Electricity: conductors and insulators – Covers or face plates
Reexamination Certificate
1999-10-15
2001-04-17
Reichard, Dean A. (Department: 2831)
Electricity: conductors and insulators
Covers or face plates
C220S241000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06218617
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Field of the Invention
The invention is directed to wiring devices and more particularly to wallplates and heat sinks for use with such devices.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
An assembly of a wallplate with a heat sink provides a snap-on mounting of a wallplate on the heat-dissipating fins of a heat sink. The heat sink comprises a base upon which are formed a number of heat-dissipating fins, each having a notch at both of its two ends. A wallplate has a body which includes a wall extending along the entire periphery of the back surface of the body. A tab is formed on the inside surface of the wall along a top and bottom portion of the wall. The tabs each terminate in a free end which can lockingly engage the notches at the ends of the heat-dissipating fins to hold the wallplate and heat sink in assembly. The snap-on wallplate can be removed from the heat sink and reinstalled as desired. It is an object of this invention to provide a novel snap-on wallplate and heat sink assembly.
It is an object of this invention to provide a novel snap-on wallplate and heat sink assembly which does not require any additional fixtures to join the wallplate and heat sink.
It is another object of the invention to provide a novel snap-on wallplate and heat sink that uses notches and tabs for assembly of the wallplate to the heat sink.
Other objects and features of the invention will be pointed out in the following description and claims and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, which disclose, by way of example, the principles of the invention and the best mode which is presently contemplated for carrying them out.
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Estanislao Danilo F.
Justiniano Joseph G.
Leviton Manufacturing Co. Inc.
Reichard Dean A.
Sutton Paul J.
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