Safety outlet module
AssigneeProtect Connect
InventorMichael P. Gorman
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Abstract
A safety outlet module includes a housing, a receptacle defined by the housing, an aperture defined within the receptacle, a cover slidably retained within the receptacle and a plug retained at least partially within the housing. The receptacle has an opening, a bottom and a wall extending between the opening and the bottom. The aperture partially extends along the wall. The cover has a closed position proximate the opening and an open position proximate the bottom. The aperture is blocked in the closed position and exposed in the open position. The plug extends from a housing face and is adapted to removably connect to an electrical power source. A contact is retained by the housing outside of the receptacle and proximate to the aperture, and a buss internal to the housing connects the plug to the contact.
Claims16
An outlet module comprising:
- a housing;
- a receptacle defined by said housing and having an opening, a bottom and a wall extending between said opening and said bottom;
- an aperture defined within said receptacle and partially extending along said wall;
- a cover slidably retained within said receptacle and having a closed position proximate said opening and an open position proximate said bottom, said aperture blocked in said closed position and exposed in said open position;
- a plug retained at least partially within said housing and extending from a housing face, said plug adapted to removably connect to an electrical power source;
- and
- a buss internal to said housing providing a electrical path between said plug and said receptacle,
- said wall interior to said housing.
An outlet module comprising:
- a housing;
- a plurality of shielded plugs extending from a plug-in side of said housing, said shielded plugs adapted to mesh with a corresponding plurality of structured sockets disposed on a wiring module so as to electrically communicate with a power cable wire to said wiring module;
- and
- a plurality of covered receptacles disposed on a functional side of said housing, each of said receptacles adapted to receive a corresponding plurality of lucking plugs, wherein
- said shielded plugs are configured to transmit electrical power to said covered receptacles, and
- said covered receptacles are configured to transmit electrical power to said lucking plugs.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.