i swear arlington sold a smooth (no screw holes) blank plate....


any help for the surf-challenged appreciated

thanx
~Steve aka sparky

If you are talking about a round ceiling cap up; one with a claw type bracket or some sort of bracket that you first bolted in, I believe they did. I tried looking in my paper Arlington catalog, but now I can't find THAT either. I don't think you are misteken , but look who is agreeing with you. Perhaps DID would now be the operative word.

http://www.aifittings.com/m_11.htm

Threadjack:

Anybody make a 3-gang plate, 2 "decora" and 1 blank?

For example:


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TG — Three options…
 
http://www.passandseymour.com/pdf/R22.pdf ‘sectional’ plates http://www.passandseymour.com/pdf/R31.pdf 1-gang “236” dummy filler {use with 3-gang "Moderna" plate}
http://www.passandseymour.com/pdf/R36.pdf Mega-Deeluxxe Ultra Custom


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thanks ThinkGood

sparky,- Arlington still makes the 4" round blank cover you are looking for.Their plant is only 20 miles from where I live.

zapped208:

Go grab some samples!

Sparky;

I have one of those 3540 blanks in stock if you want it.

~Ange

gotta get that account started there i guess...

That style of round blanking plate with the spring-action claw used to be common in Germany when I was but a wee child. The springloaded claw that would grip the inside of the wall box.

I wonder if they're still commonplace. Maybe "Texas Ranger" or "C-H" would know?

Sometimes I would pop them off the walls to play with them....don't ask. I had a facination with round lids of all sorts at that age (3-4 years old).

I remember they used to come out of the walls rather easily. Not something I'm very happy about nowadays, of course. Prefer something with screws if it's going to be reachable by a child. Guess a ceiling is no problem though.

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These plates are still used everywhere. If they're anywhere in the reach of normal people (i.e. not in the 30cm-from-the-ceiling zone) I always make sure the wires are safely covered inside (strip connector _and_ tape). These covers are more a cosmetic than a safety approach. Downside: Sometimes the wires can be really springy and push the cover halfway out. Doesn't look as nice.