Abstract: A light switch cover is disclosed for use with conventional "rocker" and "toggle" type switches. The cover generally includes a mounting bracket which is attached to the electrical box, along with the switch and a face plate which is attached to the mounting bracket. For "rocker" type switches, the face plate is preferably constructed from a soft material to allow the user to operate the covered "rocker" switch, but can be made of a combination of hard and soft materials. For "toggle" type switches an aperture is provided in the face plate to operate the toggle. Preferably, the outer surface of the face plate is provided with a decorated design or other indicia. The light switch can also be utilized where more than one switch is provided. For multiple "rocker" switches, a diverter bar is provided on the mounting bracket, to absorb pressure being asserted on one "rocker" switch from also transferring to an adjacent "rocker" switch and inadvertently turning "off" or "on" the adjacent "rocker" switch.

Abstract: A light switch cover is disclosed for use with a conventional "rocker" type switch. The cover generally includes a mounting bracket which is attached to the electrical box, along with the "rocker" switch and a face plate which is attached to the mounting bracket. The face plate is preferably constructed from a soft material, to allow the user to operate the covered "rocker" switch. Preferably, the outer surface of the face plate is provided with a decorated design or other indicia. The light switch can also be utilized where more than one "rocker" switch is provided. In these cases, a diverter bar is provided on the mounting bracket, to absorb pressure being asserted on one "rocker" switch from also transferring to an adjacent "rocker" switch and inadvertently turning "off" or "on" the adjacent "rocker" switch. An electroluminescent lighting sheet can also be provided between the face plate and mounting bracket to highlight and enhance the decorative features of the present invention light switch cover.

Abstract: An electrical device to be mounted on a support includes a housing having an inner part and an outer part secured to one another. The housing is mounted on the support in a position in which the outer part of the housing is accessible. A cover plate is provided for obscuring the view of at least a portion of the housing and surrounding areas of the support. The cover plate has at least one through opening in it. The cover plate is secured to the housing by a screw passing through the opening and an aperture. The screw engages the thread of a threaded bore when the device is fully assembled. The outer housing part includes webs at or within the opening for engaging the shank of the screw and temporarily holding it, and with it the cover plate, in their proper positions prior to engagement of the shank thread with the bore thread.

Abstract: The outdoor electrical outlet cover is provided with two free-ended hinge pins along one side and a box-shaped lid which is slid laterally onto the hinge pins. The base plate may be secured in place in the field and the box-shaped lid slid into place after mounting of the base plate. A latch is mounted on the lid for engagement under a detent on the base plate to secure the lid in place. When closed, the lid is completely sealed relative to the base plate about the periphery.

Abstract: A protective housing for an electrical device includes a base and a cover. The base has a mounting station for the electrical device, and the cover can be installed over the base with the electrical device received inside the cover. The cover has an open bottom which permits air to circulate inside the cover in order to dry any condensation which might form on the electrical device. The cover is made from an air and water impermeable material. Should flooding occur, air trapped within the cover prevents floodwater from rising into the cover, thereby protecting the electrical device from immersion.

Abstract: A cover plate device for covering a wall mounted wiring device having no visible fasteners when installed. An attachment plate is attached over and to a wiring device which has been mounted in and to a ganged box mounted adjacent an aperture in a wall. Latch pawls are arranged at the opposite longitudinal ends of the attachment plate. A cover plate member overlies the wiring device and ganged box and provides a series of recesses to receive the associated pawls in locking arrangement. Because of the number of recesses available at each pawl location, the cover plate can still be installed even if the wall is not flat or even. The attachment plate and cover plate member can be provided with various types and numbers of apertures, and the number of pawls and groups of recesses employed depend on the size of the attachment and cover plate members.

Abstract: The device of the invention is a seal to close off the spaces between operating devices, such as, buttons and their housing and the spaces between the housing and the cover plate placed over the operating device. The seal has a raised portion into which the operating devices extend so they can be operated from outside the seal. The passage of the seal over the operating device seals operating device/housing spaces. The perimeter of the seal is arranged to engage the housing and cover plate to seal the housing/cover plate spaces.

