Patent ID: 9698584
Date: 2017-07-04
CPC Classifications: H01R,H02G

Claim:
1. An electrical assembly comprising: an electrical wiring device having a housing with a front face, a first side wall, a second side wall, a first end wall having a first mounting strap extending therefrom and having a first side edge, a second side edge opposite said first side edge, and a longitudinal edge extending between said first side edge and said second side edge, and a second end wall having a second mounting strap extending therefrom for attaching said electrical wiring device to an electrical box; a first adapter having a body with a first side edge having a first coupling member coupled to said first side edge of said first mounting strap, a second side edge having a second coupling member coupled to said second side edge of said first mounting strap, and a first longitudinal edge extending between said first side edge and second side edge, said first adapter having a first clip extending from said first longitudinal edge of said first adapter for coupling to said first mounting strap. and a second clip spaced from said first clip and extending from said first longitudinal edge of said adapter for coupling to said first mounting, strap; two spaced apart coupling flanges extending from said longitudinal edge of said first adapter away from said longitudinal edge of said first mounting strap; a wall plate having a front face, a rear face, a dimension to cover said electrical wiring device, and a central opening with a dimension for receiving the front face of the electrical wiring device and defining a central axis of said wall plate, said wall plate further having an outer edge with a lip extending substantially perpendicular to said front face and having an inner surface facing said central axis and having a plurality of teeth for engaging said coupling flanges to couple said wall plate to said coupling flanges.