Patent ID: 8237064

Claim:
Cover plate for wall mounting at least one electrical apparatus, comprising: a base adapted to be fixed to a mounting bracket and provided with a through opening for receiving a front portion of the at least one electrical apparatus; at least one decorative portion coupled to the base and provided with a window, which cooperates with the through opening and which is adapted to receive the front portion of the at least one electrical apparatus; at least one metal portion of electrically conductive metal material and/or at least one coated surface coated with electrically conductive metal material; and at least one electrically conductive grounding element, provided for grounding the metal portion and/or the coated surface, comprising at least one fixing portion adapted to be interposed and clamped between the base and the at least one decorative portion for fixing the at least one electrically conductive grounding element, wherein the grounding element further comprises a flexible contact tab adapted to be electrically connected to an electrically conductive surface of the mounting bracket.