ILLUMINABLE WALL SOCKET PLATES
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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 face plate comprising a front, a back, and at least one outlet aperture, wherein the outlet aperture extends through the face plate in the transverse direction;
a back plate abutting the back of the face plate;
electronic circuitry comprising a light;
at least one metal tab connected to the face plate and extending rearward away from the back of the face plate in the transverse direction; and
at least one flat ribbon of metal sandwiched between the face plate and the back plate and extending to electrically connect the at least one metal tab to the electronic circuitry.
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Abstract
The invention relates generally to an illuminable wall socket plate for replacing existing wall socket plates in one simple installation step. The illuminable wall socket plate obtains electric current from a socket to power a light by connecting metal tabs on the back side of the illuminable wall socket plate to socket terminals, and transferring electric current from the socket terminals to a light in the wall socket plate through conductive material, in accordance with the invention described herein.
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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:
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a face plate comprising a front, a back, and at least one outlet aperture, wherein the outlet aperture extends through the face plate in the transverse direction; a back plate abutting the back of the face plate; electronic circuitry comprising a light; at least one metal tab connected to the face plate and extending rearward away from the back of the face plate in the transverse direction; and at least one flat ribbon of metal sandwiched between the face plate and the back plate and extending to electrically connect the at least one metal tab to the electronic circuitry. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A wall-plate system extending in longitudinal, lateral, and transverse directions that are orthogonal to one another, the wall-plate system comprising:
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a face plate comprising a front, a back, and at least one outlet aperture extending therethrough in the transverse direction; the face plate further comprising an edge and a light aperture, wherein the edge extends in the lateral direction to form one extreme of the wall-plate system and the at least one light aperture extends in the longitudinal direction through the edge; electronic circuitry comprising a light source positioned proximate the light aperture; at least one metal tab connected to the face plate and extending rearward away from the back of the face plate in the transverse direction; and at least one flat ribbon of metal extending to electrically connect the at least one metal tab to the electronic circuitry. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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