Patent ID: 8238755

Claim:
A dual wiring system comprising: a plate-shaped base unit adapted in use to be mounted in a wall surface of a structure, and connected to both of an electric power line and an information line installed in said structure; a plate-shaped function unit having at least one of functions for providing electric power from said electric power line, outputting information from said information line, and inputting information into said information line, when connected with said base unit; a power transmission means configured to supply the electric power from said base unit to said function unit; a signal transmission means configured to make a signal transmission between said base unit and said function unit; and a joining means configured to detachably connect said function unit to said base unit, wherein said base unit has a housing, which is formed with a rear portion embedded in said wall surface, front portion having at least one of an outlet configured to receive a power plug of an electric appliance, a switch configured to turn on/off the electric appliance, and a side portion having a same size and shape as a side portion of said function unit and having said power transmission means and said signal transmission means to detachably connect said function unit to said base in a direction along said wall surface, and wherein said function unit and said base unit are connectable so that said side portions contact each other; and wherein said base unit is formed with a main housing detachably connected to said function unit by use of said joining means, and a gate housing having terminals connectable to said electric power line and said information line, and wherein said gate housing and said main housing have a pair of a module port and a module connector, which are detachably connected to each other to simultaneously establish both of supplying the electric power from said gate housing to said main housing, and making a signal transmission between said gate housing and said main housing.