Note: Descriptions are shown in the official language in which they were submitted.
FUNCTIONAL INDOOR COAXIAL WALL OUTLET COVER
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
[0001] The present invention relates to coaxial connector devices
and similar
devices primarily for transmission of data such as radio frequency signals and
digital data needed
for operation of various electronic equipment such as televisions and
computers and peripheral
devices associated with them. More particularly, the invention relates to
indoor outlets for
coaxial cables, ethernet cables, universal serial bus cables, high-definition
multimedia interface
cables, and the like, and indoor outlet covers for such outlets.
2. Description of Relevant Art
[0002] Coaxial cable, or coax, is a transmission line that consists
of a tube of
electrically conducting material surrounding a central conductor held in place
by insulators and
that is used to transmit telephone, television, and internet signals. The ends
of coaxial cables
usually terminate with connectors. Coaxial cable assemblies are used
extensively to inter-
connect a wide variety of home entertainment equipment such as televisions
(TVs), digital video
recorders (DVRs), community antenna television (CATV) and satellite TV
receivers. Cable TV
and/or cable internet service in buildings, particularly in homes, offices,
and schools, are
typically provided at least in part through coaxial wall outlets. Modern homes
are typically
equipped with at least one coaxial cable wall outlet in each room. This is
because cable
companies primarily use coaxial cables to bring cable television to their
customers. Coaxial
cables can be connected from the coaxial wall outlet directly to a television,
cable box or cable
modem or router used to connect one or more users to the internet.
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[0003] Devices needing radio frequency signals, digital data, or
electrical current
through a coaxial cable (or ethernet or other LAN cable) for operation or use,
typically have
coaxial cable female connectors for connection to a male connector of a
coaxial cable ending in a
coaxial male or female plugs connector attached to a coaxial wall outlet. Once
the coaxial cable
is attached to the coaxial wall outlet, radio frequency signals or digital
data can transmit (or if
applicable, electrical current can flow (or does flow if the coaxial wall
outlet has electrical
current flowing into it) to the coaxial cable for transmission to the device
needing the signal,
data, or current.
[0004] Most typically, when a coaxial cable connector plug with a
coaxial cable
cord is connected to a coaxial wall outlet, the coaxial cable connector plug
and coaxial cable
extend several inches from the coaxial wall outlet before the coaxial cable
curves to a parallel
posture with respect to the wall. As a consequence, furniture or other items
positioned adjacent
to the wall must be positioned sufficiently away from the coaxial wall outlet
to accommodate the
coaxial cable connector plug and coaxial cable connection to the coaxial wall
outlet. Such
positioning wastes space in the room.
[0005] Moreover, typically and commonly used coaxial wall outlets
are
themselves generally unattractive and have their connector plug protrude from
the wall posing a
potential safety hazard for infants and children. That is, most coaxial wall
outlets are installed
just above the baseboard within reach of infants and children and as a result
cause or result in a
risk of injury to infants and children should they fall into or bump into such
protruding coaxial
cable connection component.
[0006] There is presently a need in the art for coaxial wall outlets
and coaxial
wall outlet covers that overcome the shortcomings presented above.
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SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
[0007] The present invention provides an indoor coaxial wall outlet
cover that
solves the problems currently associated with indoor coaxial wall outlets. The
present invention
provides an indoor coaxial wall outlet cover that is thin enough to avoid
adding bulk to the
coaxial wall outlet, thereby enabling furniture to effectively be positioned
against the wall or at
least as close as the baseboard on the wall, while also effectively
eliminating the coaxial cable
connection component that protrudes from traditional coaxial wall outlet
covers, thereby acting
as a safety device for infants and children that are at risk of injury from
falling into or bumping
into such protruding coaxial cable connection component. Further, the
invention affords a
convenient and easy way to effectively or functionally move the coaxial wall
outlet to a different
location in a room without actually having to move the wall outlet itself.
[0008] Moreover, the outlet cover is aesthetically pleasing¨it is
unobtrusive and
calls less attention to itself than does the coaxial wall outlet without the
cover of the invention.
