Patent ID: 7510429

Claim:
An electrical wiring system for use in an electrical distribution system including at least one electric circuit, the at least one electric circuit including a plurality of electric power transmitting wires disposed between an electric power source interface and at least one electrical device location, the system comprising: an electrical wiring device disposed at the at least one electrical device location, the electrical wiring device including a predefined coupling area having a plurality of electrical wiring device contacts disposed therein; and a connector assembly including a plurality of electrical connector contacts disposed therein, the connector assembly being configured to be directly connected to the plurality of electrical power transmitting wires such that electrical continuity is established between the plurality of electrical power transmitting wires and the plurality of electrical connector contacts, the connector assembly also being configured to be disposed in a contacting relationship with the predefined coupling area of the electrical wiring device such that electrical continuity is established between the plurality of electrical connector contacts and the plurality of electrical wiring device contacts.