Removably mountable receptacle unit
OwnerDavid G. McCarthyinventor
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Abstract
An electrical receptacle unit is formed from a housing having a top section, a bottom section, and a recessed portion separating the top and bottom sections. The top section includes receptacles for removably receiving electrical plugs and other communication lines and cords. The housing is connectable to sources of electrical line power and existing communication lines for activating the receptacles in the upper section of the housing. The recessed portion of the housing receives the edge of a supporting structure, as for example, a table top, for removably mounting the housing to the supporting structure.
Claims20
A receptacle unit adapted to be removably mounted to a supporting structure, said receptacle unit comprising:
- a housing having a first housing section and a second housing section, said first and second housing sections being integrally connected to each other;
- said housing defining a recessed portion between said first and second housing sections.
A receptacle unit adapted to be removably mounted to a supporting structure, said receptacle unit comprising:
- a housing having an upper housing section and a lower housing section integrally joined to said upper housing section;
- said housing defining a recessed portion substantially centrally disposed between said upper housing section and said lower housing section;
- said upper housing section having at least one electrical receptacle provided therein;
- said lower housing section including means for connecting said housing to a source of electrical power.
A method of mounting a receptacle unit to a supporting structure for providing access to electrical power or a communications network, said method including the steps of:
- providing at least one receptacle unit comprising a housing having an upper housing section including at least one electrical receptacle or receptable for a communications network, a lower housing section integrally connected to said upper housing section and including means for connecting the housing to a source of electrical energy or to a communications network, and a recessed portion defined between said upper housing section and said lower housing section;
- mounting said receptacle unit to a supporting structure by moving said receptacle unit relative to said supporting structure such that a portion of said supporting structure is received in said recessed portion of said receptacle unit;
- wherein access to electrical power or to a communications network is provided proximate to said supporting structure.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.