Patent ID: 9148005
Filing Date: 2015-09-29
Classification: H02G

Abstract:
1. A cover plate assembly comprising: a cover plate with a substrate adapted to be mounted upon a substrate of a subplate mounted to an electrical device to enclose the electrical device, and a rim extending from a periphery of the cover plate substrate; at least one fastener engaged with the cover plate to engage at least one detent in an outer periphery of the subplate to fasten the cover plate to the subplate, wherein the at least one fastener is a separate component than the cover plate and the subplate, and the at least one fastener is concealed beneath the cover plate; wherein the at least one fastener further comprises at least one spring clip; a subplate with a substrate adapted to be mounted to an electrical device to enclose the electrical device, and with a rim extending from a periphery of the substrate; wherein the at least one spring clip further comprises a first spring arm and an opposed second spring arm with a first bend therebetween to receive the subplate rim between the first spring arm and the second spring arm in engagement with the first bend for retention of the at least one spring clip against a wall; and wherein the at least one spring clip further comprises a third spring arm extending for engagement with the cover plate.