External quick connect modular plug for a wiring device

An electrical wiring system, comprising:

• a modular electrical wiring device comprising:
• an electrical wiring device;
• an external plug;
• and
• at least one electrical wire comprising a first end and a second end, wherein the first end is coupled to the wiring device and the second end is coupled to the external plug to electrically couple the electrical wiring device to the external plug;
• and
• a connector electrically coupled to one or more building electrical wires transmitting power from a power source, the connector also electrically coupled to the electrical wiring device through physical coupling with the external plug;
• wherein the connector comprises a connector hot electrical wire, a connector neutral electrical wire, and a connector ground electrical wire, and wherein the building electrical wires comprise a building hot electrical wire, a building neutral electrical wire, and a building ground electrical wire,
• wherein the connector hot electrical wire is coupled at one end to a connector hot contact and at an opposing end to the building hot electrical wire,
• wherein the connector neutral electrical wire is coupled at one end to a connector neutral contact and at an opposing end to the building neutral electrical wire,
• wherein the connector ground electrical wire is coupled at one end to a connector ground contact and at an opposing end to the building ground electrical wire, and
• wherein the connector hot contact, the connector neutral contact, and the connector ground contact are disposed at the connector.

A modular electrical wiring device, comprising:

• an electrical wiring device;
• an external plug;
• and
• at least one electrical wire comprising a first end and a second end, wherein the first end is coupled to the wiring device and the second end is coupled to the external plug to electrically couple the electrical wiring device to the external plug;
• wherein the electrical wires comprise a line electrical wire, a load electrical wire, and a ground electrical wire;
• wherein the line electrical wire is coupled at one end to a line plug contact and at an opposing end to a device line contact,
• wherein the load electrical wire is coupled at one end to a load plug contact and at an opposing end to a device load contact,
• wherein the ground electrical wire is coupled at one end to a ground plug contact and at an opposing end to a device ground contact,
• wherein the line plug contact, the load plug contact, and the ground plug contact are disposed at the external plug, and
• wherein the device line contact, the device load contact, and the device ground contact are disposed at the electrical wiring device.

A modular electrical wiring device, comprising:

• an electrical wiring device;
• an external plug;
• and
• at least one electrical wire comprising a first end and a second end, wherein the first end is coupled to the wiring device and the second end is coupled to the external plug to electrically couple the electrical wiring device to the external plug;
• wherein the electrical wires comprise a hot electrical wire, a first traveler electrical wire, a second traveler electrical wire, and a ground electrical wire;
• wherein the hot electrical wire is coupled at one end to a hot plug contact and at an opposing end to a device hot contact,
• wherein the first traveler electrical wire is coupled at one end to a first traveler plug contact and at an opposing end to a device first traveler contact,
• wherein the second traveler electrical wire is coupled at one end to a second traveler plug contact and at an opposing end to a device second traveler contact,
• wherein the ground electrical wire is coupled at one end to a ground plug contact and at an opposing end to a device ground contact,
• wherein the hot plug contact, the first traveler plug contact, second traveler plug contact, and the ground plug contact are disposed at the external plug, and
• wherein the device hot contact, the device first traveler contact, the device second traveler contact, and the device ground contact are disposed at the electrical wiring device.

A modular electrical wiring device, comprising:

• an electrical wiring device;
• an external plug;
• and
• at least one electrical wire comprising a first end and a second end, wherein the first end is coupled to the wiring device and the second end is coupled to the external plug to electrically couple the electrical wiring device to the external plug;
• wherein the electrical wiring device comprises a four-way switch,
• wherein the external plug comprises at least five contacts,
• wherein electrical wires comprise a first in electrical wire, a second in electrical wire, a first out electrical wire, a second out electrical wire, and a ground electrical wire;
• wherein the first in electrical wire is coupled at one end to a first in plug contact and at an opposing end to a device first in contact,
• wherein the second in electrical wire is coupled at one end to a second in plug contact and at an opposing end to a device second in contact,
• wherein the first out electrical wire is coupled at one end to a first out plug contact and at an opposing end to a device first out contact,
• wherein the second traveler electrical wire is coupled at one end to a second out plug contact and at an opposing end to a device second out contact,
• wherein the ground electrical wire is coupled at one end to a ground plug contact and at an opposing end to a device ground contact,
• wherein the first in plug contact, second in plug contact, first out plug contact, second out plug contact, and ground plug contact are disposed at the external plug, and
• wherein the device first in contact, device second in contact, device first out contact, device second out contact, and device ground contact are disposed at the electrical wiring device.

