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US 9,865,957 B2Granted
Electrical pop out device with electrical outlets and/or USB ports
AssigneeThe Wiremold Company
InventorMark 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.
Claims8
An electrical outlet, comprising:
- an AC to DC converter for providing low voltage DC power;
- at least one USB port;
- a switch configured to selectively electrically couple the at least one USB port to the AC to DC converter to energize the at least one USB port to provide low voltage DC power;
- and
- a cover movable between a closed position covering the at least one USB port and an open position exposing the at least one USB port,
- wherein movement of the cover into the open position actuates the switch to electrically couple the at least one USB port to the AC to DC converter to energize the at least one USB port to provide low voltage DC power.
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An electrical outlet, comprising:
- at least one USB port;
- and
- a switch configured to selectively electrically couple the at least one USB port to a power source to energize the at least one USB port to provide power;
- a cover movable between a closed position covering the at least one USB port and an open position exposing the at least one USB port,
- wherein movement of the cover into the open position actuates the switch to electrically couple the at least one USB port to the power source to energize the at least one USB port to provide power.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.