| 摘要 |
Cover plates, receptacles, and cover plate assemblies are provided for electrical fixtures including a screwless cover plate, receptable, and/or cover plate assembly for electrical devices, wherein one or more components of the assembly (e.g, but not limited to the cover plate, mounting or strapping plate, and/or receptacle box) are provided with replaceable movement or attachment to one or more other parts of the cover plate assembly, which movement or attachment is independent of the wall finish or wallboard, that cover the outlets but provide holes for plugs, light switches, audio, data, or video connectors, and the like, and that do not show screw or attachment holes and where the cover plate is part of a cover plate assembly that have screwless attachment to a rectangular ring shaped mounting or strapping plate that attaches to the outlet, switch, wall, or housing or receptacle box without showing screw holes, e.g., via tabs or other attachment mechanism, with or without a backing plate, and wherein the cover plate assembly and/or electrical receptacle box further comprises an AC or DC power conserving switch and optionally power monitoring. |
| 主权项 |
1. A cover plate assembly, with one or more components that attach or move relative to other components of the assembly, which attachment or movement is independent of the wall finish or wallboard, the assembly attachable to an electrical receptacle box, the cover plate assembly comprising:
a rectangular ring shaped mounting or strapping plate that is attachable to at least one electrical outlet or switch, or audio, data, or video connector, housing or receptacle box, or wall, via mounting holes or connectors, the mounting or strapping plate having one or more openings through which the one or more electrical outlets or switches, or audio, data, or video connectors extend; and a cover plate sub-assembly that is selectively attachable to the rectangular ring shaped mounting or strapping plate independent of the wall finish or wallboard, the cover plate sub-assembly comprising:
a cover plate comprising outer edge portions circumscribing a generally planar body portion that lies between the outer edge portions in a first plane and that has a generally planar back surface disposed parallel to the first plane; andone or more retention members disposed adjacent to and fixed to the back surface of the cover plate, that lie in a second plane substantially perpendicular to the first plane, wherein: the retention members of the cover plate selectively engage the rectangular ring shaped mounting or strapping plate, independent of the wall finish or wallboard, to releasably secure the cover plate sub-assembly thereto; the rectangular ring shaped mounting or strapping plate further comprises one or more openings through which an outer portion of one or more of the electrical outlets or switches, or audio, data, or video connectors is encompassed such that the plug apertures in the electrical outlet are exposed to the back surface of the cover plate; and the body portion of the cover plate, when releasably secured to the mounting or strapping plate via the retention members, independent of the wall finish or wallboard, covers the electrical outlet or switch except for plug or switch openings in the cover plate that are aligned and sized to allow insertion of an electrical plug into the electrical outlet, or provide access to the switch; wherein one or more components of the assembly are provided with replaceable movement or attachment to one or more other parts of the cover plate assembly, which movement or attachment is independent of the wall finish or wallboard; and wherein said one or more components of the assembly are selected from the group consisting of the cover plate, the mounting or strapping plate, the cover plate sub-assembly, and one or more of the retention members. |
