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Desktop receptacle with hinged cover

a technology for desk receptacles and hinged covers, which is applied in the field of desk receptacles with hinged covers, can solve the problems of difficult access and damage to cables, and achieve the effect of limiting the risk of the cover over-rotation in a simple yet effective way

Inactive Publication Date: 2017-08-10
GROUP DEKKO
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Benefits of technology

The present invention has two main advantages. The first advantage is that the hinges on the covers act as stops to prevent the covers from spinning too far. The second advantage is that the covers can be positioned away from the box to create a gap where cables can pass through.

Problems solved by technology

Such receptacles are difficult to access, which is inconvenient for work spaces where electrical devices are often connected and disconnected from the electrical assembly held in the desktop receptacle.
One problem with known covers is that in order to connect a cable to the electrical device and electrical assembly, one or more openings must exist in the cover that the cable can be held in after closing the cover.
Further, the placement of the opening can require one or more of the cables to be excessively bent in order to connect to the electrical assembly and exit through the cover opening, which can result in damage to the cable.

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[0022]Referring now to the drawings, and more particularly to FIGS. 1-2, there is shown a desktop receptacle 10 which generally includes a box 12 including a front wall 14 connected to a back wall 16 which is opposite the front wall 14 by sidewalls 18, an electrical assembly 20 held within the box 12, a first cover assembly 22 connected to the back wall 16 and a second cover assembly 24 connected to the front wall 14. It should be appreciated that all references to relative locations, such as “front,”“back,” and “side,” are for convenience of description only and are not intended to limit the scope of the invention in any manner. As can be seen, the box 12 has a rectangular shape with a closed bottom 26 and an opening 28 formed in a top 30 of the box 12. While the box 12 is shown as being rectangular in shape, the box 12 can be formed to have any desired shape. The box 12 can be configured to isolate any circuitry (not shown) of the electrical assembly 20, preventing easy access to ...

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Abstract

A desktop receptacle includes a box including a front wall connected to a back wall opposite the front wall by at least one additional wall, the box having an opening formed therein; an electrical assembly held within the box; a first cover assembly connected to the back wall and including a first hinge and a first cover hingedly connected to the first hinge, the first cover being movable about the first hinge to at least partially cover the opening; and a second cover assembly connected to the front wall and including a second hinge and a second cover hingedly connected to the second hinge, the second cover being movable about the second hinge to at least partially cover the opening, the first hinge being a stop for the second cover and the second hinge being a stop for the first cover.

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0001]1. Field of the Invention[0002]The present invention relates to desktop receptacles, and, more particularly, to desktop receptacles with covers.[0003]2. Description of the Related Art[0004]Desktop receptacles are known that can be connected to an electrical or data source, such as a wall outlet or computer, and installed in a work area to allow for electronic devices in the work area to connect to the wall outlet or computer. For aesthetic purposes, many installed desktop receptacle are hidden from sight. This can be accomplished by installing the desktop receptacle in an out of sight location of the work area, such as underneath a desk. Such receptacles are difficult to access, which is inconvenient for work spaces where electrical devices are often connected and disconnected from the electrical assembly held in the desktop receptacle.[0005]To provide convenient connection and disconnection to, for example, power from a wall outlet, many desktop rec...

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IPC IPC(8): A47B21/06B65D43/16
CPCA47B21/06A47B2021/066B65D43/163H02G3/18A47B2200/0082
Inventor NEWHOUSE, THOMAS J.MARANTO, VINCENT
Owner GROUP DEKKO
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