Dead-front electrical wiring device attachable to a power cord

Abstract

Disclosed is an electrical wiring device attachable to a power cord, formed of two pieces, and having a dead-front supporting contact elements of the male or female type. One of the pieces comprises the dead-front and the contact elements that it supports, integrally hinged to a first sidewall member. The dead-front in an outwardly swung position exposes the contact element terminals in a manner to facilitate connection of the power cord conductors to the terminals. When the connection is made, the dead-front is swung inwardly to a position in which the conductor lies upon the first sidewall member. A second sidewall member or cover, forming the other piece, is then slidably interengaged with the inwardly swung dead-front responsive to movement of the cover into a position overlying the first sidewall member. When fully interengaged with the dead-front, the cover cooperates with the dead-front and with the first sidewall member in defining an insulated, fully enclosed housing within which the terminals are confined. The cover and the first sidewall member have cooperating strain-relief means between which the power cord is clamped. In the assembled relation of the two pieces, screws captive in the first sidewall member are threadable into the cover to complete the assembly. The parts are in this way securely interlocked with the terminals completely enclosed in back of the dead-front of the device.