Patent ID: 7204696

Claim:
A duplex receptacle for electric cable wiring comprising: a) an enclosure having input ports and an output ports; b) a first electrical outlet; c) a second electrical outlet; d) power buses extending in segments between said input ports and said output ports, each of said power buses having a first power bus segment connected to said first outlet and a second power bus segment connected to said second outlet; e) a return bus extending between one of said input ports and said output ports, said return bus connected to said first outlet and to said second outlet; f) a ground bus extending between one of said input ports and said output ports, said ground bus connected to said first outlet and to said second outlet; and g) a cam having a cam arm, said cam movable between a first position and a second position wherein, in said first position, said arm does not contact said power bus and said first power bus segment is in electrical contact with said second power bus segment and, in said second position, said arm contacts said power bus and causes said first power bus segment and a second power bus segment to be electrically separated; wherein said input ports and said output ports each provide a separate and independent connection to said power bus, said return bus and said ground bus.