Electrical outlet wall plate configured for cable retention

摘要

An electrical outlet wall plate is configured for cable retention and the wall plate includes: a front and back side; one or more openings having a shape configured to receive an outlet socket protrusion; one or more holes having a shape configured to receive a fastener; and one or more hybrid cleats extruding from the front side, each hybrid cleat including two horns extending from the front side in opposite directions at an angle with respect to the front side so as to define a tapered space between the horn and the front side, the tapered space being the widest at the end of the horn and tapering to the narrowest where the horn contacts the front side, the tapered space configured to receive an electrical cable, the electrical cable being jammed in the tapered space between the horn and the front side of the wall plate.

主权项

1. An electrical outlet wall plate configured for cable retention, the wall plate comprising:
a front and back side; one or more openings having a shape configured to receive an electrical outlet socket protrusion; one or more holes having a shape configured to receive a fastener, the fastener configured to fasten the wall plate to an electrical outlet; one or more hybrid cleats projecting from the front side of the wall plate, each of said one or more hybrid cleats comprising two horns extending from the front side of the wall plate in opposite directions at an angle with respect to the front side of the wall plate so as to define a tapered space between one of the two horns and the front side of the wall plate, the tapered space being the widest at a top end of one of the two horns and tapering to the narrowest at a bottom end of one of the two horns, the tapered space configured to receive an electrical cable, the electrical cable being held in the tapered space between one of the two horns and the front side of the wall plate; and four edges defining a rectangular perimeter of the wall plate, wherein the two horns of the hybrid cleat are one of:
parallel to a top edge and nearer to the top edge than the bottom edge;parallel to a bottom edge and nearer to the bottom edge than the top edge;parallel to a left edge and nearer to the left edge than the right edge; orparallel to a right edge and nearer to the right edge than the left edge.