Having just completed the wiring in my extension I couldn't help but
question whether junction boxes have reached their optimum design in
terms of saftey, convenience and commercial viability.

JBs are easy to wire up on the kitchen table with
- lots of slack cable
- plenty of illumination
- gravity working with you
- your elbows nicely supported
- cup of tea nearby etc....

But when you are up a step ladder with just a builder's lamp it gets
trickier (well it does for me).

Does anybody have any ideas on how the design of the simple junction
box could be improved?

I was thinking along the lines of:
- 2 earth and core wires all of equal length
- some sort of clamping system to secure the wires
- an anti-pull system for the sheathed cable (like you get in modern
plugs)

I'm guessing ideas have already been tried but fail on grounds of:
- safety
- commercial viability
I'm just interested in people's thoughts.

Charlie