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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 11, 2000
Filed:
Feb. 17, 1998
Jack Arbuthnott Soules, Shaker Heights, OH (US);
Technical Systems Corp., Cleveland, OH (US);
Abstract
An active cover plate is provided for a standard electrical device such as a switch or receptacle which has a body unit-molded from a synthetic resin. The active cover plate is so termed because an active load is embedded within it. The exterior of the body is provided with at least a pair of terminals for connection to a building's current supply. A pair of opposed spring-strips embedded in the plate are positioned so as to protrude rearward from the plate and contact terminals on the device. The spring-strips are connected to terminals of the active load. Contact of the spring-strips against the terminals is good enough to provide the active load with the current it needs. The active load may be an electroluminescent panel, or a radio transmitter, or receiver, or any other device which consumes less than about 25 watts, and the components of which can be sandwiched within the plate.