Patent ID: 7294782

Claim:
A duplex receptacle having a rectangular body with a top surface and a mounting strap with first and second outwardly projecting ends comprising: a clip coupled to each outwardly projecting end having first and second apertures located in tandem along a center line of the projecting end and back from an end of the outwardly projecting end, each first aperture having inwardly projecting yieldable members to form openings for receiving alignment pins and each second aperture is a clearance opening for receiving a threaded fastener; said top surface of said rectangular body having openings for receiving ground prongs, neutral blades and phase blades of a first and a second plug located in the top surface of said rectangular body; said openings for said prong and blades of said first plug are at a first end of said top surface; said openings for said prong and blades of said second plug are at a second end of said top surface; said neutral and phase blade openings for said first and second plugs are disposed along a pair of parallel lines which extend along the length of the top surface of the receptacle, one on each side of said ground prong openings; the top surface of the receptacle along the pair of parallel lines has a convex curvature with a substantially constant radius; and the top surface of the receptacle is substantially flat across its width and transverse to the pair of parallel lines.