Electricity: conductors and insulators – Covers or face plates
Patent
1992-02-18
1994-06-14
Picard, Leo P.
Electricity: conductors and insulators
Covers or face plates
33562, 33DIG10, G01B 314
Patent
active
053212061
ABSTRACT:
The present invention is directed to a method for covering electrical wall cover plates with wallcovering in registration with wallcovering on the wall surrounding the electrical wall cover plates. The method and template used therewith enable, not only the professional, but also the homeowner, to cover electrical wall cover plates easily to achieve registration. The method comprises the steps of securing a template to the wall in place of the electrical wall cover plate to be covered. The template comprises a generally rectangular thin plate containing apertures as those contained by the electrical wall cover plate. The template also bears rigid pins projecting outwardly from the template which pins are located at the corners of the electrical wall cover plate. The pins, then, define the size of the electrical wall cover plate and locate the apertures. The template, accordingly, is larger in size than the electrical wall cover plate. Next, a sheet of wallcovering is placed over the template in registration with the pattern (pattern, texture, or color variation) on the wallcovering on the surrounding wall. The sheet of wallcovering then is pressed to puncture it with the template rigid pins. The template and sheet of wallcovering then are removed from the wall and excess wallcovering is trimmed, if necessary, so that the size of the sheet of wallcovering is the same size as the template. The wallcovering then is removed from the template and placed over the electrical wall cover plate with the punctures located at the corners of the electrical cover plate. The sheet of wallcovering is affixed to the electrical cover plate, typically with conventional wallpaper adhesive, which may be used whether or not the wallcovering is of the self-adhesive kind. The edges or selvage of the sheet are folded over to the back side of the electrical wall cover plate. The portions of the sheet covering the apertures in the electrical wall cover plate then are removed. Finally, the covered electrical wall cover plate is attached to the wall.
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Picard Leo P.
Tone David
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