US Patent 7960651 Wiring device and cover plate snap-on assembly

Patent 7960651 was granted and assigned to Leviton (company) on June, 2011 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

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US Patent D1027878 Switch

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The present invention relates to an installation of a wiring device configured to receive a cover plate which snaps on to a wiring device such as a switch or receptacle. With this invention, openings for threaded fasteners in the face of the cover plate are eliminated. In an embodiment, the cover plate has an opening sized to accommodate a wiring device and supports, on opposing side walls of the opening, at least one protrusion. The protrusions on the cover plate are located to detachably engage corresponding protrusions on the wiring device as the cover plate is pressed onto the wiring device.

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Clifford G. Martin0

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Michael D. Williams0

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