Mounting plate for attachment of electrical controls and accessories to walls and the like
First Claim
1. A wall mounting plate adapted to allow an electrical device to be mounted thereto, comprising:
- a generally planar base,a plurality of wall engaging resilient fingers extending from one side of said base, each of said wall engaging resilient fingers including a wall engaging surface facing said base, said wall engaging surfaces being located to the exterior of said fingers;
said generally planar base interior to said fingers including an electrical wire receiving port;
a plurality of wall engaging contact areas spaced from said one side of said base exterior to said wall engaging resilient fingers and moveable against a bias towards said base, the spacing between said wall engaging contact areas and said wall engaging surfaces being variabe by movement against said bias of said contact areas towards said one side of said base;
said plurality of wall engaging fingers being positioned on said plate to cooperate as a group during securement of said plate to a wall by extending through and aligning said port with a common opening in the wall.
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Abstract
A mounting plate for attachment to a wall or the like where a hole or aperture has been cut in the wall. The mounting plate comprises a generally planar base and a plurality of resilient fingers extending from one surface of the base. The fingers include a wall engaging surface facing the base to engage the back of the wall. The base has wall engaging contact areas spaced from the base and movable against a bias towards the base whereby the spacing between the wall engaging surfaces and the wall engaging contact areas is variable by movement of the wall engaging contact areas towards the base against the bias. The mounting plate in a preferred embodiment has anti-rotation means on the wall engaging contact areas to prevent movement of the mounting plate once attached to the wall.
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18 Claims
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1. A wall mounting plate adapted to allow an electrical device to be mounted thereto, comprising:
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a generally planar base, a plurality of wall engaging resilient fingers extending from one side of said base, each of said wall engaging resilient fingers including a wall engaging surface facing said base, said wall engaging surfaces being located to the exterior of said fingers; said generally planar base interior to said fingers including an electrical wire receiving port; a plurality of wall engaging contact areas spaced from said one side of said base exterior to said wall engaging resilient fingers and moveable against a bias towards said base, the spacing between said wall engaging contact areas and said wall engaging surfaces being variabe by movement against said bias of said contact areas towards said one side of said base; said plurality of wall engaging fingers being positioned on said plate to cooperate as a group during securement of said plate to a wall by extending through and aligning said port with a common opening in the wall. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A wall mounting plate adapted to allow an electrical device to be mounted thereto, comprising:
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a generally planar base, having spaced from one side thereof a plurality of wall engaging surfaces facing said base; said base interior to said wall engaging surface including an electrical wire receiving port; a plurality of wall engaging contact areas spaced from said one side of said base exterior to said wall engaging surfaces and moveable against a bias towards said base, the spacing between said wall engaging contact areas and said wall engaging surfaces being variable by movement against said bias of said contact areas towards said one side of said base; said plurality of wall engaging surfaces being associated with said plate to cooperate as a group during securement of said plate to a wall by passing through and aligning said port with a common opening in the wall.
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15. In combination, a wall and a wall mounting plate;
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said wall constructed of material such as plaster or gypsum, board or the like, having a front surface, a rear surface and a generally circular hole therethrough; said wall mounting plate comprising a generally planar base adjacent said front surface of said all, said base having a plurality of wall engaging resilient fingers extending through said hole in said wall and engaging said rear surface of said wall; said planar base including a port interior to said fingers and generally aligned with said hole in said wall; said base exterior to said fingers including resilient wall engaging contact areas contacting said front surface of said wall. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18)
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