Locking combination outlet module and power distribution unit incorporating the same
AssigneeServer Technology, Inc.
InventorsMark Ramsey, Dominic Barker
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Abstract
An outlet module including a module housing comprising a base surface and a sidewall extending therefrom to at least partially surround an interior region. Multiple outlet cores extend from the base surface and at least one latch lever is pivotably coupled to the sidewall and adjacent a corresponding one of the multiple outlet cores. The latch lever is moveable between a first position, wherein the at least one latch lever is capable of engaging a mating plug and a second position, wherein the at least one latch lever is disengaged from the plug.
Claims26
An outlet module, comprising:
- a module housing comprising a base surface and a sidewall extending therefrom to at least partially surround an interior region;
- multiple outlet cores extending from the base surface;
- at least one latch lever movably coupled relative to the sidewall and adjacent a corresponding one of the multiple outlet cores, wherein the at least one latch lever comprises a release tab, a tooth portion, and a pivot bore positioned therebetween, said at least one latch lever movable between a first position, wherein the at least one latch lever is capable of engaging a mating plug and a second position, wherein the at least one latch lever is disengaged from the mating plug;
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- a resilient member positioned between the sidewall and the at least one latch lever to bias the at least one latch lever toward the first position.
An outlet module, comprising:
- a module housing comprising a base surface and a sidewall extending therefrom to at least partially surround an interior region, wherein at least the base surface and the sidewall comprise an integrally molded unitary body;
- multiple outlet cores extending from the base surface;
- multiple latch levers pivotably coupled to the sidewall, wherein each latch lever comprises a release tab, a tooth portion, and a pivot bore positioned therebetween, and wherein each latch lever is positioned adjacent a corresponding one of the multiple outlet cores and moveable between a latch position and an unlatch position;
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- multiple resilient members, each positioned between the sidewall and a corresponding one of the multiple latch levers to bias the corresponding latch lever toward the latch position.
A power distribution unit, comprising:
- a housing;
- a power input coupled with the housing and connectable to an external power source;
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- at least one outlet module located at least partially within the housing and connected to the power input, the at least one outlet module comprising:
- a module housing comprising a base surface and a sidewall extending therefrom to at least partially surround an interior region;
- multiple outlet cores extending from the base surface;
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- multiple latch levers pivotably coupled to the sidewall, wherein each latch lever comprises a release tab, a tooth portion, and a pivot bore positioned therebetween, and wherein each latch lever is positioned adjacent a corresponding one of the multiple outlet cores and moveable between an unlatch position and a latch position, wherein each latch lever is positioned to engage a corresponding mating plug when the latch lever is in the latch position, said latch lever resiliently biased toward the latch position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.