Invention Application
US20050130466A1 Multifunction clips and ground/mounting strap for wiring device
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用于接线装置的多功能夹子和接地/安装带
- Patent Title: Multifunction clips and ground/mounting strap for wiring device
- Patent Title (中): 用于接线装置的多功能夹子和接地/安装带
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Application No.: US10852816Application Date: 2004-05-25
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Publication No.: US20050130466A1Publication Date: 2005-06-16
- Inventor: Dennis Oddsen , Leslie Lindenstraus , Anthony Tufano , Steve Zacharevitz
- Applicant: Dennis Oddsen , Leslie Lindenstraus , Anthony Tufano , Steve Zacharevitz
- Main IPC: H01R4/66
- IPC: H01R4/66 ; H01R13/648 ; H01R13/68 ; H01R13/717 ; H02G3/14

Abstract:
The instant invention overcomes the difficulties encountered with respect to mounting electrical wiring devices to a common box and then positioning the devices relative to each other prior to attaching a wall plate. Some of the difficulties encountered are positioning the wiring devices to be in alignment with each other, locating the wiring devices to be parallel to each other, adjusting the spacing between the different devices to be equal and uniform and fixing all of the devices to be flat against the wall. In the prior art, the wiring devices are first loosely attached to a box and then moved back and forth, and up and down to fit within cut outs in a wall plate which is then attached to the wiring devices with screws. A time consuming and tedious job. This invention overcomes these deficiencies by providing wiring devices that have locating openings for engaging alignment pins located on a plate that is subsequently attached to a box. The alignment pins, when engaged by the close clearance locating openings, accurately positions the wiring devices to allow a wall plate to be place around the wiring devices without requiring any initial or subsequent adjustment. Each set of alignment pins on the alignment plate can be located on a vertical axis which accurately defines the center for the wiring device. The opening in the wiring device receives and holds captive a set of alignment pins. The alignment pins accurately position, align and locate all of the wiring devices mounted to the attachment plate, and the plate allows the wiring devices to be positioned against a flat surface. Thereafter, a wall plate can be positioned around the wiring devices without requiring any adjustment.
Public/Granted literature
- US07279636B2 Multifunction clips and ground/mounting strap for wiring device Public/Granted day:2007-10-09
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