Patent ID: 8393747

Claim:
An illumination system for an electrical box mountable electrical device having a housing including a front face and at least one side edge portion extending from said front face, said system comprising: at least one light source disposed at least partially within an electrical device and adapted for generating output light at said at least one side edge portion of said electrical device; and, a faceplate adapted to overlay said electrical device, said faceplate comprising: an outer plate which is at least partially translucent or is transparent; and, a lightpipe membrane fastened to or integrated within the outer plate, said lightpipe membrane having at least one lightpipe membrane inner edge surface portion; wherein, when said faceplate overlies said electrical device, said at least one said lightpipe membrane inner edge surface portion is aligned with at least one side edge portion of said device, wherein generated output light at a side edge portion of said electrical device is received by said lightpipe membrane via a respective said at least one inner edge surface portion, said lightpipe membrane diffusing said received light for illuminating an exposed surface of said translucent or transparent outer plate, where electrical power is not transmitted to or through the faceplate.