Electrical connectors – With supporting means for coupling part – Supporting means comprising face plate or closure member for...
Reexamination Certificate
2000-09-29
2001-08-21
Sircus, Brian (Department: 2839)
Electrical connectors
With supporting means for coupling part
Supporting means comprising face plate or closure member for...
C174S066000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06276962
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a wall faceplate system and more particularly pertains to permitting the passage and support of a coaxial cable of any of a plurality of diameters.
2. Description of the Prior Art
The use of faceplates of known designs and configurations is known in the prior art. More specifically, wall faceplates previously devised and utilized for the purpose of allowing the passage of coaxial cable are known to consist basically of familiar, expected, and obvious structural configurations, notwithstanding the myriad of designs encompassed by the crowded prior art which has been developed for the fulfillment of countless objectives and requirements.
By way of example, U.S. Pat. No. 5,114,365 to Thompson, issued May 19, 1992, discloses a mounting for a modular jack in conjunction with a standard wall power outlet. U.S. Pat. No. 5,823,811 to Blanchfield et al issued Oct. 20, 1998, discloses a sealed electric connector. Lastly, U.S. Pat. No. 4,850,895 to Aria et al issued Jul. 25, 1989, discloses a coaxial cable connection assembly with a transceiver.
While these devices fulfill their respective, particular objectives and requirements, the aforementioned patents do not describe a wall faceplate system that allows the passage and supports a coaxial cable of any of a plurality of diameters.
In this respect, the wall faceplate system according to the present invention substantially departs from the conventional concepts and designs of the prior art, and in doing so provides an apparatus primarily developed for the purpose of permitting the passage and supporting a coaxial cable of any of a plurality of diameters.
Therefore, it can be appreciated that there exists a continuing need for a new and improved wall faceplate system which can be used for permitting the passage and supporting a coaxial cable of any of a plurality of diameters. In this regard, the present invention substantially fulfills this need.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
In view of the foregoing disadvantages inherent in the known types of wall faceplate of known designs and configurations now present in the prior art, the present invention provides an improved wall faceplate system. As such, the general purpose of the present invention, which will be described subsequently in greater detail, is to provide a new and improved wall faceplate system and method which has all the advantages of the prior art and none of the disadvantages.
To attain this, the present invention essentially comprises a wall faceplate system for permitting the passage and support of a coaxial cable of any of a plurality of diameters. The faceplate system comprises, in combination, a faceplate, being a generally rectilinear flattened plate of a rigid material, preferably a plastic. The faceplate has a top edge and a bottom edge and two side edges there between. It has an exposed front surface and an unexposed back surface. The plate has a width of between about 2.5 and 3.0 inches and a length of between about 4.5 and 5.0 inches. It has a thickness of between about 0.20 and 0.30 of an inch. The plate is bent about the edges and has curved edges around the periphery which curve toward the back unexposed surface of the plate. The curving of the edge forms a peripheral edge in a plane parallel with the general plane of the front surface and the back surface of the plate. The plate has three apertures, a large central aperture and two adjacent apertures, all of which are located on the vertical midline of the plate. The central aperture is between about 0.75 and 1.25 inch in diameter, the outermost apertures, which are the attachment apertures, are each between about 0.5 and 1.0 inch from the upper and lower edges and between about 0.20 and 0.25 of an inch in diameter. The faceplate includes an indented area on the back unexposed surface of the plate being formed by the curved edges and the back surface. The indented area is between about 0.10 and 0.20 of an inch in depth and between about 2.0 and 2.5 inches in height and between about 1.5 and 2.0 inches in width. There is also included in the system a rectilinear diaphragm of elastomeric-like material, preferably a plastic, having an upper edge and a lower edge and side edges therein between. The diaphragm has a thickness of between about 20 and 30 thousandths of an inch and a height of between about 2.0 and 2.75 inches and a width of between about 1.25 and 2.0 inches. The diaphragm has a hole with a diameter of between about 0.25 and 0.30 of an inch located on the centerline of each axis of the elastomeric diaphragm. In addition there are four radius slits of between about 0.2 and 0.3 of an inch in length running toward the outside edge of the diaphragm at right angles to each other. Also included in the system is an adhesive coupling which connects and adheres the diaphragm to the back surface of the plate. The hole in the diaphragm is axially centered in the central aperture of the plate. There are screws through the attachment apertures of the plate for coupling the plate to the wall with the front surface exposed. A length of coaxial cable of a reduced diameter of between about 0.20 and 0.35 of an inch may be passed through the hole and supported thereby. A length of coaxial cable of an enlarged diameter of up to 1.0 inch may also be passed through the hole and supported thereby. Another alternate embodiment of the wall faceplate system is the use of a rubber diaphragm which is comprised of a distensible rubber material, preferably a natural rubber, synthetic rubber, or a blend thereof. The diaphragm has a upper edge a lower edge and side edges therein between. The diaphragm has a thickness of between about 20 and 30 thousandths of an inch and a height of between about 1.25 and 1.75 inches and a width of between about 1.25 and 1.75 inches. The rubber diaphragm has a hole with a diameter of between about 0.25 and 0.30 of an inch located on the centerline of each axis of the rubber diaphragm. This configuration further includes a back up plate comprised of a rigid material, preferably plastic, having a thickness of between about 20 and 30 thousandths of an inch. The back up plate has an upper edge, a lower edge and side edges therein between. The back up plate has an exposed face and an unexposed face with an aperture located centrally on the axises of the exposed face of the back up plate. The central aperture of the back up plate is between about 0.75 and 1.25 inches in diameter. The back up plate has a width of between about 1.3 and 1.7 inches and a height of between about 2.0 and 2.5 inches. The aperture of the back up plate is axially centered in the central aperture of the wall plate. Screws may be placed through the attachment apertures of the faceplate for coupling the plate to the wall with the front surface exposed. A length of coaxial cable of a reduced diameter of between about 0.20 and 0.35 of an inch may be passed through the hole and supported thereby. Additionally, a length of coaxial cable of an enlarged diameter of up to 1.0 inch may also be passed through the hole and supported thereby. Lastly, the system is further provided to also include a coupling means, preferably a rubber cement, for adhering the backup plate, rubber diaphragm and faceplate together.
There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more important features of the invention in order that the detailed description thereof that follows may be better understood and in order that the present contribution to the art may be better appreciated. There are, of course, additional features of the invention that will be described hereinafter and which will form the subject matter of the claims attached.
In this respect, before explaining at least one embodiment of the invention in detail, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited in its application to the details of construction and to the arrangements of the components set forth in the following description or illustrated in the drawings. The invention is capable of other embodiments an
Dinh Phuong
Sircus Brian
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