Patent ID: 7741562
Filing Date: 2010-06-22
Classification: H01R,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A wall plate assembly comprising: a wall plate defining a face thereon and comprising at least one universal serial bus connector formed in said face; a wall mounting member; a circuit board comprising universal serial bus booster circuitry; an electrical interface extending from said circuit board and cooperative with said universal serial bus booster circuitry such that upon coupling of said interface to a first universal serial bus-compatible component, a signal passes through said universal serial bus booster circuitry while being transmitted between the first universal serial bus-compatible component and a second universal serial bus-compatible component that is coupled to said connector; and a housing configured to substantially contain said circuit board and mount to at least one of said mounting member, wall plate and circuit board such that said universal serial bus booster circuitry on said circuit board is integrally formed with said assembly.