Patent ID: RE43156

Claim:
A duplex receptacle having a mounting strap with first and second outwardly projecting ends for mounting within a wall box comprising: an alignment plate having a centrally located opening sized to be positioned around the receptacle and having alignment pins for engaging the mounting strap; a clip coupled to each outwardly projecting end of said mounting strap having first and second apertures located in tandem along a center line of the projecting ends and back from an end of the outwardly projecting end, each first aperture having inwardly projecting yieldable members to form openings for receiving and holding captive said alignment pins on said alignment plate when said receptacle is positioned within said centrally located opening in said alignment plate and each second aperture is a clearance opening for receiving a threaded fastener for coupling said receptacle and said alignment plate to a wall box; said receptacle having a rectangular body and a top surface; openings for receiving ground prongs, neutral blades and phase blades of a first and a second plug located in the top surface of said rectangular body; said openings for said prong and blades of said first plug are at a first end of said top surface; said openings for said prong and blades of said second plug are at a second end of said top surface; said neutral and phase blade openings for said first and second plugs are disposed along a pair of parallel lines which extend along the length of the top surface of the receptacle, one on each side of said ground prong openings; the profile of the top surface of the receptacle along the pair of parallel lines has a convex curvature with a substantially constant radius; and the profile of the top surface of the receptacle across its width and transverse to the pair of parallel lines is substantially flat.