Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 5
Claim 1
Independent Claim
182 words
An adapter for a standard electrical wall fixture constituted by a light switch or power outlet normally nested within a power line outlet box embedded in the wall, the adapter serving to protrude the fixture outside of the outlet box to displace the face of the fixture relative to the wall, said fixture including a pair of mounting wings on either end of the face, each wing having a slot therein for attaching the wing to the outlet box by a primary screw going through the slot, the length of the screw being sufficient to effect attachment at the displaced position, said adapter comprising spacer means restable against the wall in the area surrounding the box, said spacer means being interposed between said wings and said wall whereby when the primary screws are tightened, the fixture is secured to the box at the displaced position, said spacer means being constituted by a partible rectangular frame which surrounds the box, the wings resting against the ends of the frame, said partible frame being formed of a complementary pair of half-sections which are interconnectable.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
182 words
An adapter for a standard electrical wall fixture constituted by a light switch or power outlet normally nested within a power line outlet box embedded in the wall, the adapter serving to protrude the fixture outside of the outlet box to displace the face of the fixture relative to the wall, said fixture including a pair of mounting wings on either end of the face, each wing having a slot therein for attaching the wing to the outlet box by a primary screw going through the slot, the length of the screw being sufficient to effect attachment at the displaced position, said adapter comprising spacer means restable against the wall in the area surrounding the box, said spacer means being interposed between said wings and said wall whereby when the primary screws are tightened, the fixture is secured to the box at the displaced position, said spacer means being constituted by a partible rectangular frame which surrounds the box, the wings resting against the ends of the frame, said partible frame being formed of a complementary pair of half-sections which are interconnectable.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
188 words
An adapter for a standard electrical wall fixture constituted by a light switch or power outlet normally nested within a power line outlet box embedded in the wall, the adapter serving to protrude the fixture outside of the outlet box to displace the face of the fixture relative to the wall, said fixture including a pair of mounting wings on either end of the face, each wing having a slot therein for attaching the wing to the outlet box by a primary screw going through the slot, the length of the screw being sufficient to effect attachment at the displaced position, said adapter comprising spacer means restable against the wall in the area surrounding the box, said spacer means being interposed between said wings and said wall whereby when the primary screws are tightened, the fixture is secured to the box at the displaced position, said spacer means being constituted by a partible rectangular frame which surrounds the box, the wings resting against the ends of the frame, said partible frame being formed by a C-shaped section to which a bar-shaped section is hinged to complete the frame.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
188 words
An adapter for a standard electrical wall fixture constituted by a light switch or power outlet normally nested within a power line outlet box embedded in the wall, the adapter serving to protrude the fixture outside of the outlet box to displace the face of the fixture relative to the wall, said fixture including a pair of mounting wings on either end of the face, each wing having a slot therein for attaching the wing to the outlet box by a primary screw going through the slot, the length of the screw being sufficient to effect attachment at the displaced position, said adapter comprising spacer means restable against the wall in the area surrounding the box, said spacer means being interposed between said wings and said wall whereby when the primary screws are tightened, the fixture is secured to the box at the displaced position, said spacer means being constituted by a partible rectangular frame which surrounds the box, the wings resting against the ends of the frame, said partible frame being formed by a C-shaped section to which a bar-shaped section is hinged to complete the frame.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
24 words
An adapter as set forth in claim 1 wherein said frame has an electrical device mounted therein which is connected to said power line.