Abstract: A wall plate for snap-fit engagement with an identical wall plate on one or both sides to provide an assembly of side-by-side plates for use with a ganged installation of electrical wiring devices. The plate is rectangular with a rearwardly extending flange, including a pair of side walls having inner and outer surfaces, extending about its periphery. A U-shaped tab, having a medial portion including a linear-edged shoulder parallel to and spaced from the adjacent side wall, extends outwardly from the outer surface of each side wall. A rectangular opening in each side wall is positioned laterally opposite the tab on the other side wall. As two plates positioned with the rear edges or surfaces of their flanges in a common plane are moved linearly toward engagement of the outer surfaces of opposing side walls, the tab extending from each opposing side wall is received in the opening in the other side wall.

Abstract: An interchangeable wallplate assembly made up of two or more interchangeable panels which can be locked together to cover electrical devices mounted in two or more ganged gem boxes. The panels can be blank or have apertures to permit portions of the electrical devices to extend therethrough for front access. If an electrical device is changed or another is added or removed the assembly can be altered to match the new electrical device configuration. End panels each have a pawl and a loop spaced along one wall while central panels have pawls and loops spaced along both walls. Thus, end panels can be joined to themselves or to a central panel which can also be mounted to similar central panels to allow the assembly to be increased to cover any ganged gem box.

Abstract: A label which is cut and sized to fit on the interior surface of an electrical cover plate, such as a cover plate which is affixed over a light switch or an electrical outlet. The exterior dimensions of the label are formed to be approximately the same size as the flat dimension on the back of the electrical cover plate, such that the label does not extend onto any beveled side portions of the electrical cover plate. Furthermore, the label has formed therein appropriate cut-outs in order to allow the electrical switch or electrical plug to protrude therethrough, as well as holes to allow the electrical cover plate screws to pass therethrough. The label may include an adhesive coating on one side which is adapted to semi-permanently adhere to the back of the electrical cover plate. The opposite side of the label comprises a smooth, calendered surface which is adapted to be easily written upon by a pen or pencil.

Abstract: A thin decorative cover plate assembly for outlet boxes wherein the outer cover or face plate does not have screws.

Abstract: A structure to mount a front panel to a disk drive frame using a set of top L-shaped hooks that mate with L-shaped grooves, and a set of bottom fastening tabs which are either snap-fit or fastened with screws.

Abstract: A temporary protective cover for electrical outlet boxes and the like which prevents the boxes from being covered with wall material during installation, prevents paint and plaster from entering the boxes during finishing operations, and also prevents electrical shock from contact with exposed wires. The cover is molded in one piece and is constructed of polymeric material. The cover is universally dimensioned to cover the box openings of all conventionally sized boxes and includes a base member for encasing electrical elements positioned in and extending outwardly from the boxes. A plurality of retaining members frictionally secure the cover over the box openings. A plurality of projections extend from the cover to indicate the location of the box openings, to mark the periphery thereof on drywall for subsequent cutting, and to prevent wire damage during cutting. A plurality of holes are also provided in the cover for receiving fasteners to provide further securement of the cover over the openings.

Abstract: An electronics component face plate and captured screw assembly and method of forming the assembly. A face plate of sheet metal, such as one provided with indicia (providing source information or information as to indicators, connection elements or controls) is provided with a hole of a diameter sized to correspond to a portion of a screw, between a screw head and screw threading wherein the threading has a diameter greater than the hole. A tab structure is cut into the metal in a circular pattern in a region surrounding the hole. Tabs are formed by removing portions of the metal to leave a portion of the metal surrounded on each side by an area wherein the metal has been removed. The tabs are then pressed upwardly. In doing this, the original hole with the diameter as noted above, expands somewhat such that the threaded area of the screw can be inserted through the hole.

Abstract: Disclosed is a receptacle having protective flaps that can prevent inadvertent insertion of alien objects into the slots of the receptacle. The receptacle having protective flaps can be made without the use of a separating plate as in the prior art so that it is cost-effective in manufacture and easy in assembly. The receptacle having protective flaps comprises a top cover having slots and a base for mounting the top cover thereon. The base has an integrally formed rib provided with paired notches to form a supporting piece therebetween. The protective flap is composed of a female frame and a male frame in which the female frame is provided with a sliding rail on lengthwise sides and the sliding rail is inset in the paired notches on the base and supported by the supporting piece so as to support the protective flap securely on the rib. An elastic piece is coupled to the protective flap for restoring the female frame and the male frame back to a closed condition when a plug is removed.

