Electrical wiring method
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1. An electrical wiring method comprising the steps of:
- mounting an electrical box having an open front face on a wall stud;
installing a wiring panel within said electrical box so as to partition the interior of said electrical box into a user inaccessible wiring compartment proximate a back side of said wiring panel and a user accessible module compartment proximate a front side of said wiring panel, said back side of said wiring panel having one or more electrical connections with one or more electrical wires andattaching a protective cover to said wiring panel so as to protect said wiring panel during wall panel installation and painting, said protective cover preventing access to said electrical wires connecting to said back side of said wiring panel,wherein said user accessible module compartment is adapted to accept a module having a user operable electrical function, andwherein said module is mountable to said front side of 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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1. An electrical wiring method comprising the steps of:
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mounting an electrical box having an open front face on a wall stud; installing a wiring panel within said electrical box so as to partition the interior of said electrical box into a user inaccessible wiring compartment proximate a back side of said wiring panel and a user accessible module compartment proximate a front side of said wiring panel, said back side of said wiring panel having one or more electrical connections with one or more electrical wires and attaching a protective cover to said wiring panel so as to protect said wiring panel during wall panel installation and painting, said protective cover preventing access to said electrical wires connecting to said back side of said wiring panel, wherein said user accessible module compartment is adapted to accept a module having a user operable electrical function, and wherein said module is mountable to said front side of said wiring panel.
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2. An electrical wiring method comprising the steps of:
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mounting an electrical box having an open front face on a wall stud; installing a wiring panel within said electrical box so as to partition the interior of said electrical box into a user inaccessible wiring compartment proximate a back side of said wiring panel and a user accessible module compartment proximate a front side of said wiring panel; attaching a protective cover to said wiring panel so as to protect said wiring panel during wall panel installation and painting, removing said protective cover from said wiring panel after wall panel installation; and inserting said module into said module compartment, wherein said user accessible module compartment is adapted to accept a module having a user operable electrical function, and wherein said module is mountable to said front side of said wiring panel. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5)
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