Powered vanity pullout
AssigneeHardware Resources, Inc.
InventorsJoel Gomez, Dennis McGregor
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Abstract
A powered vanity system with a power outlet positioned on the bottom of a drawer box adjacent a face plate with an optical trigger that prevents the flow of electricity to the power outlet when the drawer box is in a closed position and allows the flow of electricity to the power outlet when the drawer box is in an open position. A cable manager controls the power cord as the drawer box moves between open and closed positions. The drawer box is easily removable from the cabinet carcass and provides for a novel convenience lighting system.
Claims23
A powered drawer comprising:
- a drawer box, having a front portion, releasably fixed to a set of drawer slides;
- a power outlet located in the front portion;
- an optical trigger, coupled to a relay, and installed on a bottom of the drawer box, adjacent to and directed toward a first drawer slide of the set of drawer slides;
- a power cable connecting the relay and the power outlet;
- a cable manager, attached to the drawer box, and supporting the power cable;
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- wherein the relay deactivates the power outlet when the drawer box is in a closed position;
- wherein the relay activates the power outlet when the drawer box is in an opened position.
A powered vanity system for providing movable electrical power, comprising:
- a drawer box having a face plate and a back panel;
- a first slide attached to the drawer box;
- a second slide attached to the drawer box;
- a power outlet, adjacent the face plate;
- a cable manager, attached to the drawer box, wherein the cable manager is expanded when the drawer box is in an opened position and is collapsed when the drawer box is in a closed position;
- an optical trigger, installed on a bottom of the drawer box operatively adjacent the first slide;
- a power cable, connected to the power outlet and the optical trigger attached to the cable manager;
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- a control circuit, operatively connected to the power outlet and the optical trigger, for discharging the power outlet when the drawer box is in the closed position and for charging the power outlet when the drawer box is in the opened position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.