Patent ID: 8748745
Filing Date: 2014-06-10
Classification: H02G

Abstract:
1. A wall mounted device, comprising: a housing extending between a top wall and a bottom wall and having a rear wall that is intended to lie adjacent a wall to which the device is to be mounted; a cover plate secured to said rear wall to define an interior chamber; an opening formed in the housing that allows wires from said wall to pass into said interior chamber of said housing; a terminal block having a body disposed in said interior chamber substantially between said opening and said bottom wall and having a generally arcuate shape and comprising a plurality of terminals having apertures in a front face thereof and converging sides abutting one another on respective radials from said opening to form electrical connections with the wires; each of said plurality of terminals being located on a semi-circle and equidistant from at least one point of said opening such that the length of wire in said interior chamber is reduced.