Size unconstrained faceplate display for use with infrastructure device
First Claim
1. A faceplate for use in conjunction with an infrastructure utility box, said faceplate comprising:
- a front surface area having a width with yields the appearance of which is at least a multiple of X times the width of a single-gang faceplate,said front surface having thereon user-visible operational elements across substantially all of said surface area; and
means for mounting said faceplate to a utility box having a gang-number at least one gang less than X.
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Abstract
The present invention is directed to a system and method which allows a display to have a dimension significantly greater than the actual dimension of the matching utility box or traditional utility box device faceplate. Thus, by making the size of the faceplate independent from the size of the matching utility box or traditional utility box faceplate, larger displays are possible which allows for larger size lettering and pictures and also allows for increased electronics within the display itself. In one embodiment, faceplate displays having double, triple or even quad-gang size can be positioned over a single-gang utility box thereby increasing the space for electronics as well as increasing the amount of (or size of) displayable material.
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1. A faceplate for use in conjunction with an infrastructure utility box, said faceplate comprising:
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a front surface area having a width with yields the appearance of which is at least a multiple of X times the width of a single-gang faceplate, said front surface having thereon user-visible operational elements across substantially all of said surface area; and means for mounting said faceplate to a utility box having a gang-number at least one gang less than X. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method of increasing the displayable area of a utility device faceplate, said method comprising:
fastening a faceplate containing a displaying area of gang-width Y to a utility box having a gang width X, where X is significantly less than Y. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A display for use in conjunction with premises utility systems, said display comprising:
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a user-visible area defined by a height yielding an appearance of a traditional faceplate used in said premises; said user-visible area farther defined by a width having an appearance of a traditional faceplate of at least (X gang-widths where X is the number of gang-widths of an existing utility box to which said display is to be at least temporarily attached. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A display for use in conjunction with a premises utility system, said display comprising:
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a user-visible area having an appearance selected by a user to conform to requirements imposed by said user; and means for allowing said display to become attached to an existing infra-structure utility box. - View Dependent Claims (22)
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