Receptacles – Outlet or junction box type – With closure
Patent
1993-06-21
1994-12-27
Pollard, Steven M.
Receptacles
Outlet or junction box type
With closure
439148, 174 48, 174 67, H02G 312
Patent
active
053757289
ABSTRACT:
An assembly for covering the face plate and receptacle head of a wall-mounted electrical outlet has a cover plate with front and rear sides, and a plurality of prongs that extend from the rear of the cover plate to engage the receptacle. The cover plate is sized to cover the face plate of the receptacle and the receptacle when the prongs are so engaged. The plate has a rearwardly extending flange so that its rear surface fits flush against the wall when the prongs engage the receptacle. The flange has a frontwardly extending section that with the front side of the plate creates a front cavity. The cavity has a depth to receive a wall covering to allow a smooth plane to be created between the covering and the front surface of the front flange section. A modification comprises an assembly to cover an electrical outlet with a receptacle head, comprising a panel with a cover plate with front and rear sides, a base with a plate with a front and rear side with means for mounting to the electrical outlet, with the base having at least one opening shaped and positioned to fit around the receptacle head. This modification has means to secure the panel to the base to cover the receptacle head comprising a flange extending from the front of the base and a flange extending about the periphery of the panel. The panel flange has a section extending from the front side of the plate to create a cavity to receive a wall covering so that a smooth plane is created between the wall covering and the flange.
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Conventional electrical face plate described in present application, p. 1, lines 17-27.
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