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US 9,865,956 B2Granted
Electrical pop out device with electrical outlets and/or USB ports
AssigneeThe Wiremold Company
InventorsGordon D. Row, Mark Makwinski
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Abstract
An electrical pop out device has a shroud and an outlet housing. The outlet housing is sized to be placed inside the shroud. A guidance mechanism connects the outlet housing with the shroud. The guidance mechanism includes multiple rack gears and multiple pinion gears. The outlet housing is moveable with respect to the shroud along a direction defined by the rack gear. A spring connector electrically couples the shroud to the outlet housing.
Claims21
An electrical pop out device comprising:
- a shroud;
- an outlet housing being sized to be placed inside the shroud, the outlet housing comprising one or more USB ports;
- an AC to DC converter coupled to the one or more USB ports for providing low voltage DC power;
- a guidance mechanism connecting the outlet housing with the shroud, the guidance mechanism being configured to allow movement of the outlet housing with respect to the shroud and to prevent misalignment of the outlet housing with respect to the shroud during movement of the outlet housing;
- and
- a switch coupled to the AC to DC converter, the switch being configured to selectively activate the AC to DC converter to energize the one or more USB ports;
- wherein the switch is configured to be mechanically actuated by insertion of a USB plug into at least one of the one or more USB ports to selectively activate the AC to DC converter to energize the one or more USB ports.
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An electrical pop out device comprising:
- a shroud;
- an outlet housing being sized to be placed inside the shroud, the outlet housing comprising one or more USB ports;
- an AC to DC converter coupled to the one or more USB ports for providing low voltage DC power;
- a guidance mechanism connecting the outlet housing with the shroud, the guidance mechanism being configured to allow movement of the outlet housing with respect to the shroud and to prevent misalignment of the outlet housing with respect to the shroud during movement of the outlet housing;
- a switch coupled to the AC to DC converter, the switch being configured to selectively activate the AC to DC converter to energize the one or more USB ports;
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- a cover configured to be moved between a closed position, where the cover blocks access to at least one of the one or more USB ports, and an open position, where the cover permits access to the at least one of the one or more USB ports;
- wherein the cover is configured to actuate the switch to selectively activate the AC to DC converter to energize the one or more USB ports when moved from the closed position to the open position.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.