Patent ID: 8113874

Claim:
A modular electrical wiring device, comprising: an electrical wiring device; an external plug; and at least one electrical wire comprising a first end and a second end, wherein the first end is coupled to the wiring device and the second end is coupled to the external plug to electrically couple the electrical wiring device to the external plug; wherein the electrical wires comprise a hot electrical wire, a neutral electrical wire, and a ground electrical wire; wherein the hot electrical wire is coupled at one end to a hot plug contact and at an opposing end to a device hot contact, wherein the neutral electrical wire is coupled at one end to a neutral plug contact and at an opposing end to a device neutral contact, wherein the ground electrical wire is coupled at one end to a ground plug contact and at an opposing end to a device ground contact, wherein the hot plug contact, the neutral plug contact, and the ground plug contact are disposed within the external plug, and wherein the device hot contact, the device neutral contact, and the device ground contact are disposed within the electrical wiring device.