Patent ID: 8096818

Claim:
A wiring system comprising: a) a functional unit configured to engage a wall box, said functional unit comprising a housing having a plurality of conductive elements extending therefrom; b) a wiring unit configured to be located in said wall box, the wiring unit comprising: i) a housing having a front face configured to contact said functional unit, a back face opposite said front face, a perimeter region extending between said front face and said back face and a plurality of conductive elements located therein and a plurality of openings formed in the front face thereof so that the plurality of conductive elements extending from the functional unit housing can be inserted into said wiring unit housing and into contact with the plurality of conductive elements located in said wiring unit housing when said wiring unit is coupled to said functional unit; ii) plurality of wires extending from said wiring unit housing, each of the wires being connectable to one of the conductive elements in said wiring unit housing and to a power distribution network; and iii) at least one flange coupled to said wiring unit housing and extending out from said perimeter region to an exterior region of said wiring unit housing, said at least one flange being adapted to inhibit the disconnection of the wiring unit from said functional unit after the wiring unit is rotated into a connected position.