This is because the outlet cover, at least in one embodiment, is essentially
or substantially blank,
hides the coaxial cable connector completely, and results in only one thin
coaxial cable
extending from the underlying coaxial outlet box and that extension is in a
manner where the
coaxial cable lies against the wall or along the wall or less than about one-
half inch from the
wall, at least when proximate the underlying coaxial outlet box in the wall.
In one embodiment,
the coaxial cable running along the wall can be affixed to the wall, such as
for example with a
strong adhesive tape, or with cable clips affixed to the wall with a strong
adhesive, to further
enhance the child safety aspect of the invention as well as the aesthetic neat
and tidy appearance
of the invention in use.
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[0009] The present invention effects these advantages by providing a
thin cover,
preferably smooth on the outside, that just extends fully over the surface of
an underlying coaxial
outlet box in the wall having at least one coaxial cable within or attached
thereto, without
protruding significantly therefrom and that has a coaxial cable female
connection component on
the backside that attaches or plugs into a coaxial cable male connection
component of the
underlying coaxial outlet box in the wall. Screws or other connectors,
fastened through the front
side of the cover to corresponding screw holes or other connector receivers of
the underlying
coaxial outlet box in the wall, hold the cover in place over the underlying
coaxial outlet box in
the wall. The coaxial male connection component of the cover of the invention
has a coaxial
cable attached thereto that extends downward from the coaxial male connection
component, out
of the cover, and falls generally flush with the wall to the floor, where the
coaxial cable lies
against the wall or along the wall or less than about one half inch from the
wall, at least when
proximate the underlying coaxial outlet box in the wall, and then lies along
the floor or other
desired surface, ending in one or more coaxial male connection components. The
coaxial cable
female connection component in one embodiment is a size suitable to attach to
or plug into the
coaxial cable male connection component of the underlying coaxial outlet box
in the wall so that
the connection of that coaxial cable female connection component does not add
bulk or cause the
cover to extend significantly beyond the outer surface of the underlying
coaxial outlet box in the
wall.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0010] The present invention will be better understood by referring
to the
following detailed description of preferred embodiments and the drawings
referenced therein, in
which:
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[0011] Figure 1 is a front perspective view (for illustration and
not drawn to
scale) of one embodiment of the apparatus of the invention, as shown attached
to a coaxial outlet
box in a wall as it might typically be used.
[0012] Figure 2 is an enlarged front side perspective view of the
cover of the
embodiment of the apparatus of the invention of Figure 1, just before it is
attached to a typical
coaxial outlet box in a wall (for illustration and not drawn to scale)
[0013] Figure 3 is a back perspective view of the cover of one
embodiment of the
apparatus of the invention, wherein the backplate has an opening approximately
in the center of
the backplate from which the female connection component will extend out of
the backplate for
connection with the male connection component associated with the coax outlet
box.
[0014] Figure 4 is a side view of the cover of the embodiment of
the apparatus of
the invention of Figure 3 or Figure 5.
[0015] Figure 5 is a view of the inside of the backplate of the
cover of an
alternative embodiment of the apparatus of the invention, wherein the
backplate is a "halfplate"
when compared to the backplate shown in the embodiment in Figure 3, and
showing the channel
in which the end of the coaxial cable from which the female connection
component extends will
be secured as that female connection component extends out of the backplate
for connection with
the male connection component associated with the coax outlet box.
[0016] Figure 6 is a top view of the backplate of the embodiment of
the apparatus
of Figure 3 showing the coaxial cable and the coaxial connection component
attached at the end
thereto as it extends out of the backplate.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS
[0017] Referring generally to Figures 1 and 2, the present
invention provides for
the indoor transmission of radio frequency signals, digital data, or
electrical current through a
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coaxial cable by means of an indoor, thin, blank coaxial wall outlet cover 15
in a manner that
fully conceals a coaxial cable connection component 30 of a coaxial cable 16
directly connected
to a coaxial cable connection component 33 of an underlying coaxial outlet box
11 in a wall 23.
That coaxial cable 16 runs from that coaxial cable connection component (30)
connected to said
coaxial cable connection component 33 of the underlying coaxial outlet box 11
in the wall 23,
past, through, or out of the coaxial wall outlet cover 15, preferably at the
base of the cover 15,
and ends a desired distance away with at least a coaxial cable connection
component 26 at the
coaxial cable's distal end, as shown in Figure 1.
