US 7,456,358 B2
	Opening adapter
Stanley R. Swiencicki, Whitestone, N.Y. (US); Paul Kadar, Seaford, N.Y. (US); Denise Chan-Richter, Bethpage, N.Y. (US); and Leslie Lindenstraus, New York, N.Y. (US)
Assigned to Leviton Manufacturing Co., Inc., Little Neck, N.Y. (US)
Filed on May 12, 2005, as Appl. No. 11/127,088.
Claims priority of provisional application 60/574332, filed on May 25, 2004.
Prior Publication US 2006/0005989 A1, Jan. 12, 2006
Int. Cl. H02G 3/14 (2006.01)

U.S. Cl. 174—66  [174/67; 220/241; 220/242]

14 Claims

1. An adapter having a flange portion substantially formed on a front face, an inner perimeter of said front face defining an inner edge of said adapter and an outer perimeter of said front face defining an outer edge of said adapter, said adapter further having a centrally located opening defined by said inner edge wherein the opening has dimensions that are sized to accept at least a front face of a first wiring device and the flange portion has an overall dimension defined by the inner and outer edges that is sized to fit at least within and extend through an opening of a wall plate, the flange portion having an outer lateral dimension defined by the outer edge and being not greater than an inner lateral dimension of the opening of the wall plate, said opening of said wall plate being sized to accept a front face of a second wiring device and wherein said front face of said second wiring device is larger than said front face of said first wiring device.