Abstract: An arrangement for connecting a cover panel for an electrical apparatus with a body structure, particularly of a vehicle, has locking bolts. On the interior side of its bottom, the cover panel is provided with locking rails into which, for the fastening of the panel, snap-in heads of bolts connected with the body structure can be inserted in a clamping manner. For removal, the panel is arranged so than it can be slid longitudinally on the snap-in heads that are held in the rails.

Abstract: A portable remote control panel of variable size comprises a series of modular housing meanders each having a compartment adjustable in size for receiving a respective remote controller, an operating window at an operating face, and a control beam-admitting window at a leading end. The housing members are releasably linked together locating individual remote controllers arrayed in side-by-side relation with control buttons thereof exposed at the respective windows at the operating face and with the leading, beam-emitting ends aligned with the respective beam-admitting windows.

Abstract: A portable electronic apparatus includes a screw cover storing portion and a screw cover. The screw cover includes a thin portion and a thick portion. The thin portion is separated from the screw cover storing portion. The thin portion has a engaging claw for fixing the cover on the portion. When an operator pushes the thin portion, the thin portion is bent. When the thin portion is bent, the engaging claw is released from the cover. The cover is easy to remove from the screw cover storing portion.

Abstract: A sealing assembly is provided for a swimming pool skimmer. The sealing assembly includes a face plate having either one of a laterally extending, raised bead or an outwardly extending flange around the periphery thereof. A flexible cover element includes a peripheral lip for sealably engaging the raised bead or the flange of the face plate. The flexible cover element also includes a planar portion which bears against the flat surface of the face plate around the central opening therein to provide secondary or primary sealing.

Abstract: A structure of a casing for a vehicle-mounted radio communication apparatus. The casing is removably mounted on a fixture in any one of a plurality of positions such that either the surface or the back thereof rests on the fixture, as desired. This allows cables to be readily connected to associated connectors provided on the casing.

Abstract: A face plate for blind mounting a switch or other device to either a bracket or a wall including an anchor carried by the face plate operable upon rotation in one direction to pull the face plate against the edges of the hole defined in the wall or bracket, whereby to clamp such face plate to the wall or bracket, and operable upon rotation in an opposite direction to release the clamping of the face plate and permit removal of the face plate and device from the wall.

Abstract: An escutcheon assembly for covering an opening in a wall through which a sanitary fitting extends. The assembly includes an inner plate which is removably secured to the fitting on the outside surface of the wall. A cover plate is releasably coupled over the inner plate.

Abstract: A facade assembly for an electric socket consists of a support for mounting to the socket, a cover plate to provide a raised decorative area that covers the socket, and a wallplate to surround the raised area and snap onto the cover plate. The facade assembly provides an attractive "designer-style" appearance that permits easy replacement of modular elements that determine the aesthetic qualities of the assembly.

Abstract: A doorbell block (A) is disclosed which includes a cover (18) and a pair of movable sidewalls (26, 28) which are biased towards each other to grippingly engage a doorbell housing (14) so that a face plate (20) of the cover prevents actuation of the door bell button (16) and unwanted rings. Tab openings (E) allow the user to spread the sidewalls apart for installation and removal. A biasing spring (C) urges the sidewalls together to grippingly engage the doorbell housing to retain the cover in place.

Abstract: An electrical enclosure (10) having a box (12) having an open side, a trim panel (20) for covering the box open side, a support tab (22) and an aperture for receiving the support tab (22). A portion of the aperture edge may be formed by a flange edge (18). The support tab (22) supports the weight of the trim panel (20) during installation of trim panel fasteners (28) into holes (16, 24) formed in the box (12) and trim panel (20), respectively. The support tab (22) may be formed simultaneously with the trim panel fastener hole (24) in a stamping operation.

Abstract: A one piece drapery guard for attachment to an electrical wall outlet which serves to hold hanging drapes away from the outlet as a safety fire preventive measure is disclosed. The drapery guard has two major elements, the first being a holding flange adapted to be operably attached to the electrical wall outlet and the second a drapery shield extending outward of the electrical wall outlet to engage the drapes. The holding flange is secured under the electrical outlet face plate and has an evacuated "T" slot formed therein to receive mounting hardware of the electrical wall outlet to help secure the guard when pressure is brought upon it by the fastening down of the face plate. The shield portion includes an opening adapted to accommodate the electrical cords of electrical plugs utilizing the electrical wall outlet as the cords drop to the floor.

