Patent ID: 6482043
Filing Date: 2002-11-19
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
An electrical wall outlet assembly comprising:a base outlet member including: a housing having front, back, and side walls, cable jacks being disposed in at least one of said side walls thereof, said cable jacks including an input cable jack and an output cable jack, each of said cable jacks having a plurality of cable-receiving holes, and slots being disposed through said front wall thereof, each of said slots being in electrical communication with one of said cable-receiving holes,; an electrical outlet adapter member removably mountable on said base outlet member, said electrical outlet member including: a housing member having a front, back, and side walls, said housing member having mounting brackets being attached thereto, the front wall having at least one set of plug receiving slots adapted for receiving an electrical plug; and prongs extending outwardly from said back wall and being removably received in said slots of said base outlet member; and at least one cable connector for connecting a cable to said cable jacks; wherein said slots in said front wall of said housing of said base outlet member having a different shape than said plug receiving slots in said front wall of said housing of said electrical outlet adapter member so that a plug cannot be inserted into the slots of said base outlet member.