Patent · US Active

Active cover plates

US9035180B2 · kind B2 · utility

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34References

17Claims

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Inventors

Jeremy C. Smith · Orem, US
Phil Dietz · St. George, US
Sean Daniel Watkins · Spanish Fork, US
Jan F. Finlinson · Lindon, US
Martin Johnson · Draper, US
Jeremy Paul Willden · Cedar Park, US

Key dates

Filing date	Oct 29, 2013
Grant date	May 19, 2015
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Oct 29, 2033

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH02G3/14
WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

In one example, an active cover plate includes a faceplate, a load and a spring clip extending rearward from the faceplate to interface with a receptacle body, wherein the spring clip includes a flexible conductive portion connected to the face plate by a first end and a non-conductive portion connected to an opposite end of the flexible conductive portion, wherein the spring clips extract electrical power from the receptacle body to energize the load.

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