Wall socket plates and signal boosters and systems and methods thereof

• US 9,755,374 B2
• Filed: 09/30/2016
• Issued: 09/05/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 09/07/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Snaprays, LLC
• Original Assignee: Snaprays, LLC
• Inventors: St. Laurent, Daniel, Diotte, Daniel, Olszta, William
• Primary Examiner(s): COX, CASSANDRA F
• Application Number:
  US15/281,191
• Publication Number:
  US 20170018890A1
• Time in Patent Office: 340 Days
• Field of Search: None
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 23/0442 activated by means of a sensor, e.g. motion or photodetectors
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 33/00 Structural combinations of lighting devices with other articles, not otherwise provided for
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 33/006 General building constructions or finishing work for buildings, e.g. roofs, gutters, stairs or floors; Garden equipment; Sunshades or parasols
• CPC Class Codes: F21Y 2115/10 Light-emitting diodes [LED]
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 13/447 Shutter or cover plate
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 13/717 with built-in light source
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 13/7175 Light emitting diodes (LEDs)
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 13/748 using one or more screws H01R13/746 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 2103/00 Two poles
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 24/76 with sockets, clips or analogous contacts and secured to apparatus or structure, e.g. to a wall
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 24/78 with additional earth or shield contacts
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 25/006 the coupling part being secured to apparatus or structure, e.g. duplex wall receptacle

Abstract

The invention relates generally to a wall socket plate for replacing existing wall sockets in one simple installation step. The wall socket plate obtains electric current from socket terminal screws to power a signal booster fluidly coupled to a wall socket plate. The signal booster is powered by transferring electric current from the socket terminal screws through conductive material to the signal booster, in accordance with the invention described herein.

Claims

1. An improved wall socket plate comprising:

a plate formed to surround one or more receptacles on a wall socket;

one or more tabs connected to said plate, wherein said one or more tabs are designed to touch one or more socket terminal screws when said plate is screwed into a wall socket, wherein said one or more tabs conduct electric current from said one or more socket terminal screws;

a signal booster, wherein the signal booster is connected to said one or more tabs by a conductive material and wherein the signal booster is automatically powered when said plate is screwed into a wall socket; and

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a circuit board in said plate.

2. The improved wall socket plate in accordance with claim 1 wherein said one or more tabs are metal tabs.

3. The improved wall socket plate in accordance with claim 1 further including a light in said plate, wherein said light is connected to said one or more tabs by a conductive material and wherein said light is automatically turned on when said plate is screwed into a wall socket.

4. A method for powering a signal booster fluidly coupled to a wall socket plate, comprising:

providing metal tabs on a socket plate for connecting to one or more socket terminal screws;

connecting said metal tabs to said socket terminal screws;

obtaining electric current from said one or more socket terminal screws through said metal tabs; and

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powering a signal booster with said electric current.

5. The method in accordance with claim 4 further comprising the step of providing a conductive material, wherein said conductive material transfers electric current from said terminal screws to said signal booster.

6. An improved wall socket plate comprising:

a plate formed to surround one or more receptacles on a wall socket;

one or more tabs connected to said plate, wherein said one or more tabs are designed to touch one or more socket terminal screws when said plate is screwed into a wall socket, wherein said one or more tabs conduct electric current from said one or more socket terminal screws;

a signal booster fluidly coupled to said plate, wherein said signal booster is connected to said one or more tabs by conductive material and wherein said signal booster is automatically turned on when said plate is screwed into a wall socket;

a capacitor, wherein said capacitor is connected to said conductive material; and

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a resistor, wherein said capacitor and said resistor reduces electric current from said conductive material from high power to low power to power said signal booster.

7. A method for improving a wall socket plate with a self-powered signal booster comprising:

providing metal tabs on a socket plate for connecting to one or more socket terminals screws;

connecting said metal tabs to said socket terminals screws;

obtaining electric current from said one or more socket terminals screws through said metal tabs; and

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providing conductive material to transfer said electric current to a fluidly connected signal booster, wherein said signal booster is automatically powered when said plate is screwed into the wall socket.

8. The method in accordance with claim 7 including the step of powering said signal booster on said wall socket plate with said electric current through said conductive material.