Abstract: A locking closure for a rotary control member includes a compartment portion, a base portion and an access portion. The access portion has an access opening disposed therein proximate to and adjacent to the rotary control member. A cover plate is securely mounted on the closure access portion and covers the access opening. The access portion includes an extension which interferingly engages an edge of the cover plate so as to prevent any rotational movement of the cover plate away from the access opening.

Abstract: Attachment for guard plates in weaving machines, characterized in that it essentially consists of at least three couplings (3), each formed by a cylinder-shaped element (4) which is attached to the guard plate (1), and a seating (5) which is mounted to the frame (2) of the weaving machine and which closes flexibly round the cylinder-shaped element (4), whereby at least one coupling (3) is situated at the top of the guard plate (1), whose cylinder-shaped element (4) has a vertical or almost vertical axis (6), and whereby at least two couplings (3) are situated at the bottom of the guard plate (1), whose cylinder-shaped elements (4) have horizontal or almost horizontal axes (7) in line with each other.

Abstract: An electrical outlet box having a ring portion which is fitted within the outlet box and a cover which has a downwardly depending circular portion which mates with the ring. The downwardly depending circular portion has outwardly extending tabs which fit into grooves in the inner wall of the ring. Each tab has a groove which interlocks and mates with a protrusion extending from a wall of the groove included in the ring. The interlocking provided which enables the cover to be secured to the outlet box as well as enabling the cover to be easily removable from the outlet box. Thus, an outlet box is provided which enables one to remove and replace the cover easily, and also provides for interchangeable covers.

Abstract: A wall bracket for mounting an electrical connector for data or communications in an aperture in a wall panel has a box-like body of sheet metal with a base and opposed end walls extending forwardly therefrom. Each end wall has a front mounting flange extending substantially perpendicularly from a front end thereof in an outward direction, and the base having an opening and a pair of mounting tabs extending in opposite directions in the opening from opposite ends of the opening. Each mounting tab has a length sufficient to enable the tab to be bent rearwardly through substantially 180.degree., after the bracket has been positioned in a wall panel aperture to position the front mounting flanges against a front face of the panel, to cause the tabs to engage a rear face of the panel as rear mounting flanges and enable securing devices to be passed through the front mounting flanges, the wall panel and the rear mounting flanges.

Abstract: A lens structure for a combined vehicle radio/audio tape cassette player or the like to premit display of information generated by the combined vehicle radio/audio tape cassette player is provided. The lens structure has a transparent forward panel and an opaque rearward panel heat fused thereto. The lens portion of the forward panel is not covered by the rearward panel thus providing a viewing lens. An opening is provided in the lens structure for insertion of an audio tape cassette. A spring mounted door is provided on the rearward panel. The door normally blocks the tape cassette opening.

Abstract: A two piece face plate for wall mounted devices having a rectangular escutcheon is disclosed. An adapter plate having the length and width of the wall box opening is connected to the yoke of a wall box mounted device at the screw openings in the yoke plate reserved for the connection of the wall plate. Snap receiving openings are contained in the adapter plate. A decorative wall plate, which is free of mounting screw openings, has projecting snaps which project into the snap openings in the adapter plate. An internal flange extending from the wall plate produces a shadow around the periphery of the wall plate relative to the wall in which the switch is mounted. A plural gang wall box is disclosed which receives respective devices and respective adaptor plates. A common wall plate is snapped into position relative to all adapter plates.

Abstract: A filler element or insert for installation in a decorator-type wall plate when the latter are used to cover mounting boxes containing standard electrical controls, the insert being a substantially rectangular element dimensioned to fit within the central opening in the wall plate. The insert in turn includes an aperture usually centrally disposed therein, the latter aperture being shaped and dimensioned to accommodate the extending or projecting portion of a desired electrical control. The insert also includes means disposed on its edge portion for providing a luminance mask or visual discontinuity between the front surface of the decorator plate and the front surface of the insert. Means are provided for securing the insert in the aperture in the wall plate.

Abstract: An easily decorative/redecorative switch and receptacle wallplate comprising a baseplate with retaining lip to be attached to the switch/receptacle by screws, a decor plate, decor, transparent shield and outer frame all of which are attached to the baseplate with a trim frame around the perimeter of the entire assembly with a lip on either side enclosing the baseplate lip and the edges of the decor plate, decor, transparent shield and over frame. The trim frame is easily removable for the changing of the decor.

