Patent ID: 9705297
Date: 2017-07-11
CPC Classifications: H01H,H02G

Claim:
1. An electrical device system for mounting to a wall structure that includes studs and wall board attached to the studs, wherein an electrical device assembly, to which an electrical component can be attached as a part of the electrical device assembly, is configured to be mountable so that an outer most component of the electrical device assembly is substantially flush with a front surface of the wall board, comprising: at least one bracket disposed between adjacent studs of the wall structure; an electrical box connected to the at least one bracket, the electrical box defining an opening; a base plate having a flange defining an adhesive bonding surface and a ring portion defining a recess, the base plate being disposed adjacent the opening; a cover plate received in the recess; a backer plate received within the recess and disposed between the cover plate and the base plate; and at least one magnet supported by the cover plate, wherein the at least one magnet magnetically couples the cover plate to the backer plate wherein the brackets, base plate, and cover plate are sized and shaped such that in an assembled condition, in which the wall board is attached to the studs, outer most portions of the base plate and cover plate, respectively, are substantially flush with the front surface of the wall board and the cover plate covers at least a portion of the electrical component.