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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 19, 2008
Filed:
Feb. 09, 2007
Applicant:
Phong Le, Lewisville, TX (US);
Inventor:
Phong Le, Lewisville, TX (US);
Assignee:
AMX LLC, Richardson, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02G 3/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An apparatus for mounting a device in a wall box is provided that includes a base plate formed by a substantially flat front portion and a plurality of side portions extending to the rear to define a substantially open rear portion, and at least one magnet. The front portion is connected to a device. The base plate is configured to be substantially inserted into a magnetically engageable wall box arranged on a wall. Each magnet is connected to one of the plurality of side portions. At least one magnet is operably configured to magnetically engage an interior wall of the magnetically engageable wall box.