Patent ID: 6945815

Claim:
An apparatus for a quick connect electrical socket for use as part of a building electrical system and adapted for use with an electrical outlet, a power switch, or a fixture directly connected to an electrical appliance, comprising: a) an electrical box, said box being mounted on a wall of the building, said box being electrically connected to the electrical system of the building, said box having a back wall having front and rear surfaces, four side walls and a forwardly facing opening; b) a plurality of female electrical connectors made up of apertures being disposed on said front surface of said back wall of said box; c) a plurality of incoming and outgoing terminals with set screws for the affixing of incoming and outgoing wiring mounted on the rear surface of said back wall, said female electrical connectors being pre-wired to said incoming and outgoing terminals, so that said quick connect electrical socket is a unitary assembly; d) an electrical fixture being disposed in said electrical box through said forwardly facing opening, said electrical fixture having a front and rear side, said electrical fixture being one of either an electric outlet, a power switch, or a fixture directly connected to an electrical appliance; and, e) a plurality of male electrical connectors being disposed on said rear side of said electrical fixture, wherein said male electrical connectors mate with said female electrical connectors so that said electrical fixture is electrically connected to the electrical system of the building.