Patent ID: 7052314

Claim:
An electrical device comprising a mounting yoke for mounting said electrical device into an outlet box wherein said yoke comprises: a first slotted mounting hole for receiving a first mounting screw comprising a first support rim; a second slotted mounting hole for receiving a second mounting screw comprising a second support rim; first ear that extends from a first end of said yoke; second ear that extends from a second end of said yoke; a first channel leading into said first slotted mounting hole through which said first mounting screw may be passed into said first mounting hole; and a second channel leading into said second slotted mounting hole through which said second mounting screw may be passed into said second slotted mounting hole; the width of said first channel is less than the maximum width of said first support rim; and the width of said second channel is less than the maximum width of said second support rim; and said yoke is configured so that the surface of the yoke surrounding the perimeter of said first slotted mounting hole lies in substantially the same plane.