SAFETY ELECTRICAL OUTLET AND SWITCH SYSTEM
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1. An electrical wiring method comprising:
- installing a wiring panel within an electrical box having an open front face, said wiring panel having a protective cover to protect said wiring panel from fouling during wall panel installation or painting,removing said protective cover from said wiring panel after wall panel installation; and
electrically coupling a module having an electrical function to said wiring panel.
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Abstract
An electrical box is mounted on a wall stud, and a wiring panel is installed within the electrical box so as to partition the interior of the electrical box into a user inaccessible wiring compartment and a user accessible module compartment. A protective cover is attached to the wiring panel so as to protect the wiring panel during a makeup phase of wall panel installation and painting. After the makeup phase, the protective cover is removed from the wiring panel and a module having a user operable electrical function is mounted to the wiring panel within the user accessible module compartment.
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21 Claims
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1. An electrical wiring method comprising:
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installing a wiring panel within an electrical box having an open front face, said wiring panel having a protective cover to protect said wiring panel from fouling during wall panel installation or painting, removing said protective cover from said wiring panel after wall panel installation; and electrically coupling a module having an electrical function to said wiring panel.
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2. An electrical wiring module comprising:
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a non-electrically conductive housing sized to fit within an electrical box; one or more cable connectors having one or more electrical contacts configured to electrically couple with one or more power cables routed to the electrical box; one or more module connectors having one or more electrical contacts, the one or more module connectors being configured to electrically couple to an electrical outlet module that is installable at least partially within the electrical box; and one or more internal conductors electrically coupling the one or more electrical contacts of the one or more cable connectors with the corresponding one or more electrical contacts of the one or more module connectors so as to electrically couple the electrical outlet module to the one or more power cables when the electrical wiring module and the electrical outlet module are installed within the box. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. An electrical distribution method comprising:
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placing a wiring module within an electrical box that routes an electrical power cable inside a building, wherein the wiring module is configured to connect to the electrical power cable and to distribute electrical power according to a functional module that is connectable to the wiring module, and wherein a protective cover is removably applied to the wiring module; removing the protective cover from the wiring module after wall panel installation around the electrical box; and connecting the functional module to the wiring module. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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