Patent ID: 6597275
Filing Date: 2003-07-22
Classification: F23N,H05K

Abstract:
A thermostat arrangement adapted for mounting on a wall of a controlled space, comprising:a thermostat having a front cover and a back plate adapted to be mounted on said wall, with the back plate and the cover defining a cavity within which are contained control circuitry, and contacts which are adapted to receive two or more thermostat wires that protrude through a penetration of said wall; the back plate including fastener holes adapted for receiving attaching means to mount the thermostat on said wall over said penetration, and a thermostat wire opening adapted to receive said two or more thermostat wires that protrude from said penetration in said wall; and a wall plate member adapted to be installed between said wall and the back plate of said thermostat, the wall plate member having a small wire passage aligned with said penetration and through which said thermostat wires are passed, the wall plate member, at the location of said passage, being formed of a material capable of closing over said wires and said wall plate member serving as a barrier to direct air flowing out the penetration in said wall away from the cavity of said thermostat.