Outlet wall plate charger apparatus
View Patent ↗The present embodiments disclose an outlet wall plate charger apparatus. The outlet wall plate charger apparatus includes a wall plate having a lower portion and an upper portion. The lower portion includes a mounting aperture and an outlet aperture extending therethrough. The upper portion protrudes from the lower portion to define an upper cavity and includes a top face having at least one cord slot. A charger includes a charger body dimensioned to fit within the upper cavity and a pair of plug blades extending from the charger body. An upper face of the charger body has at least one cable port, each being configured to receive a charging cable.
1. An outlet wall plate charger apparatus, the outlet wall plate charger apparatus comprising:
a wall plate having a lower portion and an upper portion, the lower portion including a mounting aperture and an outlet aperture extending therethrough, the mounting aperture being configured to receive a fastener to engage the wall plate to a standard power outlet and the outlet aperture being configured to receive a lower receptacle of the standard power outlet, the upper portion protruding from an outer face of the lower portion and defining an upper cavity, the upper portion including a top face having at least one cord slot extending from a wall edge of the wall plate; and
a charger positioned within the upper cavity, the charger including a charger body dimensioned to fit within the upper cavity and a pair of plug blades extending from the charger body past the wall edge, the plug blades being configured to engage a pair of sockets of an upper receptacle of the standard power outlet, an upper face of the charger body having at least one cable port, each being configured to receive a charging cable.
2. The outlet wall plate charger apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the charger body is dimensioned to fit within the upper cavity adjacent a bottom face of the upper portion, the upper face being sufficiently separated from the top face of the upper portion to accommodate a molded strain relief of the charging cables.
3. The outlet wall plate charger apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the charger is selectively removable from the upper cavity.
4. The outlet wall plate charger apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the lower portion includes a reinforcement wall perpendicularly extending from an inner face thereof around a perimeter of each of the mounting aperture and the outlet aperture.
5. The outlet wall plate charger apparatus of claim 4 , wherein the mounting aperture is countersunk.
6. The outlet wall plate charger apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the at least one cord slot is a pair of cord slots and the at least one cable port is a pair of cable ports.
7. The outlet wall plate charger apparatus of claim 1 , wherein a lower left edge, a lower right edge, and a lower bottom edge of the lower portion are filleted.
8. The outlet wall plate charger apparatus of claim 7 , wherein the upper portion includes an upper left edge and an upper right edge extending between a front face and a left face and a right face, respectively, the upper left edge and the upper right edge being filleted.
9. An outlet wall plate charger apparatus, the outlet wall plate charger apparatus comprising:
a wall plate having a lower portion and an upper portion, the lower portion including a mounting aperture and an outlet aperture extending therethrough, the mounting aperture being configured to receive a fastener to engage the wall plate to a standard power outlet and the outlet aperture being configured to receive a lower receptacle of the standard power outlet, the upper portion protruding from an outer face of the lower portion and defining an upper cavity, the upper portion including a top face having a pair of cord slots extending from a wall edge of the wall plate; and
a charger positioned within the upper cavity, the charger including a charger body dimensioned to fit within the upper cavity adjacent a bottom face of the upper portion with an upper face of the charger body being sufficiently separated from the top face of the upper portion to accommodate a molded strain relief of the charging cables, the charger including a pair of plug blades extending from the charger body past the wall edge, the plug blades being configured to engage a pair of sockets of an upper receptacle of the standard power outlet, the upper face having a pair of cable ports each configured to receive a charging cable, the charger being selectively removable from the upper cavity.
10. The outlet wall plate charger apparatus of claim 9 , wherein the lower portion includes a reinforcement wall perpendicularly extending from an inner face thereof around a perimeter of each of the mounting aperture and the outlet aperture.
11. The outlet wall plate charger apparatus of claim 10 , wherein the mounting aperture is countersunk.
12. The outlet wall plate charger apparatus of claim 9 , wherein a lower left edge, a lower right edge, and a lower bottom edge of the lower portion are filleted.
13. The outlet wall plate charger apparatus of claim 12 , wherein the upper portion includes an upper left edge and an upper right edge extending between a front face and a left face and a right face, respectively, the upper left edge and the upper right edge being filleted.
14. An outlet wall plate charger apparatus, the outlet wall plate charger apparatus comprising:
a wall plate having a lower portion and an upper portion, the lower portion including a mounting aperture and an outlet aperture extending therethrough, the mounting aperture being configured to receive a fastener to engage the wall plate to a standard power outlet and the outlet aperture being configured to receive a lower receptacle of the standard power outlet, the lower portion including a filleted lower left edge, a filleted lower right edge, and a filleted lower bottom edge, the upper portion protruding from an outer face of the lower portion and defining an upper cavity, the upper portion including a top face having a pair of cord slots extending from a wall edge of the wall plate, the upper portion including an upper left edge and an upper right edge extending between a front face and a left face and a right face, respectively, the upper left edge and the upper right edge being filleted; and
a charger positioned within the upper cavity, the charger including a charger body dimensioned to fit within the upper cavity adjacent a bottom face of the upper portion with an upper face of the charger body being sufficiently separated from the top face of the upper portion to accommodate a molded strain relief of the charging cables, the charger including a pair of plug blades extending from the charger body past the wall edge, the plug blades being configured to engage a pair of sockets of an upper receptacle of the standard power outlet, the upper face having a pair of cable ports each configured to receive a charging cable, the charger being selectively removable from the upper cavity.
15. The outlet wall plate charger apparatus of claim 14 , wherein the lower portion includes a reinforcement wall perpendicularly extending from an inner face thereof around a perimeter of each of the mounting aperture and the outlet aperture.
16. The outlet wall plate charger apparatus of claim 15 , wherein the mounting aperture is countersunk.
17. The outlet wall plate charger apparatus of claim 14 , wherein the bottom face of the upper portion lies in a plane forming an obtuse angle with a plane of the outer face of the lower portion.