclosed is a shield for covering electrical outlets and switches, including their plates, during painting or other wall surface finishing process, such as plastering, priming, texturing, stucco coating, etc. The shield includes a shield encasement and a handle, which may be threadably coupled to an outer surface of the encasement. ... 03/09/06 - 20060048964 - Electrical connection system An electrical connection system which may include color-coded, temporary covers for electrical boxes, and may also include color-coded conduit identifiers such as removable caps or collars. The color-coded covers may provide origination information for the electrical box so covered, while the color-coded conduit identifiers may provide destination information for electrical ... 02/23/06 - 20060037774 - Wall plate assembly A wall plate assembly includes a front faceplate having two lateral openings. A rear faceplate is connected to the front faceplate such that the rear faceplate is recessed from the front faceplate and access to the rear faceplate is provided through one of the lateral openings. The rear faceplate has ... 02/23/06 - 20060037773 - Weatherproof electrical enclosure A weatherproof junction box can also provide security against unauthorized access and tampering of a wiring device in the weatherproof junction box. The weatherproof box for the wiring device includes a recessed port capped with a knock-out plug located at an end of the recessed port. When the knock-out plug ... 02/09/06 - 20060027389 - Universal switch assembly A novel cover plate assembly comprising of a face plate and a base plate for mounting a switch mechanism having a yoke plate with the spacing of screw holes at the yoke plate the same as that of a wall box and that of said base plate provides a universal ... 01/12/06 - 20060005989 - Opening adapter An adapter having a front face with a flange portion and a centrally located opening. The opening has an inner dimension sized to accept at least a front face of a wiring device and the flange has an outer dimension sized to fit at least within an opening of a ... 12/29/05 - 20050284651 - Space structure for tidying up cables connecting to an electronic appliance A space structure for tidying up cables connecting to an electronic appliance, comprising a housing, a side of the housing is provided with a panel on which a plurality of input and output ports are formed for connection of different cables, the space structure defined on the panel of the ... 12/08/05 - 20050269123 - Mask for covering wall-mounted electrical devices during painting A mask for covering a wall-mounted electrical device during painting of the wall includes a plate which is sized to cover substantially all of the electrical device. A cavity in the plate receives the user-accessible element which projects from the electrical device. Tapered cylindrical studs project from the plate and ... 11/24/05 - 20050257951 - Screwless switch plate assembly A thin switch plate assembly for covering and mounting switches comprised of a face plate attached to a base plate by a snap-fit connection to provide a screwless appearance. ... 10/27/05 - 20050236174 - Electrical touch/proximity switch cover plate An insert or cover plate for a electronic/electrical/touch/proximity/electromechanical switch comprising a plate having an image viewing area and apertures for mounting said plate to a switch, a sense electrode positioned behind said image viewing area and an image lens positioned behind said sense electrode for detecting the presence of objects ... 10/20/05 - 20050230143 - Cord holding device and method of use A cord holding device and method of use. An embodiment of the device includes a sheet of material having a turned end. The turned end is selectively positionable between a closed orientation and an open orientation. In the open orientation, an opening is formed between the turned end and the ... 10/20/05 - 20050230142 - Electrical closure apparatus having wall impression members An electrical closure apparatus is provided for installing in a wall. The electrical closure apparatus includes a front face and a recessed portion to which the front face is formed. The electrical closure apparatus further includes a rear face disposed opposite the front face, on the recessed portion. At least ... 10/13/05 - 20050224250 - Apparatus and method for securing a watt-hour meter socket box The present invention relates to an apparatus and method for securing a box cover to a watt-hour meter socket box. In certain embodiments, the apparatus has a clamping member that fits over a wall of a meter box, and a lock housing that locks to the clamping member after a ... 09/22/05 - 20050205284 - Cover plate for wall mounted device A cover plate for a switch, receptacle or outlet device of a wall is provided with a first plate member having a forward surface. A second plate member is coupled to the first plate member and overlays the forward surface of the first plate member. The second plate member has ... 09/08/05 - 20050194176 - Faceplate attachment system A system is disclosed for mounting a faceplate. The system includes a sub-plate configured to be coupled to a junction box. The sub-plate can have an interference-fit socket extending through the sub-plate. The interference-fit socket comprises one or more interference fingers located adjacent to a post opening. A post extending ... 08/25/05 - 20050183876 - Latching assembly for a removable cover of a portable electronic device A portable electronic device includes a removable panel (10) defining a first latching hole (122) therein, a knob (30), and a base cover (40). The knob includes an operating portion (31) and a shaft portion (32). A catch (321) extends from the shaft portion. The shaft portion is rotatably received ... 08/18/05 - 20050178576 - Automotive electrical connection box and a method of mounting it An electrical connection box has upper and lower casings (10, 11) for accommodating circuitry. A surrounding wall (10a) of the upper casing (10) fits inside a surrounding wall (11a) of the lower casing (11). Engaging locking claws (10b, 11b) project from the outer surface of the surrounding wall (10a) of ... 07/21/05 - 20050155784 - Low voltage door switch An apparatus for a residential low voltage control system. A low voltage controller is adapted to fit into a standard wiring box, and the controller provides isolation/separation of the low voltage wiring from other wiring. The face plate of the controller, in one embodiment, has a recessed portion with terminals ... 06/16/05 - 20050126814 - Receptacle with shaped surface The instant invention discloses a receptacle where the surface of the face along its width is flat in one plane and along its length has a constant radius. The shape of the face of the receptacle allows for the proper seating of an inserted plug. The receptacle is adapter to ... 06/09/05 - 20050121221 - Alignment plate for wiring device There is disclosed structure which overcomes the difficulties encountered with respect to mounting wiring devices such as a receptacle and/or a switch to a box and then attaching a wall plate. Some of the difficulties encountered are positioning the wiring devices to be in alignment with each other, locating the ... 06/09/05 - 20050121220 - Usb wall plate A USB wall plate is disclosed. The USB wall plate includes a first surface, a second surface opposite the first surface, and four side edges connected to the first and second surfaces. The wall plate defines a first opening and a second opening. The first opening extends from the first ... 06/02/05 - 20050115734 - Assembly structure of case and the assembling method therefor An assembly structure of a case is disclosed. The assembly structure includes an upper case and a lower case. The upper case has a connection portion having a first cavity, a first protrusion, a first trench and a second protrusion arranged from the external side to the internal side thereof. ... ### FreshPatents.com Support |