Patent ID: 8052437

Claim:
An electrical ganged-outlet apparatus comprising: a plurality of electrical outlets molded together as a unitary outlet body having a front surface and a back surface, each of the plurality of electrical outlets having: an aperture extending through the front surface, the aperture being constructed and arranged to receive an electrical inlet connector therein; a peripheral wall and a sidewall opposing the peripheral wall, the peripheral wall and the sidewall defining the aperture; a shoulder adjacent to the front surface of the unitary outlet body and the sidewall of the electrical outlet, the shoulder being constructed and arranged to engage a latching member attached to the electrical inlet connector when the electrical inlet connector is inserted into the aperture; and an opening molded in the sidewall adjacent to the shoulder and in communication with the aperture, the opening extending from the shoulder through the back surface, the opening being constructed and arranged to receive the latching member to retain the electrical inlet connector within the aperture.