Patent ID: 7497725

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 a front cover, a rear body member, a mounting strap, and at least one circuit element disposed between the front cover and the rear body member, the electrical wiring device further including 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 coupling interface formed in the rear body member, the line coupling interface including a plurality of line contacts operatively coupled to the at least one circuit element, the front cover, the rear body member and the mounting strap being arranged such that a distance from a back edge of the mounting strap to a back major surface of the rear body member is substantially less than or equal to one-inch; and a mating connector including a plurality of mating connector contacts disposed therein, the mating 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 mating connector contacts and the electric power distribution point, the mating connector also being configured to be coupled to the line coupling interface to establish electrical continuity between the plurality of line coupling contacts and the electric power distribution point without any intervening electrical connections between the termination interface and the electric power distribution point.