[0018] This apparatus of the invention is particularly advantageous
as a safety
device that permits functional use of a typical indoor coaxial outlet box
while fully concealing
the underlying coaxial outlet box in a wall. The apparatus of the invention
obtains such safety
advantage while being so thin as to avoid adding any significant bulk to the
wall outlet cover,
thereby enabling a user to position furniture in front of or adjacent to the
outlet and essentially
flush with, i.e., less than about one-half inch away from, the wall on which
the outlet is located,
or at least as close to the wall as any baseboard on the wall permits, and
thereby providing
another advantage of the invention.
[0019] The present invention eliminates the traditional manner of
connecting a
visible (first) coaxial cable connection component at the end of a coaxial
cable to a visible
(second) coaxial cable connection component of a coaxial wall outlet in order
to receive
transmission of signals or data or electrical current through such coaxial
wall outlet. Interior
coaxial wall outlets are points within a building or a home where radio
frequency signals, digital
data, or electrical current can be transmitted to televisions (TVs), digital
video recorders (DVRs),
community antenna television (CATV) and satellite TV receivers. The most
common such
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outlets have a single coaxial cable female connection component protruding
from the center of
the outlet and are designed to accept a first coaxial cable male connection
component at the
proximal end of a coaxial cable. The coaxial cable has at its distal end a
second coaxial cable
male connection component designed to attach to a coaxial cable female
connection component
of various receivers such as televisions (TVs), digital video recorders
(DVRs), community
antenna television (CATV) and satellite TV receivers.
[0020] The
present invention has utility with any coaxial outlet box in a wall
having at least one coaxial cable connection component for receiving or
connecting thereto a
coaxial cable (through the coaxial cable's connection component). The term
"typical (or
standard) indoor coaxial outlet box" herein is understood to refer to such
coaxial outlet boxes as
well as similar coaxial outlet boxes that have more than one coaxial cable
connection
component. Such outlet boxes most commonly have a male connection to the coax
within the
outlet box and a female adapter connected thereto, as known to one of ordinary
skill in the art.
The present invention is designed to work with male or female connections,
with compatibility
between a connector and a coax cable obtained with adapters which are already
known and
commonly used where the coax connection is male (or female) and the connector
is also male
(or female) so that an adapter is needed for the standard or typical complete
male-female
connection (or an adapter for a female-female connection, for another
example). For ease and
more understandable presentation herein, the coax connection within the outlet
box will be
understood to be male and the connection component associated with the
proximal end of the
coax cable connection component of the present invention which extends through
the outlet
cover of the present invention for connection to the coax in the outlet box
will be understood to
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be female, although as discussed, variations between male and female
connectors could as easily
be used with the invention, as understood by one or ordinary skill in the art.
[0021]
Referring again to Figure 1, one embodiment of the apparatus 10 of the
invention is shown in place over a typical indoor coaxial outlet box 11 (not
shown in Figure 1
but shown in Figure 2) on an interior wall 33. Figure 2 shows the cover 15 of
apparatus 10 just
before attachment to the coaxial outlet box 11 by means of fastening screws 32
through the
screw holes 5 of cover 15 of the apparatus 10 to the corresponding screw holes
6 of coaxial
outlet box 11. In this embodiment, the usual wall plate that covers the
coaxial outlet box is
removed or has been removed before positioning cover 15 of apparatus 10 over
it. Conveniently,
the screw holes 6 in the outlet box 11 that accepted screws 32 to hold the
wall plate over the
outlet box 11 can instead accept screws 32 to hold cover 15 over the outlet
box 11. Figure 4,
showing the side of cover 15, indicates the thin, low profile of cover 15,
particularly comprising
frontplate component 12 mounted on backplate component 14 (shown in Figure 3)
or an
alternative backplate component 144 (shown in Figure 5) and the coaxial cable
female
connection component 30 exiting outwardly from about the center of the back of
the cover 15. In
some embodiments, the coaxial cable female connection component 30 is afforded
some
flexibility in extending out of the backplate component 14 (or 144) and can be
repositioned
upward or downward to better accommodate variations in position of the male
connection
component 33 within the outlet box 11. Such flexibility may be afforded, for
non-limiting
example, by not significantly restricting movement of the female connection
component 30 at the
position where it exits the cover 15. Backplate 144 contributes to affording
such flexibility by
not extending past roughly half of the area (or more) of the frontplate, and
thereby allowing a
large open area for maneuvering the female connection component 30.
