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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 14, 2008
Filed:
Feb. 07, 2006
Anthony Tufano, North Massapequa, NY (US);
Dennis A. Oddsen, Eatons Neck, NY (US);
Leslie Lindenstraus, New York, NY (US);
Steve Zacharevitz, Northport, NY (US);
Paul Endres, Plainview, NY (US);
Anthony Tufano, North Massapequa, NY (US);
Dennis A. Oddsen, Eatons Neck, NY (US);
Leslie Lindenstraus, New York, NY (US);
Steve Zacharevitz, Northport, NY (US);
Paul Endres, Plainview, NY (US);
Leviton Manufacturing Co., Inc., Little Neck, NY (US);
Abstract
The instant invention discloses a receptacle having a shape along the width of its face that is flat in one plane and along its length that has a constant radius. The shape of the face of the receptacle allows for the proper seating of an inserted plug. The shape of a wall plate around the receptacle along a section which runs along its vertical axis defines a surface of positive first differential and zero second differential, comprised of a combination of splines drawn between points of varying distance from a datum plane. The surface has zero second differential when the rate of height increase of individual splines is constant. When ganged with a switch, the front surface of the switch follows the shape of the cover plate.