An electrical wiring system, comprising:

• a modular electrical wiring device comprising:
• an electrical wiring device;
• an external plug;
• and
• at least one electrical wire comprising a first end and a second end, wherein the first end is coupled to the wiring device and the second end is coupled to the external plug to electrically couple the electrical wiring device to the external plug;
• and
• a connector electrically coupled to one or more building electrical wires transmitting power from a power source, the connector also electrically coupled to the electrical wiring device through physical coupling with the external plug;
• wherein the electrical wires comprise a line electrical wire, a load electrical wire, and a ground electrical wire;
• wherein the line electrical wire is coupled at one end to a line plug contact and at an opposing end to a device line contact,
• wherein the load electrical wire is coupled at one end to a load plug contact and at an opposing end to a device load contact,
• wherein the ground electrical wire is coupled at one end to a ground plug contact and at an opposing end to a device ground contact,
• wherein the line plug contact, the load plug contact, and the ground plug contact are disposed at the external plug,
• wherein the device line contact, the device load contact, and the device ground contact are disposed at the electrical wiring device,
• wherein the connector comprises a connector line contact, a connector load contact and a connector ground contact, and
• wherein when the connector is physically coupled to the external plug, the connector line contact is electrically coupled to the line plug contact, the connector load contact is electrically coupled to the load plug contact, and the connector ground contact is electrically coupled to the ground plug contact.

An electrical wiring system, comprising:

• a modular electrical wiring device comprising:
• an electrical wiring device;
• an external plug;
• and
• at least one electrical wire comprising a first end and a second end, wherein the first end is coupled to the wiring device and the second end is coupled to the external plug to electrically couple the electrical wiring device to the external plug;
• and
• a connector electrically coupled to one or more building electrical wires transmitting power from a power source, the connector also electrically coupled to the electrical wiring device through physical coupling with the external plug;
• wherein the electrical wires comprise a hot electrical wire, a first traveler electrical wire, a second traveler electrical wire, and a ground electrical wire;
• wherein the hot electrical wire is coupled at one end to a hot plug contact and at an opposing end to a device hot contact,
• wherein the first traveler electrical wire is coupled at one end to a first traveler plug contact and at an opposing end to a device first traveler contact,
• wherein the second traveler electrical wire is coupled at one end to a second traveler plug contact and at an opposing end to a device second traveler contact,
• wherein the ground electrical wire is coupled at one end to a ground plug contact and at an opposing end to a device ground contact,
• wherein the hot plug contact, the first traveler plug contact, second traveler plug contact, and the ground plug contact are disposed at the external plug,
• wherein the device hot contact, the device first traveler contact, the device second traveler contact, and the device ground contact are disposed at the electrical wiring device,
• wherein the connector comprises a connector hot contact, a connector first traveler contact, a connector second traveler contact, and a connector ground contact, and
• wherein when the connector is physically coupled to the external plug, the connector hot contact is electrically coupled to the hot plug contact, the connector first traveler contact is electrically coupled to the first traveler plug contact, the connector second traveler contact is electrically coupled to the second traveler plug contact, and the connector ground contact is electrically coupled to the ground plug contact.

An electrical wiring system, comprising:

• a modular electrical wiring device comprising:
• an electrical wiring device;
• an external plug;
• and
• at least one electrical wire comprising a first end and a second end, wherein the first end is coupled to the wiring device and the second end is coupled to the external plug to electrically couple the electrical wiring device to the external plug;
• and
• a connector electrically coupled to one or more building electrical wires transmitting power from a power source, the connector also electrically coupled to the electrical wiring device through physical coupling with the external plug;
• wherein the electrical wiring device comprises a four-way switch,
• wherein the external plug comprises at least five contacts,
• wherein electrical wires comprise a first in electrical wire, a second in electrical wire, a first out electrical wire, a second out electrical wire, and a ground electrical wire;
• wherein the first in electrical wire is coupled at one end to a first in plug contact and at an opposing end to a device first in contact,
• wherein the second in electrical wire is coupled at one end to a second in plug contact and at an opposing end to a device second in contact,
• wherein the first out electrical wire is coupled at one end to a first out plug contact and at an opposing end to a device first out contact,
• wherein the second traveler electrical wire is coupled at one end to a second out plug contact and at an opposing end to a device second out contact,
• wherein the ground electrical wire is coupled at one end to a ground plug contact and at an opposing end to a device ground contact,
• wherein the first in plug contact, second in plug contact, first out plug contact, second out plug contact, and ground plug contact are disposed at the external plug,
• wherein the device first in contact, device second in contact, device first out contact, device second out contact, and device ground contact are disposed at the electrical wiring device,
• wherein the connector comprises a connector first in contact, a connector second in contact, a connector first out contact, a connector second out contact, and a connector ground contact, and
• wherein when the connector is physically coupled to the external plug, the connector first in contact is electrically coupled to the first in plug contact, the connector second in contact is electrically coupled to the second in plug contact, the connector first out contact is electrically coupled to the first out plug contact, the connector second out contact is electrically coupled to the second out plug contact, and the connector ground contact is electrically coupled to the ground plug contact.