Patent ID: 8714989

Claim:
A modular wiring system comprising: a junction box having a back wall and at least one side wall, the junction box having a plurality of port openings formed in one or more of the walls thereof; a programmable wiring board having a mounting surface and a second surface opposite the mounting surface, the programmable wiring board carrying a plurality of electrically conductive elements and being insertable into the junction box in a direction that is transverse to a longitudinal axis of the programmable wiring board whereupon the second surface of the programmable wiring board is facing towards the back wall of the junction box and with each of the plurality of electrically conductive elements is positioned proximate to a corresponding one of the plurality of port openings; a plurality of cable receiving connectors each insertable into a corresponding one of the plurality of port openings of the junction box and each formed to provide electrical coupling between wires of a cable received therein and a corresponding one of the plurality of electrically conductive elements of the programmable wiring board; and at least one electrical device receiving connector coupled to the mounting surface of the programmable wiring board wherein the at least one electrical device receiving connector is formed to releasably receive an electrical device and to provide electrical coupling between the electrical device and the electrically conductive elements of the programmable wiring board.