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[0022] Figures 1 and 2 are drawn to illustrate features of the
invention and are not
drawn to scale. That is, cover 15 is drawn larger with respect to the
remainder of the apparatus
and with respect to the coaxial outlet box 11 than is actually contemplated to
in fact occur
with the embodiments of the invention as will be more fully explained below.
[0023] As used herein, the term "frontplate" with respect to the
apparatus of the
invention and particularly cover 15 means the faceplate or faceplate component
of cover 15, and
not the common faceplate or wall plate covering the outlet box. The apparatus
of the invention is
used to conceal the coaxial outlet box 11 but no change or adjustment to
coaxial outlet box 11
needs to be made, except as noted above, the common faceplate or wall plate
over the outlet box
(with a coax connector therein and protruding therefrom) is removed before
covering the outlet
box with cover 15 of the apparatus 10 of the invention. To avoid any confusion
between the
common coaxial outlet cover or faceplate or wall plate attached to a coaxial
outlet box and the
faceplate of the cover of the apparatus of the invention, the faceplate
component of the cover 15
of the apparatus 10 of the invention is called herein the "frontplate."
[0024] The frontplate component 12 and backplate component 14 (or
144) of the
invention are made of material that satisfies standards for UL safety
certification of outlet covers.
Such materials are characterized by resistance to chemicals, heat and impact,
and typical
applications include use in appliance housings and electronic and electrical
assemblies. These
materials include various plastics, including acrylonitrile butadiene styrene
or ABS and
polyvinyl chloride or PVC.
[0025] Referring to Figures 3 and 5, the maximum distance between
the backplate
component 14 (or 144) and the frontplate component 12 is approximately the
height or thickness
of the coaxial cable 16 connected to or attached to or otherwise associated
with the backplate
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component 14 (or 144), and this distance is only in the main body or central
portion of the cover
15, as the outer or perimeter edges of the components 12 and 14 are proximate
one another and
touch or essentially touch, with the perimeter edge of backplate component 14
(or 144) fitting
inside the outer edge of frontplate component 12. The frontplate component 12
is sized to align
and position over, and preferably curve slightly around or up to the perimeter
edge of, the
backplate component 14 (or 144) for a tight fit ¨ preferably tight enough to
require no adhesive
or screws to hold the components 12 and 14 (or 144) together. In some
embodiments such as
one shown in part for example in Figure 5, backplate 144 may fit or snap in
place against a
portion of the backside of frontplate component 12, leaving the remaining
portion of the
backside of frontplate component 12 open and laying directly over a
corresponding portion of the
outlet box 11.
[0026] An integral aspect of the apparatus 10 of the invention is
that the coaxial
cable female connection component 30 at the end of coaxial cable 16 passes
through, or out of,
the back of cover 15. In this aspect, cover 15 lacks any coaxial cable
connection component that
commonly protrudes from a typical coaxial wall outlet. The depth of cover 15,
measured by the
distance between the wall 23, when cover 15 is attached through screws 32 to
the underlying
coaxial outlet box 11, is less than the depth of a typical (prior art) coaxial
outlet box 11 having a
coaxial cable connection component 33 and connector extending therefrom and
protruding
through a wall plate and a typical coaxial cable and connector connected
thereto extending
several inches outward therefrom. Cover 15 of the invention can have less
depth than the depth
of baseboard molding 21 at the base of the wall 23.
[0027] In other words, a typical coaxial cable connection component
and coaxial
cable connected to such connection component (as typical in the prior art
without the present
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invention) extend several inches from the coaxial outlet box in a wall, such
as coaxial outlet box
11. Such coaxial cable connection component and coaxial cable typically
protrude or extend
outwardly from the coaxial wall outlet a distance of more than an inch and
most often protrude
as much as about two inches to even four inches. In contrast, the cover 15 of
the apparatus 10 of
the present invention, when attached to coaxial outlet box 11, extends outward
from the outlet
box no more than the thickness of the cover 15. Cover 15 is as thin as the
thickness of the
combination of the frontplate component 12 mounted on the backplate component
14 (or 144)
and coaxial cable 16 in between the components 12 and 14 (or 144). This
combined thickness,
or thinness, is less than about one half inch and also is less than the
thickness of a typical
baseboard at the base of a wall in preferred embodiments.
