Patent ID: 9667009
Date: 2017-05-30
CPC Classifications: H01H,H01R

Claim:
1. A wall mountable connector for securing a thermostat to a wall, the wall mountable connector comprising: a housing having a front side and a back side, the back side is configured to be mountable to the wall; the housing defining a field wire receiving cavity; the housing defining a field wire aperture through the back side of the housing and into the field wire receiving cavity, the field wire aperture configured to accommodate one or more field wires; a first wiring connection block positioned along the left side of the field wire receiving cavity, the first wiring connection block configured to electrically connect to one or more field wires; a second wiring connection block positioned along the right side of the field wire receiving cavity, the second wiring connection block configured to electrically connect to one or more field wires; a front side of the field wire receiving cavity is open to allow a user to gain access and electrically connect one or more field wires in the field wire receiving cavity to the first wiring connection block and one or more other field wires the second wiring connection block; and a door movable between a closed position and an open position, wherein in the closed position, the door is situated along the front side of the field wire receiving cavity.