Wall plate with a multiple flexible member covered opening
View Patent ↗The present disclosure is a wall plate with a multiple flexible member covered opening. A wall plate with a multiple flexible member covered opening may allow for multiple types of wires to run through the same wall box and wall plate. Wall plate may be designed to directly attach to a standard single gang wall box for an easy installation. Wall plate may include multiple flexible members that may allow cables to enter and exit through the flexible members while covering an opening defined by a frame of the wall plate to provide a finished appearance.
1. A wall plate, comprising;
a frame, said frame including at least two apertures suitable for coupling with a gang wall box, said frame including a rigid material, said frame including: a first opening and a second opening defined by a top side, a bottom side and a mid-level frame portion, the mid level portion including a first side and a second side; and
a first collection of flexible members, a second collection of flexible members, a third collection of flexible members and a fourth collection of flexible members;
the first collection of flexible members, the second collection of flexible members, the third collection of flexible members and the fourth collection of flexible members including a first layer of said flexible members and a second layer of said flexible members, each flexible member of the first collection of flexible members, the second collection of flexible members, the third collection of flexible members and the fourth collection of flexible members including a first end and a second end;
said first layer of said flexible members of said first collection of said flexible members being oriented in a vertical direction and said second layer of said flexible members of said first collection of said flexible members being oriented in a horizontal direction, said first end of each flexible member of said first layer of said first collection of flexible members being coupled to said top side of said frame;
said first layer of said flexible members of said second collection of said flexible members being oriented in said vertical direction and said second layer of said flexible members of said second collection of said flexible members being oriented in said horizontal direction, said first end of each flexible member of said first layer of said second collection of said flexible members being coupled to said first side of the mid-level frame portion of said frame;
said first layer of said flexible members of said third collection of said flexible members being oriented in said vertical direction and said second layer of said flexible members of said third collection of said flexible members being oriented in said horizontal direction, said first end of each flexible member of said first layer of said third collection of said flexible members being coupled to said second side of the mid-level frame portion of said frame; and
said first layer of said flexible members of said fourth collection of said flexible members being oriented in said vertical direction and said second layer of said flexible members of said fourth collection of said flexible members being oriented in said horizontal direction, said first end of each flexible member of said first layer of said fourth collection of said flexible members being coupled to said bottom side of said frame.