[0028] An integral aspect of this embodiment of the invention is
connection of the
coaxial female connection component 30 to a coaxial male connection component
33 of coaxial
outlet box 11 as shown in Figure 2 of the underlying interior coaxial outlet
box 11. The opposite
or distal end of the coaxial cable 16 has or comprises one or more coaxial
male connection
components 26 (as shown in Figure 1) for connecting with one or more third-
party coaxial plugs
(not shown) for radio frequency signal or digital data or electrical current
transmission. Such
third-party electrical plugs are not part of the invention, but rather are
associated with various
household and personal devices such as televisions, computers and peripheral
devices that
require such signal or data or electrical current for operation.
[0029] Thus the distal end of coaxial cable 16 can be any shape and
have a
composition of metal and insulation that is useful for containing or providing
signal or data or
electrical current to coaxial cable receivers or devices, such as, for
nonlimiting example, a
coaxial cable male connection component 26 as shown in Figure 1.
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[0030]
Coaxial outlet box 11 can contain or have attached thereto multiple
coaxial cable connection components or other types of cords or cables with
associated
connection components, such as a high-definition multimedia interface (HDMI)
cable and
associated connection component, a universal serial bus (USB) cable and
associated connection
component, and/or an ethernet cable and associated connection component. In
one embodiment,
the apparatus of the present invention contains one coaxial cable 16 having a
coaxial cable
connection component attached at the proximal end thereto, as shown in Figure
2. In another
embodiment, the apparatus of the present invention contains more cables or
cords than coaxial
cable 16, with each such cable or cord having a coaxial cable connection
component attached at
the proximal end of each such cable or cord, and each such cable or cord
extending downward
from its connection component out of cover 15, either combined together as two
cables within a
larger cable or cord or as two separate cables positioned together or adjacent
one another. In still
another embodiment, the apparatus of the present invention contains at least
one coaxial cable 16
having a coaxial cable connection component attached at the proximal end of
the cable or cord
and one or more high-definition multimedia interface (HDMI) cable(s) and
associated
connection component(s) at the proximal end of each such HDMI cable, where all
of the cables
extend downward together from their connection components out of the cover 15.
In still
another embodiment, the apparatus of the present invention contains at least
one coaxial cable 16
having a coaxial cable connection component attached at the proximal end of
the cable, and one
or more universal serial bus (USB) cables having associated connection
components at the
proximal end of each of those cables, where each such cable extends downward
from such
connection component out of cover 15. In another alternative embodiment, the
apparatus of the
present invention contains at least one coaxial cable 16 having a coaxial
cable connection
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component attached at its proximal end, and one or more ethernet cables with
each having an
associated connection component at its proximal end, and each such cable
extending downward
from its particular or respective connection component out of cover 15. In
still another
alternative embodiment, the apparatus of the present invention contains at
least one coaxial cable
16 having a coaxial cable connection component attached at the proximal end of
that cable and a
combination of: one or more high-definition multimedia interface (I-IDMI)
cables, each having
an associated connection component at the proximal end of the IADMI cable; one
or more
universal serial bus (USB) cables, each having an associated connection
component at the
proximal end of the USB cable; and/or one or more ethernet cables, each having
an associated
connection component at the proximal end of the ethernet cable, where all of
these cables extend
downward from their respective connection components out of cover 15.
[0031] As stated herein, the "downward" direction of the cables
from cover 15 is
meant to distinguish or differentiate from a direction that protrudes
outwardly from the cover at
an approximate ninety degree angle with respect to the wall, and thus the
"downward" direction
herein may be understood to alternatively be upward, or even sideways,
depending on the
positioning of the cover and desired direction of the cables, with the
direction being generally
understood to be approximately adjacent to the wall or extending linearly from
cover 15 as
shown in the Figures 1 - 4, and generally parallel to the wall, as opposed to
a ninety degree
direction outwardly from cover 15 and from the wall.
