Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Active cover plates
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Application No.: US15486280Application Date: 2017-04-12
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Publication No.: US09917430B2Publication Date: 2018-03-13
- Inventor: Jeremy Smith , Martin Johnson , Phil Dietz , Darren Knight
- Applicant: Jeremy Smith , Martin Johnson , Phil Dietz , Darren Knight
- Applicant Address: US UT Vineyard
- Assignee: Snap Rays
- Current Assignee: Snap Rays
- Current Assignee Address: US UT Vineyard
- Main IPC: H05B33/00
- IPC: H05B33/00 ; H02G3/14 ; H02G3/18 ; H02G3/08 ; H01R25/00 ; H01R13/66 ; H02B1/46 ; H05B33/08 ; H05B37/02 ; H01R103/00

Abstract:
In one example, a cover plate may include a face plate with at least one outlet aperture, a back plate abutting the back of the face plate, an electric load between the face plate and the back plate, and at least one prong that extends from the face plate to a free end. The prong may be configured to interface with a terminal on the side of an outlet receptacle body and may include any or all of the following: an insulated portion and/or an electrical contact. The prong may resiliently deflects outward when interfacing with the terminal and may deflect with a first resistance prior to contacting a wall and with a second resistance that is greater than the first resistance when the prong contacts the wall. The cover play may also include at least one conductor electrically connecting the prong to the electric load.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170222417A1 ACTIVE COVER PLATES Public/Granted day:2017-08-03
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