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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 06, 1996
Filed:
Nov. 16, 1994
Applicant:
Inventors:
Wendell Ison, Columbus, IN (US);
Douglas Wright, Clermont, IN (US);
Scott Ireland, Noblesville, IN (US);
Geoffrey Hicks, Carmel, IN (US);
Bradley J Hyde, Greenfield, IN (US);
Assignee:
Woods Industries, Inc., Carmel, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
439536 ; 248 271 ;
Abstract
A wall mountable electrical socket for securement in an opening formed in a plasterboard wall. The socket includes a wall plate having a central opening with a rearwardly extending cylindrical member, and a plug housing insertable through the opening. Guide slots in the cylindrical member guide the housing to a position of locking engagement. During insertion, the housing cams tine members of the cylindrical member into piercing engagement with the wall.