公开(公告)号：WO2005117212A2

公开(公告)日：2005-12-08

申请号：PCT/US2005017935

申请日：2005-05-20

Applicant: LEVITON MANUFACTURING CO

Inventor： ODDSEN DENNIS A ,  LINDENSTRAUS LESLIE ,  TUFANO ANTHONY ,  ZACHAREVITZ STEVE

IPC: H01R4/66 ,  H01R13/648 ,  H01R13/68 ,  H01R13/717 ,  H02G3/14

CPC classification number: H01R13/648 ,  H01R13/652 ,  H01R13/68 ,  H01R13/717 ,  H01R13/7175 ,  H01R24/78 ,  H01R2103/00 ,  H02G3/123 ,  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 placed 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 alignment 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.

Abstract translation: 本发明克服了在将电气接线装置安装到公共箱体之前遇到的困难，然后在安装壁板之前相对于彼此定位装置。 遇到的一些困难是将配线装置彼此对准，将配线装置彼此平行地布置，将不同装置之间的间距调整为相等和均匀，并将所有装置固定成平坦 靠墙。 在现有技术中，布线装置首先松散地附接到盒子上，然后来回移动，并且上下移动以装配在壁板的切口中，然后用螺钉将其连接到布线装置。 一个耗时和乏味的工作。 本发明通过提供具有定位开口的布线装置来克服这些缺陷，所述定位开口用于接合位于板上的对准销，随后将其连接到箱体上。 定位销在靠近间隙定位孔啮合时，精确地定位接线装置，以允许墙板放置在接线装置周围，而不需要任何初始或随后的调整。 对准板上的每组对准销可以位于准确地限定配线装置中心的垂直轴上。 接线装置中的开口接收并保持一组对准引脚。 对准销精确地定位，对准和定位安装到对准板的所有接线装置，并且板允许接线装置抵靠平坦的表面定位。 此后，可以在布线装置周围设置壁板，而不需要任何调整。

公开(公告)号：WO2004027798A3

公开(公告)日：2004-08-19

申请号：PCT/US0329090

申请日：2003-09-16

Applicant: LEVITON MANUFACTURING CO

Inventor： ODDSEN DENNIS ,  ZACHAREVITZ STEVE

IPC: H01R25/00 ,  H01R4/66

CPC classification number: H01R25/006

Abstract: There is disclosed a single unit triplex receptacle (20) having three sockets that can be mounted in a single box, does not require separate interconnecting wiring and can be covered by a single wall plate. There is also disclosed a single unit sixplex receptacle (420) having six sockets that can be mounted in a double box, does not require separate interconnecting wiring and can be covered by a single wall plate.

Abstract translation: 公开了具有三个可以安装在单个盒中的插座的单个单元三重插座（20），不需要单独的互连布线并且可以被单个壁板覆盖。 还公开了具有可以安装在双盒中的六个插座的单个单元六芯插座（420），不需要单独的互连布线并且可以被单个壁板覆盖。