Patent ID: 7399920
Filing Date: 2008-07-15
Classification: H02G

Abstract:
1. A wall plate for mounting about a wall opening of a wall in a hollow wall structure for passing of communications cable from inside the hollow wall structure through the wall opening to outside the hollow wall structure and for mounting a high voltage plug at the opening of the wall, the wall plate comprising: a support plate having an inner surface for mounting against the wall and about the wall opening, and an opposed outer surface, a support plate opening formed in the support plate for alignment with the wall opening, a cable support extension mounted to the inner surface of the support plate for extending from the support plate opening and through the wall opening and into the wall structure, the cable support extension forming a U-shape that extends from the inner surface of the support plate about and partially surrounds the support plate opening and defines a cable passage with respect to the support plate, a plug receptacle including plug openings facing the support plate and spaced from the inner surface of the support plate to receive an electrical plug between the support plate and the plug receptacle, such that the cable support extension extends through and beyond the wall opening and into the hollow wall structure so that an electrical cable can extend from within the hollow wall structure through the cable support extension and through the support plate opening, and the cable support extension forms an interior sight barrier from outside the wall structure through the wall opening, and the plug receptacle is positioned to receive an electrical plug through the support plate at a position inwardly from the outer surface of the support plate.