Patent ID: 9287690
Filing Date: 2016-03-15
CPC Classification: E05B,F21V,H01H,H02G,Y02B,Y04S

Claim Text:
1. A glass faceplate assembly for a wall box control device, said glass faceplate assembly comprising: a flat glass plate having at least one opening therein for receiving at least one control button and a plastic carrier plate attached to said flat glass plate for supporting said flat glass plate and having at least one opening therein aligned with the at least one opening in the flat glass plate; an adapter plate, said carrier plate being removably attached to said adapter plate, the adapter plate configured to be fastened to a base of the wall box control device; and a tethering connector connecting said carrier plate and said adapter plate, whereby said carrier plate is safely secured to said adapter plate by said tethering connector when said carrier plate is moved away from said adapter plate to expose said adapter plate; said carrier plate having a releasable fastener for allowing said carrier plate to be attached to and detached from said adapter plate; and wherein said carrier plate contains a peripheral wall around at least a portion of a periphery of said carrier plate and an edge surface around a periphery of said adapter plate which is dimensioned to nest with respect to said wall of said carrier plate when said carrier plate is mounted to said adapter plate.