Patent ID: 7285009

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 distribution point and a device box disposed at an electrical device location, the device box having a wiring ingress aperture, an interior device box volume and an open side, the plurality of electric power transmitting wires being routed through the wiring ingress aperture and accessible at the open side after a rough-in phase of installation, the system comprising: an electrical wiring device including at least one circuit element disposed between a front cover and a rear body member, at least one user interface being disposed on the front cover and operatively coupled to at least one circuit element, the electrical wiring device further including a line receptacle formed in the rear body member, the line receptacle including a plurality of line receptacle contacts disposed therein, the plurality of line receptacle contacts being operatively coupled to the at least one circuit element; and a plug connector including a plurality of plug connector contacts disposed therein, the plug connector including a termination interface configured to terminate the plurality of electrical power transmitting wires such that electrical continuity is established between the plurality of plug connector contacts and the electric power distribution point, the plug connector also being configured to be inserted into the line receptacle formed in the rear body member to establish electrical continuity between the plurality of line receptacle contacts and the electric power distribution point without any intervening electrical connections between the termination interface and the electric power distribution point.