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Illuminable wall plates

  • US 10,468,834 B2
  • Filed: 09/04/2017
  • Issued: 11/05/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/07/2010
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A wall-plate system extending in longitudinal, lateral, and transverse directions that are orthogonal to one another, the wall-plate system comprising:

  • a wall plate comprising a front, a back, a post, and at least one outlet aperture, wherein the outlet aperture extends through the wall plate in the transverse direction and the post extends rearward in the transverse direction;

    a back plate abutting the back of the wall plate and comprising an aperture extending in the transverse direction therethrough;

    electronic circuitry comprising a circuit board sandwiched between the wall plate and the back plate;

    at least one metal tab connected to the wall plate and extending rearward away from the back of the wall plate in the transverse direction;

    at least one flat ribbon of metal comprising an aperture extending in the transverse direction therethrough, the at least one flat ribbon of metal being sandwiched between the wall plate and the back plate and electrically connected to the at least one metal tab and to the electronic circuitry; and

    the wall plate wherein the post extends in the transverse direction first through the aperture in the at least one flat ribbon of metal and then through the aperture in the back plate so as to locate the back plate with respect to the wall plate with the at least one flat ribbon of metal therebetween.

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