Wire management connector with wire bending relief for plug-in type electrical wiring devices

A connector structured to provide wire management for a plurality of conductors electrically connected to a power source and to electrically connect an electrical wiring device to the plurality of conductors, the connector comprising:

• a solid body that includes a plurality of channels, the solid body being formed from solid material,
• wherein the solid body extends in a top to bottom dimension, a front to rear dimension, and a medial to lateral dimension that are all orthogonal to one another,
• wherein the solid body is shortest in the front to rear dimension,
• wherein the plurality of channels are aligned in the medial to lateral dimension,
• wherein each channel is a gap in the solid material, the gap being surrounded by a channel wall,
• wherein each gap extends upward from a bottom end of the connector in the top to bottom dimension such that a height of each channel is less than a length of the connector in the top to bottom dimension,
• wherein a conductor receiving opening is formed in each channel wall,
• wherein each conductor receiving opening is structured to receive a first end of each conductor,
• wherein the connector is structured to secure the first end of each conductor within an interior of the connector while enabling a second end of each conductor to be disposed externally to the connector and externally to the electrical wiring device so that the second end can be directly coupled to the power source,
• wherein, for each channel, the height of the channel is greater than a lateral width of the channel, the lateral width being in the medial to lateral dimension, and
• wherein, for each channel, a depth of the channel is greater than the lateral width of the channel, the depth of the channel being in the front to rear dimension.