Patent ID: 7394019

Claim:
A compact flush-mount self contained cylindrical receptacle for installation into a countersunk hole of successive larger and smaller diameters that has been predrilled in a solid material wall or hollow framed window sill, comprising: a two-piece housing including an open-ended cylindrical enclosure having an inner and outer diameter, and an attachable cylindrical cover plate formed as a cap having an inner and outer diameter and a frontal surface, the outer diameter of said cover plate exceeding the smaller diameter of said countersunk hole but not the larger diameter of said countersunk hole for seating therein, the outer diameter of said cylindrical enclosure being entirely smaller than the countersunk hole for suspension therein when attached to said cover plate, said cover plate being formed with a rectangular aperture in said frontal surface, and a pair of outwardly-angled boreholes on opposing sides of said aperture to allow fixation by screws into sidewalls of the predrilled hole in said window sill; and a snap-in three-wire 15A/125V AC-rated electrical receptacle having a three-prong female socket configuration adapted for insertion of a male three prong electrical plug, said snap-in receptacle being adapted for insertion into the aperture of said cover plate, said cover plate including locking tabs for engagement with mounting clips on said receptacle to provide said snap-in configuration, said receptacle being thereby suspended within the cylindrical enclosure, and a face of said receptacle remaining flush with said cover plate front surface and with said window sill, and remaining accessible for insertion of a plug.