Patent ID: 7470145

Claim:
An electrical wiring system for use in an AC electric power distribution system, the AC electric power distribution system including a plurality of AC electric power transmitting wires disposed between an AC power distribution point and a device box, the system comprising: a connector comprising a connector housing, a plurality of first contacts disposed in a predetermined pattern within the connector housing, and a termination arrangement connected to the plurality of first contacts, the termination arrangement being configured to terminate the plurality of AC electric power transmitting wires, the connector and the termination arrangement being arranged in a detached relationship relative to the device box and accessible via a front open face of the device box after the plurality of AC electric power transmitting wires are terminated by the termination arrangement; and an electrical wiring device including a device housing including a face portion and rear portion, the face portion including a first set of receptacle blade openings disposed at one end of the device housing and a second set of receptacle blade openings disposed at an opposite end of the device housing, the rear portion including a connection arrangement disposed between the one end and the opposite end, a mounting structure coupled to the device housing, the mounting structure being configured to couple the electrical wiring device to the device box, a hot contact structure disposed in the housing and including a first hot face receptacle contact structure in communication with a corresponding one of the first set of receptacle blade openings, a second hot face receptacle contact structure in communication with a corresponding one of the second set of receptacle blade openings, and a hot contact accessible via the connection arrangement, a neutral contact structure disposed in the housing and including a first neutral face receptacle contact structure in communication with a corresponding one of the first set of receptacle blade openings, a second neutral face receptacle contact structure in communication with a corresponding one of the second set of receptacle blade openings, and a neutral contact accessible via the connection arrangement, the connection arrangement being configured to latch the connector in a mating relationship such that the plurality of first contacts mate with the hot contact and the neutral contact to establish electrical continuity therebetween.