Dual-purpose wiring device and method of wiring
OwnerKenneth H. Reikerinventor
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Abstract
A method of wiring and a dual-purpose wiring device that can expeditiously receive and electrically engage sheathed/insulated electrical conductors of an electrical cable, thus eliminating the time-consuming and laborious task of having to first unsheathe or strip the electrical conductors and thereafter mechanical engage the conductors to electrical contacts within the electric receptacle outlet box.
Claims33
A dual-purpose wiring device for use with cable having at least one conductor, said dual-purpose wiring device comprising in combination:
- a. at least one female member comprising:
- i. means for receiving and aligning at least one conductor of the cable;
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- ii. means for mounting said dual-purpose wiring device to a structure;
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- b. at least one male member comprising:
- i. at least one set of conductive receivers arranged so as to define an electrical socket, each of said receivers having a first end and a second end wherein said first end makes electrical contact with the at least one conductor and wherein said second end makes electrical contact with the prongs of an electrical plug;
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- ii. means for attaching said male member to said female member.
A dual-purpose wiring device for electrically connecting at least one electrical wire having a first end and a second end, and a continuous midsection to an electrical socket adapted to receive at least one prong of an electrical plug, said dual-purpose wiring device comprising:
- a. means for removably retaining the prong of the electrical plug;
- b. means to electrically contact at least one portion of the continuous midsection of said electrical wire;
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- c. means to conduct energy from the electrical wire to the at least one prong of the electrical plug removably retained in said dual-purpose wiring device.
An electrical receiver for contacting at least one insulated electrical wire and receiving at least one prong of an electrical plug, said electrical receiver comprising:
- a. a plurality of resilient arms dimensioned and positioned to grip there between the prong of the electrical plug, said resilient arms positioned proximal to a first end of said electrical receiver;
- b. means for penetrating the insulation of the electrical wire and electrically communicating with the electrical wire, said means positioned proximal to a second end of said electrical receiver;
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- c. means for electrically communicating with an additional auxiliary electrical wire, wherein said means for electrical communication is an electrically conductive resilient member carried by said electrical receiver.
A dual-purpose wiring device for use with at least one electrical cable, comprising in combination:
- a. at least one female casing having at least one first pair of protruding members for gripping and supporting the electrical cable therebetween;
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- b. at least one male casing having at least one second pair of protruding members for gripping and supporting the electrical cable therebetween said first pair of protruding members and said second pair of protruding members.
A dual-purpose wiring device comprising a female and a male casing having a compartment defined in said female casing and at least two apertures for accommodating access to said compartment by at least two electrical wires to be electrically connected within said compartment.
A dual-purpose wiring device comprising at least one electrical receiver for contacting at least one electrical wire and receiving at least one prong of a electrical plug, said electrical receiver comprising:
- a. a plurality of resilient arms dimensioned and positioned to grip therebetween the prong of the electrical plug, said resilient arms positioned proximal to a first end of said electrical receiver;
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- b. means for contacting the electrical wire and securing electrical engagement therewith, said means positioned proximal to a second end of said electrical receiver.
A dual-purpose wiring device having at least one female casing member and at least one male casing member, said female casing member having a plurality of alignment means dimensioned to receive an electrical wire, and wherein said female casing member further comprises means for mounting said female casing member to a structure.
A dual-purpose wiring device having an exposed first surface, said dual-purpose wiring device comprising a cover plate.
A dual-purpose wiring device comprising a means for connecting an aft surface of a first dual-purpose wiring device to an aft surface of a second dual-purpose wiring device, wherein said first and said second dual-purpose wiring devices are opposingly positioned relative to the other.
A dual-purpose wiring device comprising a means for connecting a side or top wall of a first dual-purpose wiring device to a side or top wall of a second dual-purpose wiring device.
A routing method for threading electrical wires in a dwelling, said routing method comprising the steps of:
- a. forming a slot cut into a wall stud to accept the electrical wire;
- b. placing the electrical wire in said slot;
- c. placing a retaining means dimensioned to be received by said slot, wherein said retaining means retains the electrical wire within said slot, and wherein said retaining means is of rigid material to restore structural strength to the wall stud reduced by said formed slot.
A dual-purpose wiring device for use with an electrical plug having prongs, comprising in combination:
- a. at least one female casing for routing at least one conductor of an electrical cable;
- b. at least one male casing for carrying at least one set of electrical receivers having a first end that electrically engages said conductor and a second end that removably retains the prongs of the electrical plug thereby allowing electrical current to pass from said conductor to said electrical plug;
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- c. means for routing auxiliary wiring through at least two apertures in said dual-purpose wiring device into retention and electrical contact with said set of electrical receivers for the purpose of passing electrical current to an auxiliary location.
A dual-purpose wiring device, comprising in combination:
- a. at least one female casing for routing at least one conductor of an electrical cable;
- b. at least one male casing for carrying at least one set of electrical receivers having a first end that electrically engages said conductor and a second end that removably retains the prongs of the electrical plug thereby allowing electrical current to pass from said conductor to said electrical plug;
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- c. means for attaching said at least one male casing with at least one female casing wherein said means first secures said male casing to said female casing for convenience and alignment and then, through threaded engagement draws said male casing to said female casing leveraging the electrical connection between said electrical receivers and said conductor.
A speed-wiring electrical receptacle comprising in combination:
- a. a female casing for receiving at least one conductor of an electrical cable;
- b. a male casing for housing at least one set of electrical receivers;
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- c. a threaded connecting means that draws said male casing to said female casing and said electrical receiver into electrical engagement with said conductor.
A method of transferring electrical current from at least one insulated electrical wire to at least one electrical plug, comprising the steps of:
- a. placing at least one electrical wire in contact with a first member;
- b. contacting the insulation of the electrical wire with a first end of at least one electrical receiver, wherein said first end has an incisive edge and wherein said at least one electrical receiver is positioned between said first member and a second member;
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- c. pressing said second member and said first member together thereby causing said first end of said at least one electrical receiver to sever the insulation of the electrical wire and make electrical contact therewith.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.