Now this is smart...
It looks like there are metal touch points on the sides of the cover plate that touch the electricity on the outlet and pipe into the USB port.
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This is genius. I replaced an outlet with one that has USB (purchased on ThinkGeek) and I can tell you it's beyond handy. This makes the process a MILLION times easier because you're not shoving a larger outlet into the same gang box.
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