Faceplate assembly and label cover
View Patent ↗A faceplate assembly includes a faceplate body and a label cover. The faceplate body has a front surface and an opposite back side. The front surface includes a panel area and a label area recessed from the front surface. The panel area includes a port extending through the front surface. The label area includes a hinge element. The label cover is coupled to the faceplate body and is disposed in the label area. The label cover includes a hinge protrusion and a retention tab. The hinge protrusion is rotatably coupled to the hinge element to permit the label cover to rotate toward and away from the front surface. The retention tab engages the faceplate body along a perimeter of the label area to secure the label cover in a closed position against the faceplate body.
1. A faceplate assembly comprising:
a faceplate body having a front surface and an opposite back side, the front surface including a panel area and a label area recessed from the front surface, the panel area including a port extending through the front surface, the label area elongated between opposing first and second ends, the label area configured to receive a label on the front surface of the faceplate body, the faceplate body including a hinge element having a hinge tab and an opening disposed at the back side of the faceplate body, the hinge tab linearly protruding from the front surface of the faceplate body in a rearward direction away from the front surface and toward the back side of the faceplate body, the opening defined by a space between the hinge tab and an exposed portion of the faceplate body at the first end of the faceplate body; and
a label cover coupled to the faceplate body and disposed in the label area, the label cover elongated between opposing ends of the label cover, the label cover including a hinge protrusion and a retention tab, the hinge protrusion received in the opening of the hinge element between the hinge tab and the exposed portion of the faceplate body at the first end of the faceplate body, the hinge protrusion rotatably coupled to the hinge element to permit the label cover to rotate toward and away from the front surface, wherein the retention tab engages the faceplate body along a perimeter of the label area to secure the label cover in a closed position against the faceplate body.
2. The faceplate assembly of claim 1 , wherein the label cover is rotatably retained to the faceplate body when the label cover is rotated to an open position.
3. The faceplate assembly of claim 1 , wherein the retention tab of the label cover engages the faceplate body at one or more of the opposing first or second ends of the label area.
4. The faceplate assembly of claim 1 , wherein the faceplate body includes a retention ledge extending along at least one of the opposing first or second ends of the label area, further wherein the retention tab engages the retention ledge to secure the label cover in the closed position.
5. The faceplate assembly of claim 4 , wherein the retention ledge extends from the front surface toward the back side of the faceplate body.
6. The faceplate assembly of claim 4 , wherein the retention ledge is thinner than a thickness dimension of the faceplate body along the at least one of the opposing first or second ends of the label area.
7. The faceplate assembly of claim 4 , wherein the retention ledge is disposed between the front surface of the faceplate body and the retention tab when the label cover is in the closed position.
8. The faceplate assembly of claim 1 , wherein the label cover includes a recessed area at an interface between the label cover and the faceplate body, the recessed area configured to receive a tool to disengage the label cover from the faceplate body and to rotate the label cover away from the front surface of the faceplate body.
9. The faceplate assembly of claim 1 , wherein engagement between the label cover and the faceplate body provides at least one of an audible notification or a tactile notification when the label cover is at least one of rotated to the closed position and rotated away from the closed position.
10. The faceplate assembly of claim 1 , wherein the label cover includes a rounded lower edge disposed proximate to a rotation axis of the label cover.
11. The faceplate assembly of claim 1 , wherein a front surface of the label cover is flush with the front surface of the faceplate body when the label cover is in the closed position.
12. The faceplate assembly of claim 1 , wherein the faceplate body extends between opposite edges and the front surface of the faceplate body has a curved shape from the panel area to at least one of the edges.
13. The faceplate assembly of claim 12 , wherein the label cover has a rounded shape that follows the curved shape of the front surface of the faceplate body from the panel area to the at least one of the edges.
14. The faceplate assembly of claim 1 , wherein the faceplate body includes a recess that laterally extends into the faceplate body from the label area, further wherein the opening of the faceplate body is formed by separation between the hinge tab and the faceplate body below the recess along the back side of the faceplate body.
15. The faceplate assembly of claim 1 , wherein the hinge protrusion and the retention tab prevent the label cover from being separated from the faceplate body in a direction oriented from the back side of the faceplate body toward the front surface of the faceplate body.
16. The faceplate assembly of claim 1 , wherein the opening of the hinge element of the faceplate body is accessible through the back side of the faceplate body such that the opening receives the hinge protrusion of the label cover through the back side of the faceplate body.
17. A faceplate assembly comprising:
a faceplate body having a front surface and an opposite back side, the front surface including a panel area and a label area recessed from the front surface, the panel area including a port extending through the front surface, the label area elongated between opposing first and second ends, the label area configured to receive a label on the front surface of the faceplate body and including a hinge tab that linearly protrudes from the front surface of the faceplate body in a rearward direction away from the front surface and toward the back side of the faceplate body, the hinge tab defining an opening that extends between the hinge tab and an exposed portion of the faceplate body at the first end of the faceplate body;
a label cover rotatably coupled to the faceplate body in the label area to permit the label cover to rotate away from the front surface while retained to the faceplate body, the label cover elongated between opposing ends, the label cover including a retention tab and a hinge protrusion, the retention tab engaging the faceplate body to secure the label cover in a closed position and a recessed area at an interface between the label cover and the faceplate body, the recessed area shaped to receive a tool to disengage the label cover from the faceplate body and to rotate the label cover away from the front surface of the faceplate body, wherein the hinge protrusion of the label cover is seated in the opening defined by the hinge tab of the faceplate body between the hinge tab and the exposed portion of the faceplate body at the first end of the faceplate body to secure the label cover to the faceplate body.
18. The faceplate assembly of claim 17 , wherein the retention tab of the label cover engages the faceplate body at one or more of the opposing first or second ends of the label area.
19. The faceplate assembly of claim 17 , wherein the faceplate body includes a retention ledge extending along at least one of the opposing first or second ends of the label area, further wherein the retention tab engages the retention ledge to secure the label cover in the closed position.
20. The faceplate assembly of claim 19 , wherein the retention ledge extends from the front surface toward the back side of the faceplate body.
21. The faceplate assembly of claim 19 , wherein the retention ledge is thinner than a thickness dimension of the faceplate body along the at least one of the opposing first or second ends of the label area.
22. The faceplate assembly of claim 17 , wherein engagement between the label cover and the faceplate body provides at least one of an audible notification or a tactile notification when the label cover is at least one of rotated to the closed position and rotated away from the closed position.
23. The faceplate assembly of claim 17 , wherein the faceplate body includes a recess laterally extending behind the front surface of the faceplate body and into the faceplate body from the label area, further wherein the opening is defined by separation between the hinge tab and the faceplate body below the recess along the back side of the faceplate body.
24. The faceplate assembly of claim 17 , wherein the opening is defined by separation between the hinge tab and the faceplate body below a recess along the back side of the faceplate body, the opening being accessible through the back side of the faceplate body such that the opening receives the hinge protrusion of the label cover through the back side of the faceplate body.