Pass through faceplate

• US 9,543,743 B2
• Filed: 05/19/2015
• Issued: 01/10/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 05/29/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Panduit Corporation
• Original Assignee: Panduit Corporation
• Inventors: Valenti, Joshua A., Caldera, Samantha, Fransen, Robert E., Verbeek, Michael B., Neogi, Kaustav
• Primary Examiner(s): Estrada, Angel R
• Application Number:
  US14/715,781
• Publication Number:
  US 20150364906A1
• Time in Patent Office: 602 Days
• Field of Search: 174/66, 174/67, 174/480, 174/481, 174/135, 174/650, 220/3.2, 220/3.5, 220/3.8, 220/241, 220/242, D13/156, D13/177, D13/152, D13/154, D8350-353, 439/536
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H02G 3/14 Fastening of cover or lid to box

Abstract

A faceplate assembly is disclosed. The faceplate assembly includes a cover and a backing plate. The cover has at least one hood positioned at an edge of the cover. The backing plate is connected to the cover. The hood creates an opening between the cover and the backing plate to enable cables to be routed therethrough. The backing plate also has an outer edge with a split to enable the backing plate to be installed over pre-installed cables.

Claims

1. A faceplate assembly for passing cables therethrough, comprising:

a cover including at least one hood, the at least one hood positioned at an edge of the cover; and

a backing plate connected to the cover, the backing plate having an outer edge with a split for enabling the installation of the backing plate over cables after the cables have been installed, wherein the backing plate includes at least one label pocket for receiving a label and a plurality of screw holes, wherein the cover conceals the plurality of screw holes when connected to the backing plate,

wherein the at least one hood creates an opening between the cover and the backing plate for passing cables therethrough.

2. The faceplate assembly of claim 1, wherein the backing plate having at least one center opening for routing the cables therethrough.

3. The faceplate assembly of claim 1, wherein the backing plate is c-shaped.

4. The faceplate assembly of claim 1, wherein the cover includes a plurality of latches and the backing plate includes a plurality of latch slots, wherein the latch slots receive the latches to secure the cover to the backing plate.

5. The faceplate assembly of claim 1, wherein the cover includes two hoods adjacent each other.