Patent ID: 9282654
Filing Date: 2016-03-08
CPC Classification: H02G,H05K

Claim Text:
1. A wall plate assembly for an Heating, Ventilation, and/or Air Conditioning (HVAC) controller, the wall plate assembly comprising: a front side; a back side, the back side of the wall plate assembly having one or more wall engaging regions for engaging a wall; an aperture defining region defining an aperture that extends between the front side to the back side of the wall plate assembly, wherein the aperture defining region is spaced inward toward the front side from the one or more wall engaging regions of the back side of the wall plate assembly; one or more wiring terminals accessible from the front side of the wall plate assembly for connecting one or more wires; an electrical connector situated on the front side of the wall plate assembly that is configured to electrically connect to an electrical connector of an HVAC controller when the HVAC controller is secured to the wall plate assembly; and an air flow barrier mechanically secured to the front side or back side of the wall plate assembly and over the aperture in the wall plate assembly, the air flow barrier defining an air flow barrier aperture that is smaller than the aperture of the wall plate assembly and that at least partially overlaps the aperture of the wall plate assembly.