Patent ID: 8047883

Claim:
A wiring device for installation in and connection to a junction box, the wiring device, comprising: a housing having at least one aperture configured to receive a distal end of a wire therein, the aperture being in registration with a wire path, the housing being adapted and configured to removably mount the wiring device in the junction box; an electrical contact at least partially disposed within the housing and in registration with the wire path; and a wire termination mechanism comprising a body portion having an axis of rotation and at least one eccentric cam portion, the wire termination mechanism being rotationally supported by the housing and at least partially disposed therein, and wherein the wire termination mechanism is configured to selectively secure the distal end of the wire and includes at least a first position in which the wire termination mechanism allows the insertion or removal of the wire and at least a second position in which the wire termination mechanism secures the wire in electrical communication with the electrical contact.