[0032] As indicated above, through use of coaxial cable 16 and
associated coaxial
cable connection component 30, as shown in Figure 2, the apparatus of the
present invention
advantageously eliminates the need to attach a coaxial cable through its
associated connection
component to a coaxial cable connection component or connector protruding or
extending from
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the exterior of a wall plate and connected to a coaxial connection component
such as component
33 in the exterior of a coaxial wall outlet 11. Rather, the attachment of
coaxial cable connection
component 30 to coaxial male connection component 33 of coaxial outlet box 11
is made within
coaxial outlet box 11 which is concealed by cover 15 of the apparatus 10 of
the invention,
particularly when cover 15 is attached to coaxial outlet box 11 by means of
screws 32 extending
through screw holes 5 of cover 15 to corresponding screw holes 6 of coaxial
outlet box 11.
Further, in this aspect, the present invention has an aesthetic benefit, with
embodiments whereby
the coaxial cable connection component (for connecting cables and connection
components
connecting third party devices) is at the distal end of the coaxial cable 16
(as shown in Figure 1),
over conventional attachment of a coaxial cable connection component (leading
to connection
with a third party device) directly to the front cover or face of a coaxial
wall outlet. Thus, the
present invention enables one to effectively "move" the coaxial outlet box to
a more preferred
location for use without actually having to physically move the coaxial outlet
box
[0033] The apparatus of the invention also advantageously can be
used with any
standard, conventional, or typical indoor coaxial outlet box in a wall,
without having to make any
adjustments or physical changes in the coaxial outlet box in a wall, other
than to remove the
existing wall plate or typical faceplate over such outlet box.
[0034] Coaxial outlet box 11, as indicated in Figure 2, is a
standard, conventional,
or typical indoor coaxial outlet box commonly containing within its interior a
single coaxial
cable and associated male connection component. Thus, coaxial female plug
connector 30 of the
apparatus of the invention 10 attaches to such a standard indoor coaxial
outlet box 11 having
within its interior a single coaxial cable and associated male connection
component by
attachment to such male connection component and optionally or preferably by
fastening screws
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32 extending through screw holes 5 of cover 15 of apparatus10 to corresponding
screw holes 6 of
an underlying coaxial outlet box 11.
[0035] The apparatus of the present invention can also be readily
adapted for
standard, conventional, or typical coaxial outlet boxes having multiple
coaxial cable connection
components of a coaxial outlet box of a wall, such as for non-limiting
example, double or triple
coaxial cable connection components of a coaxial outlet box of a wall. Such
outlets tend to
simply be double, triple, quadruple, or other multiple versions of a single
coaxial cable
connection component of a coaxial outlet box of a wall. Thus the apparatus of
the invention
would be expanded to accommodate two, three or four or other multiple coaxial
cable connection
components of a coaxial outlet box of a wall.
[0036] In such alternative embodiments of the invention not shown,
for use with
coaxial outlet boxes containing or having attached thereto multiple coaxial
cable connection
components, the backplate component of the cover of the apparatus of the
invention is sized to
align and attach to such multiple coaxial cable connection components of a
coaxial outlet box of
a wall. The frontplate component is sized to attach to and position over and
curve slightly around
the perimeter edge of the backplate component for a tight fit as described
above that preferably
requires no adhesive or screws to stay in place. To add to the aesthetics of
the cover 15 of the
invention, in one embodiment at least the front or exterior of the frontplate
is painted or is
covered in wallpaper.
[0037] The present invention has been illustrated with coaxial cable
connection
components and coaxial outlet boxes having shapes that are commonly used in
the United States
of America. However, it is known that different shaped coaxial cable
connection components
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and coaxial outlet boxes are used in different countries and the present
invention may readily be
adapted for those different shapes.
[0038]
While preferred embodiments of the present disclosure have been
described, it should be understood that other various changes, adaptations and
modifications can
be made therein without departing from the spirit of the invention(s) and the
scope of the
appended claims. The scope of the present disclosure should, therefore, be
determined not with
reference to the above description, but instead should be determined with
reference to the
appended claims along with their full scope of equivalents. Furthermore, it
should be understood
that the appended claims do not necessarily comprise the broadest scope of the
invention(s)
which the applicant is entitled to claim, or the only manner(s) in which the
invention(s) may be
claimed.
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