CONNECTION DEVICE FOR ELECTRICAL CONNECTION OF AN ELECTRICAL LOAD WITH A SOURCE OF ELECTRICAL POWER

A connection device employs a plurality of housing portions that are formed separately from one another and further includes a plurality of conductors. The plurality of conductors are situated on a first housing portion, and a second housing portion and a third housing portion are then affixed at opposite ends of the first housing portion to retain the conductors in place on the first housing portion. The first, second, and third housing portions, being connected together, are then received in a receptacle of a fourth housing portion to form the connection device. The conductors each have an elongated shank that is received in an elongated channel formed in the first housing portion before the second and third housing portions are attached thereto. 111-. (canceled)12. A connection device structured to be electrically connected with an electrical load and further structured to be electrically connected with a connector that includes a source of electrical power , the connection device comprising:a housing comprising a first housing portion and a second housing portion that are separate from one another;an electrical apparatus situated on the housing and comprising a plurality of conductors; anda number of mounts, at least a first mount of the number of mounts comprising a pair of confronting retention surfaces situated on one of the housing and a conductor of the plurality of conductors and further comprising a captive portion situated on the other of the housing and the conductor, the captive portion being received between the pair of confronting retention surfaces to resist movement of the conductor in a direction away from the housing.13. The connection device of wherein the first housing portion has an elongated channel formed therein claim 12 , the second housing portion comprising a stem and a cap claim 12 , at least a portion of the stem being received in the channel claim 12 , and the cap being situated adjacent an end of the first housing portion.14. The ...

Wiring Device with Color Change Kit

The present disclosure provides a wiring device having a color change kit. The color change kit includes a removable skirt and switch cover. The skirt and switch cover, which are disposed on the wiring device and accessible by an end-user, are easily detachable from the wiring device. Thus, the skirt and the switch cover are replaced without replacing the entire wiring device. Further, the skirt and switch cover is replaced without removing the wiring device from a wall box or further disassembling the entire wiring device. In certain exemplary embodiments, the skirt is disposed within a housing of the wiring device, and the switch cover is disposed within the skirt. 1. A wiring device , comprising:a housing forming a cavity therein;a switching device comprising a switch, at least a portion of the switch disposed within the cavity; anda color change kit comprising a switch cover and a skirt, the switch cover being replaceably disposed over the switch and the skirt being replaceably coupled to at least a portion of the housing and surrounding at least a portion of the switch cover.2. The wiring device of claim 1 , wherein the switch cover and the skirt are configured to be detachable from and attachable to the switching device without disassembling the housing.3. The wiring device of claim 1 , wherein the switching device comprises a toggle switch claim 1 , and the switch cover comprises a toggle switch cover.4. The wiring device of claim 1 , wherein the switching device comprises a paddle switch claim 1 , and the switch cover comprises a paddle switch cover.5. The wiring device of claim 1 , wherein the housing includes an opening formed in the housing claim 1 , the skirt being disposed within the opening and replaceably coupled to the housing via a snap-fit coupling mechanism.6. The wiring device of claim 5 , wherein the skirt is detachable from the switching device by releasing the snap-fit coupling mechanism.7. The wiring device of claim 1 , wherein the switching ...

Wiring Device with Contact Dampening

An electrical wiring device includes dampening member placed in contact with a stationary contact. The dampening member absorbs and thus decreases at least a portion of the vibration that occurs in the stationary contact when it is impacted by a movable contact in the electrical wiring device. Thus, the noise associated with the impact is lessened. In certain exemplary embodiments, the dampening member is a bumper cap which partially encases a portion of the stationary contact. In certain exemplary embodiments, the dampening member is a bumper pad intimately disposed between an edge of the stationary contact and a wall of the housing, such that movement or vibration of the stationary contact is lessened.

METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING ACTION RECOMMENDATIONS ASSOCIATED WITH KITCHEN APPLIANCES

A method includes: generating a first nutritional plan for a first user to be implemented in a first time period; monitoring events relevant to real-world implementation of the first nutritional plan by the first user; detecting, via a first kitchen appliance, a first user action associated with the first kitchen appliance; determining a first deviation between the first nutritional plan and a projected nutritional outcome derived based on the monitored events that occurred during a first portion of the first time period up to detection of the first user action; in accordance with the first deviation, revising the first nutritional plan to obtain a second nutritional plan to be implemented in a remainder portion of the first time period; generating a first suggestion regarding a second user action associated with the first kitchen appliance based on the second nutritional plan; and outputting the first suggestion via the first kitchen appliance. 1. A method , comprising: generating a first nutritional plan for a first user to be implemented in a first time period, wherein the first nutritional plan includes a first set of nutritional goals and constraints;', 'monitoring events that are relevant to real-world implementation of the first nutritional plan by the first user;', 'detecting, via a first kitchen appliance, a first user action associated with the first kitchen appliance;', 'determining a first deviation between the first nutritional plan and a projected nutritional outcome that is derived based on the monitored events that occurred during a first portion of the first time period up to detection of the first user action;', 'in accordance with the first deviation, revising the first nutritional plan to obtain a second nutritional plan to be implemented in a remainder portion of the first time period, wherein the second nutritional plan includes a second set of nutritional goals and constraints that are distinct from the first set of nutritional goals and ...

Wiring device with color change kit

The present disclosure provides a wiring device having a color change kit. The color change kit includes a removable skirt and switch cover. The skirt and switch cover, which are disposed on the wiring device and accessible by an end-user, are easily detachable from the wiring device. Thus, the skirt and the switch cover are replaced without replacing the entire wiring device. Further, the skirt and switch cover is replaced without removing the wiring device from a wall box or further disassembling the entire wiring device. In certain exemplary embodiments, the skirt is disposed within a housing of the wiring device, and the switch cover is disposed within the skirt.

Connection device

Connection device for electrical connection of an electrical load with a source of electrical power

A connection device employs a plurality of housing portions that are formed separately from one another and further includes a plurality of conductors. The plurality of conductors are situated on a first housing portion, and a second housing portion and a third housing portion are then affixed at opposite ends of the first housing portion to retain the conductors in place on the first housing portion. The first, second, and third housing portions, being connected together, are then received in a receptacle of a fourth housing portion to form the connection device. The conductors each have an elongated shank that is received in an elongated channel formed in the first housing portion before the second and third housing portions arc attached thereto.

Connection device for electrical connection of an electrical load with a source of electrical power

A connection device employs a plurality of housing portions that are formed separately from one another and further includes a plurality of conductors. The plurality of conductors are situated on a first housing portion, and a second housing portion and a third housing portion are then affixed at opposite ends of the first housing portion to retain the conductors in place on the first housing portion. The first, second, and third housing portions, being connected together, are then received in a receptacle of a fourth housing portion to form the connection device. The conductors each have an elongated shank that is received in an elongated channel formed in the first housing portion before the second and third housing portions are attached thereto.