Patent ID: 6317995
Filing Date: 2001-11-20
Classification: E04F,H02G,Y10S

Abstract:
A method of wallpapering a wall having at least one electrical junction box disposed therein, the junction box having an outer periphery which is covered entirely by a cover plate during normal use and at least one outwardly protruding electrical component, the method comprising the following steps:removing the cover plate from the junction box;providing a combination shield and template comprising a rectangular plate having an outer periphery disposed in matching registry with or inside of the outer periphery of the junction box, the plate further comprising a rear side that faces the junction box and an outwardly facing front side and at least one aperture for accommodating the electrical component therein, the front side of the plate comprising a domed cover disposed over the aperture to shield the electrical component accommodated therein from wallpaper glue, the outer periphery comprising an outwardly protruding stiffening edge that extends outward from the front side of the plate, the outwardly protruding stiffening edge comprising an uninterrupted vertical inside wall, a junction of the vertical inside wall and the front side of the plate defining a guiding groove that extends around the plate and inside of the outwardly protruding stiffening edge for guiding a wallpaper cutting blade,attaching the combination shield and template to the junction box with the electrical component accommodated in the aperture and disposed underneath the domed cover,applying glue to a rear side of a piece of wallpaper,attaching the wallpaper to the wall and over the junction box and combination shield and template,cutting the wallpaper by engaging the guiding groove of the plate with the cutting blade with the wallpaper disposed therebetween and drawing the blade around a circumference of the groove.