Modular electrical wire housing unit

摘要

A wire housing unit has a shell body including a rear wall and two substantially parallel side walls extending orthogonally from the rear wall, a top plate removably attached to the top or bottom portion of the shell body closing the top or bottom, a bottom plate removably attached to the bottom or top portion of the shell body closing the bottom or top, a nailing fin disposed on the outside surface of one of the vertical side walls the fin substantially parallel with the rear wall of the shell body, and a modular contact junction block having a contact plug receptacle and terminals connecting house wires to a plugin outlet or switch assembly. The junction block is removably mounted to the inside surface of the top or bottom plates and in a position to accept contact plug-in of the outlet or switch assembly.

主权项

1. A modular electrical wire housing unit comprising:
an open shell body having a rear wall and two substantially parallel side walls extending orthogonally from the rear wall along the opposing vertical edges of the rear wall; a top plate removably attached to the top or bottom portion of the shell body closing the top or bottom; a bottom plate removably attached to the bottom or top portion of the shell body closing the bottom or top; a contact plate of an electrical outlet or switch consisting of a plurality of electrically conductive contact bars, each contact bar aligned in parallel forming a plane extending away from the electrical outlet or switch; and a modular contact junction block having a top surface and bottom surface, a contact plate receptacle positioned between the top and bottom surfaces including a recessed inner volume and an array of individual wire-trap openings extending from the top surface of the junction block into the inner volume, the wire-trap openings oriented in a plurality of linear rows; wherein the junction block is removably mounted via the bottom surface to an inside surface of the top or bottom plates and in a position to accept the contact plate of the outlet or switch assembly and the linear rows are oriented to align with the contact bars and the wire-trap openings are enabled to accept the individual wire ends enabling direct contact with one or more of the contact bars.