Network wall plate

• US 5,356,311 A
• Filed: 03/25/1993
• Issued: 10/18/1994
• Est. Priority Date: 03/25/1993
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Danny Liu
• Original Assignee: Danny Liu
• Inventors: Liu, Danny
• Primary Examiner(s): Paumen, Gary F.
• Application Number:
  US08/037,979
• Time in Patent Office: 572 Days
• Field of Search: 439/535-538, 439/540
• US Class Current: 439/536
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 13/518 for holding or embracing several coupling parts, e.g. frames
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 13/741 using snap fastening means
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 24/62 Sliding engagements with one side only, e.g. modular jack coupling devices

Abstract

A network wall plate includes a wall plate shell, a plurality of transmission-line adapting sockets removably installed on the wall plate shell, a plurality of transmission-line connectors which can be respectively plugged into the transmission-line adapting sockets, and two screw bases capable of passing therethrough screws to fix the wall plate onto a wall surface, wherein at least one of the transmission-line connectors can be removably plugged into one of the transmission-line adapting sockets. The present wall plate is designed to be diversified, to have an increased socket density and/or to provide an improved appearance.

Claims

1. A network wall plate comprising:

a wall plate shell;

a plurality of transmission-line adapting sockets removably installed on said wall plate shell;

a plurality of transmission-line connectors which can be respectively plugged into said transmission-line adapting sockets; and

two fastener bases capable of passing therethrough fasteners to fix said wall plate onto a wall surface, characterized in that said two fastener bases can be removed to thus obtain an extra space capable of exactly fitting therein one or more of said transmission-like sockets.

2. A wall plate according to claim 1, wherein said wall plate shell is provided with a plurality of cuts enabling said adapting sockets to be easily removed from or mounted to said wall plate shell without any tool.

3. A wall plate according to claim 2 wherein said cuts are symmetrically located on two inner opposite sides of said wall plate shell.

4. A wall plate according to claim 1, further comprising plural decorating covers capable of being installed upon said wall plate shell for concealing said fastener bases and hiding a part of said wall plate shell that lacks a said transmission-line adapting socket.

5. A wall plate according to claim 1 wherein one of said transmission-line connectors attaches thereto a medium piece capable of being fitted into an empty space of one of said transmission-line adapting sockets so that said one transmission-line connector can be removably mounted on said one transmission-line socket.

6. A wall plate according to claim 1, further provided with plural screw guides lying concealed at a back of said wall plate shell so that after said two fastener bases are removed from said wall shell, said wall plate can be mounted onto said wall surface thereby.

7. A wall plate according to claim 6 wherein said screw guides are integrally formed to said wall plate shell.

8. A wall plate according to claim 6 wherein said wall plate shell has screw covers provided above said screw guides and capable of respectively concealing screws screwed through said screw guides.

9. A wall plate according to claim 8 wherein said screw covers are engageable with said wall plate shell to be flush therewith.

10. A wall plate according to claim 8 wherein said shell has two said screw covers.

11. A wall plate according to claim 10 wherein said screw guides and screw covers are optionally and symmetrically located on said wall plate shell.

12. A wall plate according to claim 10 wherein said screw guides and said screw covers are diagonally oppositely located on said wall plate shell.

13. A wall plate according to claim 1 wherein said transmission-line connectors can be telephone-line connectors.

14. A wall plate according to claim 13, further comprising a dust cover capable of being provided upon one of said telephone-line sockets and being flush with said wall plate shell.