Abstract: A self-contained device which simulates the appearance of an operating alarm system actuating component is disclosed. The device has a face plate similar to face plates for key operated or switch operated alarm systems. The face plate also has a light mounted thereon and a self-contained power source for illuminating the light. The device can be mounted to the exterior surface of a building or doorjamb and actuated, such as by a key operated switch, so that the device simulates the appearance of an operating actuating component for a real alarm system.

Abstract: A message bearing cover for attachment to electrical wall switches comprises a cavitated cover adapted to be releasably attached to an existing electrical wall switch installation and movable from a closed position enclosing the wall switch lever to an open position allowing access to the wall switch lever. The front surface of the cover is adapted to receive and visually display selective messages printed on message tabs. The message tabs are visible when the cover is in the closed position. In one embodiment, the attachment portion of the cover is captured between the wall switch cover plate and the wall surface, and in another embodiment the attachment portion serves as a cover plate which may is mounted to the underlying switch.

Abstract: There is provided an improvement in wall aperture moldings and particularly in moldings for accommodating low voltage computer cables passing through wall of offices and the like and consisting of a wall mountable rectangular molding plate with a rectangular opening, and a removable plate cover which clips to the molding plate. The removable plate cover extends downwardly and outwardly from the molding plate to define a cable passage between the lower edge of said plate cover and molding plate. The final installation provides an asthetic appearance to the aperture molding.In accordance with another feature, the molding plate may be provided with a gate slot to provide installation over pre-existing cables, and a gate plate is provided for closing the gate in the final installation.

Abstract: A fixture for securing an electrical connector, such as an outlet plate, includes a flat rectangular portion and elongated legs that can be fabricated during a single manufacturing step. The flat rectangular portion has a central opening with parallel sides at which the legs are bent. The legs of one side are staggered with respect to the legs of the other side. During installation the central rectangular opening is used as a template for marking where an opening is to be cut in a wall, and then the legs are inserted into the wall opening and bent outward to secure the opening to the wall. The connector element is then screwed to the flat rectangular portion of the fixture.

Abstract: A closure and method for closing an aperture in a panel includes a plate member having a planar inside face, a peripheral edge, and a plurality of retaining tabs which depend from the inside face. The plate member has a spaced recess formed in the inside face adjacent each retaining tab and extending inwardly from the peripheral edge. A sealing member or gasket comprised of an expansible elastomeric material is interposed between the inside face of the plate member and the edge of a panel aperture. The plate member is configured relative to the panel aperture and the gasket member such that the gasket member is effectively in a confined space. The confined space is preferably defined by a marginally depending edge on the plate and a depending center portion which is adapted to enter the panel aperture. When the elastomeric material is thereafter exposed to elevated temperatures, it expands to fill the confined space between the plate member and the panel.

Abstract: There is disclosed an assembly comprising a workpiece panel having an opening, a cover plate for the opening and blind securement means including resiliently interengageable elements on the panel and the cover plate constructed for enabling the cover plate to be assembled from the outside of the panel and to permit initial insertion through the opening without substantial interference between the interengageable elements.

Abstract: A fastener for connecting a cover plate to an electrical box housing comprises a prong secured to a base which is attached to the rear face of the cover plate. The fastener comprises a prong having a compressible, radially expanded portion which is received within an aperture formed in the electrical box housing. The expanded portion is resiliently urged toward a radial dimension exceeding the diameter of the aperture so that the prong can be tightly engaged within a bore or behind an aperture in a plate. The fastener can be easily attached to previously known cover plates by glueing, welding, or the like. However, the preferred construction of the fastener comprises a filiform element bent to form a planar base and a prong extending substantially perpendicular to the base, and wherein the base is secured to the rear face of the cover plate.

Abstract: A blow molded container case has a main body portion, a lid and a lid hinge which pivotally mounts the lid to the main body portion. The main body portion includes top and bottom walls and side walls interposed between the top and bottom walls and interconnected thereto at corresponding peripheral edge portions thereof. The top wall has formed therein an opening for access to the interior of the main body portion. The opening is spaced inwardly from the periphery of the top wall. A portion of the top wall surrounding the opening is shaped to form a well to closely receive the lid. The lid receiving well includes an inner wall projecting downwardly from the top wall of the main body portion, a seat portion projecting inwardly from the inner wall and a rim extending downwardly from the seat portion.

