US Patent No: 6,730,844
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Dual-purpose wiring device and method of wiring
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May 4, 2004
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Jun 25, 2002
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10/178,963
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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.
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| 6,229,087 Gangable electrical box | 27 | 1999 | |
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| 5,720,626 Contact spring | 3 | 1996 | |
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| 4,536,612 Box for raised floors | 31 | 1983 | |
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| 5,933,563 Cable enclosure with pass through | 45 | 1997 | |
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| 4,534,486 Cover plate fastening device | 19 | 1984 | |
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| 4,924,646 Wire guard | 20 | 1988 | |
| 5,223,673 Modular electrical outlet assembly | 43 | 1990 | |
| 5,560,397 Conduit assembly | 15 | 1993 | |
| 5,509,560 Gangable plastic box for electrical outlets | 21 | 1995 | |
| 5,965,844 Mounting plate and cover for two electrical boxes in the same horizontal plane and method for installation | 47 | 1997 | |
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