Modular wiring system
First Claim
1. An electrical device comprising:
- a functional module comprising;
a housing having a front face and a back face;
a strap coupled to the housing, the strap configured to engage a wall box; and
at least three arcuate blades extending out from said back face on said housing wherein at least one of said at least three arcuate blades has a locking section and wherein at least one of said at least three arcuate blades is coupled to an electrical ground, said at least three arcuate blades comprising a first arcuate blade spaced a first distance from an axis of the functional module and a second arcuate blade spaced a second distance from said axis, wherein said first distance does not equal said second distance.
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Abstract
In at least one embodiment, there is an electrical device comprising a functional module comprising a housing having a front face and a back face, and at least three arcuate blades extending out from the housing. At least one of the arcuate blades has a locking section. The functional module can be used in a wiring system comprising at least one wiring module. The wiring module can include a housing having a front face and a back face and at least one opening for receiving at least one of the at least three arcuate blades. The disclosure can also include a wiring module which can be used separately from the functional module wherein the wiring module includes a housing having at least one movable arm. Inside the wiring module is a plurality of contacts disposed in the housing, wherein these contacts are configured to couple to electrical wiring.
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23 Claims
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1. An electrical device comprising:
- a functional module comprising;
a housing having a front face and a back face;
a strap coupled to the housing, the strap configured to engage a wall box; andat least three arcuate blades extending out from said back face on said housing wherein at least one of said at least three arcuate blades has a locking section and wherein at least one of said at least three arcuate blades is coupled to an electrical ground, said at least three arcuate blades comprising a first arcuate blade spaced a first distance from an axis of the functional module and a second arcuate blade spaced a second distance from said axis, wherein said first distance does not equal said second distance. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
- a functional module comprising;
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19. An electrical device comprising:
- a functional module comprising;
a housing having a front face and a back face;
a strap coupled to said housing, said strap configured to engage a wall box; andat least three arcuate blades extending out from said back face of said housing, wherein at least one of said arcuate blades has a locking section and wherein at least one of said arcuate blades is coupled to an electrical ground, said at least three arcuate blades comprising a first arcuate blade positioned on a first concentric circle with respect to an axis and a second arcuate blade positioned on a second concentric circle with respect to said axis. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23)
- a functional module comprising;
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