Abstract: A flame-resistant vinyl-foam gasket material particularly for use as an insulating draft shield in electrical outlets and switch boxes, which gasket material comprises a layer of a flexible, vinyl-foam sheet material suitable for use as a gasket material, and containing a dimensionally stable, glass-fiber tissue sheet material integrally positioned and secured within the foam layer, the gasket material meeting the flame test standards of CSA C.22.2 No. 18 4.1.4.

Abstract: For use in combination with a box-type receptable containing electrical contacts such as switch contacts or a socket, a first cover comprising a planar frame on which the cover is removably mounted, the frame defining an access opening, a pair of fixed spaced headboards extending across the frame, the headboards being at opposite ends of the opening and having their outer surfaces lying substantially in a plane that is disposed slightly outwardly from the plane of the frame and defining between them a space that extends over the access opening and transversely entirely across the frame, a complementary cover mounted in and occupying that space, the complementary cover substantially entirely filling the space and extending transversely entirely across the space and having on opposite end edges sliding fit with the headboards, with the outer surface of the complementary cover substantially coplanar with the outer surfaces of the headboards, and pins on the inner side of the complementary cover coacting with rec

Abstract: A cover plate for completing the enclosure of an outlet box, the plate having a mounting screw retaining and aligning assembly integrally formed in an aperture in the plate. This assembly engages and aligns the screw so that the screw will not inadvertently fall out of the plate and the longitudinal axis of the screw is substantially perpendicular to the plate for ease of insertion of the screw into an internally threaded bore coupled to the box. The assembly comprises a pair of opposed, spaced flexible major webs integrally formed with the plate and extending into the aperture; and a pair of opposed, spaced flexible minor webs also integrally formed with the plate and the major webs and extending into the aperture. The major webs have parallel, straight distal edges which form chords of a circular aperture in the plate. The minor webs are in the form of ring segments. The assembly further comprises a countersink formed in the aperture and coaxial with that part of the aperture containing the webs.

Abstract: An apparatus comprising a sized and score marked laminar templet, the templet having an outer or upper layer of score marked and sized release paper over a contact adhesive layer and including a lower, lighter weight release paper forming the lower layer of the laminar sandwich. The process is a step-wise use of a laminar templet to achieve a matching registry between covering applied to a cover plate and the background wall covering and where the adhesive inner layer is transferred from the templet and to the piece of wall covering for match. Then the wall covering is adhered to the face of the cover plate to achieve a professional-like match easily and quickly.

Abstract: Holding device for attachment to electrical installations, including a base portion, a device for attaching the base portion to the electrical installation, and a flange portion integral with and extending outwardly from the base portion for holding articles between the flange and a wall in which the electrical installation is installed.

Abstract: A removable slipcover for the faceplate of an electrical switch or outlet comprises a sheet of washable decorative fabric folded over and seamed together along the side and bottom edges thereof to form an open-top pouch or pocket for receiving the associated faceplate therein. Openings through the front and back panels of the slipcover are arranged to be respectively substantially congruent with corresponding apertures in the faceplate, each opening being provided with reinforcing stitching around the perimeter thereof. A flap is provided along the upper edge of the front panel of the slipcover and is foldable rearwardly for closing the top of the pouch, and may be stitched along the side edges thereof to the rear panel.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to an accumulator device of the type which includes a pressure vessel having an oil port at one end, a bladder dividing the vessel into two chambers, a removable cap member at the other end retaining the bladder in position, the cap member including a gas charging valve assembly. The apparatus is characterized by a safety feature whereby the cap member may not be removed without first having removed the gas charging valve assembly, whereby it is assured that the gas pressure within the gas chamber will have previously been vented.

Abstract: A fixture for securing an electrical connector, such as an outlet plate, includes a flat rectangular portion and elongated legs that can be fabricated during a single manufacturing step. The flat rectangular portion has a central opening with parallel sides at which the legs are bent. The legs of one side are staggered with respect to the legs of the other side. During installation the central rectangular opening is used as a template for marking where an opening is to be cut in a wall, and then the legs are inserted into the wall opening and bent outward to secure the opening to the wall. The connector element is then screwed to the flat rectangular portion of the fixture.