Safety electrical outlet and switch system
View Patent ↗An electrical wiring assembly comprises a wiring panel and an electrical module. The wiring panel has a front side and a back side and is installable within an electrical box. The electrical module has a front cover and a back cover, and the front cover provides a user accessible electrical function. Panel fixtures extend generally perpendicularly from the front side of the wiring panel and shield panel contacts. Breakaways are configured to be removable so as to isolate a first portion of the panel contacts from a second portion of the panel contacts. Module fixture extend generally perpendicularly from the back cover of the electrical module and shield module contacts. The module fixtures are configured to engage the panel fixtures so as to electrically connect the module contacts with the panel contacts.
1. An electrical wiring assembly comprising:
a wiring panel having a front side and a back side,
a plurality of panel features extending generally perpendicularly from said front side and shielding a plurality of panel contacts,
said wiring panel installable within an electrical box;
a plurality of breakaways configured to be removable so as to isolate a first portion of said panel contacts from a second portion of said panel contacts; and
an electrical module comprising a front cover and a back cover,
said front cover providing a user accessible electrical function,
a plurality of module features extending generally perpendicularly from said back cover and shielding a plurality of module contacts said module fixtures configured to engage said panel fixtures sa as to electrically connect said module with said panel contacts.
2. The electrical wiring assembly according to claim 1 wherein:
said electrical module comprises an outlet module having a first socket and a second socket;
said first portion of said panel contacts adapted to provide power to said first socket via a first portion of said module contacts, and
said second portion of said panel contacts adapted to provide power to said second socket via a second portion of said module contacts,
so that removal of said breakaways allows said first socket to be always hot and said second socket to be switched.
3. An electrical wiring assembly comprising:
a wiring panel having a front side and a back side, said front side having a panel fixture extending generally perpendicularly from said front side and a panel contact accessible from within said panel fixture;
a removable breakaway configured to isolate said panel contact from a second panel contact; and
an electrical module comprising a front cover and a back cover, said front cover providing a user accessible electrical function, said back cover having a module fixture extending generally perpendicularly from said back cover and a module contact accessible from within said module fixture,
said module fixture configured to removably engage said panel fixture so as to connect said module contact with said panel contact.
4. The electrical wiring assembly according to claim 3 wherein the removal of said breakaway is configured to isolate said module contact from a second module contact when said module fixture is engaged with said panel fixture.