Patent ID: 8651460

Claim:
A wall grommet for retaining an electrical connector of a power cord inside a wall, comprising: a housing having a longitudinal axis, the housing defining an interior space, a front opening, a wire egress opening and a power cord opening, the housing including a flange disposed around the front opening and extending outwardly from said front opening, the flange including at least two holes; wherein the front opening is disposed on a front plane transverse to the longitudinal axis of the housing and the power cord opening is disposed on a side plane transverse to the front plane; wherein the housing is configured to retain the electrical connector of the power cord in the interior space of the housing at a position recessed from the front opening of the housing; wherein the power cord opening provides access into the interior space of the housing, such that the power cord can be routed through the power cord opening when the electrical connector of the power cord is retained in the interior space of the housing; wherein the front opening is connected to the wire egress opening via the interior space of the housing, such that a cable can be inserted through the front opening into the interior space of the housing and through the wire egress opening; at least two fasteners extending through the at least two holes of the flange; and at least two toggles, each of the at least two toggles being connected to and extending transversely from a corresponding one of the at least two fasteners; wherein each of the at least two toggles is configured to rotate with the corresponding one of the at least two fasteners between a closed position that allows the housing to be inserted through a hole in the surface of the wall and an open position for engaging a backside of the wall for securing the housing to the wall.