Electrical power distribution device

• US 20040242060A1
• Filed: 05/27/2003
• Published: 12/02/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 05/27/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Design Research & Development Corporation
• Original Assignee: Design Research and Development Corporation King of Prussia PA
• Inventors: Plzak, Stephen J.
• Granted Patent: US 6,875,051 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 439/535
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 13/72 Means for accommodating flexible lead within the holder
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 25/003 the coupling part being secured only to wires or cables
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 27/02 for simultaneous co-operation with two or more dissimilar counterparts

Abstract

Provided is an electrical distribution device having three or more lateral surfaces, wherein at least two lateral surfaces are adjacent pyramidal surfaces, wherein each such adjacent pyramidal surface comprises a directionally biased power receptacle, wherein each such adjacent pyramidal surface is adapted to direct a bulky end of a transformer fitted therein downwards or in a lateral direction; wherein for downwardly-biased pyramidal surfaces, the portion of the pyramidal surface below the power receptacle is adapted to accommodate about two inches or more of a bulky end of a transformer fitted in the power receptacle; wherein laterally-biased pyramidal surfaces are adapted so that any transformer that extends over an edge of the relevant pyramidal surface towards an adjacent pyramidal surface so extends at an angle such that a transformer of high primary bulk could still be accommodated fitted into the biased power receptacle at such adjacent pyramidal surface.

Claims

1. An electrical distribution device adapted to rest on a floor having three or more side surfaces, wherein at least a first side surface and a second side surface are adjacent and are pyramidal surfaces, wherein the first and second side surfaces comprise directionally biased power receptacles wherein such power receptacles are adapted to direct bulky ends of transformers fitted therein downwards or in a lateral direction;

wherein one or more of (a) and (b) applies;

(a), when the first side surface includes downwardly-biased receptacle(s), the portions of the first side surface below the downwardly-biased power receptacle(s) are adapted to accommodate and support two inches or more of bulky ends of transformers fitted in the respective power receptacle(s); and

/or (b), when the first side surface includes laterally-biased receptacle(s), the first side surface is adapted so that a transformer, when fitted in one of the laterally-biased receptacle(s) would, if sufficiently long, extend over an edge of the first side surface towards the second side surface, but so extends at an angle such that transformers, of high basal bulk, can still be fitted into any power receptacle at the second side surface.

2. The electrical distribution device of claim 1, further comprising a top surface comprising one or more power receptacles.

3. The electrical distribution device of claim 1, wherein all of the pyramidal surfaces comprise power receptacles that are laterally biased.

4. The electrical distribution device of claim 3, further comprising a top surface comprising one or more power receptacles.

5. The electrical distribution device of claim 3, wherein the lateral bias of power receptacles on the pyramidal surfaces is uniformly clockwise or uniformly counterclockwise.

6. The electrical distribution device of claim 5, wherein the electrical distribution device comprises a third such side surface that is a pyramidal surface and is adjacent to the second side surface.

7. The electrical distribution device of claim 3, wherein the electrical distribution device comprises a third such side surface that is a pyramidal surface and is adjacent to the second side surface.

8. The electrical distribution device of claim 7, further comprising a top surface comprising one or more power receptacles.

9. The electrical distribution device of claim 1, wherein all of the adjacent pyramidal surfaces comprise power receptacles that are downwardly biased.

10. The electrical distribution device of claim 9, further comprising a top surface comprising one or more power receptacles.

11. The electrical distribution device of claim 9, wherein the electrical distribution device comprises a third such side surface that is a pyramidal surface and is adjacent to the second side surface.

12. The electrical distribution device of claim 11, further comprising a top surface comprising one or more power receptacles.

13. The electrical distribution device of claim 9, wherein for such pyramidal surfaces the length of relevant pyramidal surface below the relevant downwardly biased power receptacle is adapted to accommodate and support 2.5 inches or more of downwardly oriented bulk of a transformer fitted in the power receptacle.

15. The electrical distribution device of claim 1, further comprising an electrical lead for supplying power to the electrical distribution device and a spooling device for spooling the electrical lead.

16. The electrical distribution device of claim 15, wherein the spooling device is spring-loaded to bias the device towards rewinding the electrical lead.

14. (Cancelled).

17. An electrical distribution device adapted to rest on a floor having three or more side surfaces, wherein at least a first side surface and a second side surface are adjacent and are pyramidal surfaces having an angle between each respective pair of such side surfaces of 90 degrees or less, wherein the first and second side surfaces comprise directionally biased power receptacles;

wherein such power receptacles are adapted to direct bulky ends of transformers fitted therein downwards or in a lateral direction;

wherein one or more of (a) and (b) applies;

(a), when the first side surface includes downwardly biased power receptacle(s), the portions of the first side surface below the power receptacle(s) are adapted to accommodate and support about two inches or more of bulky ends of transformer(s) fitted in the respective power receptacles; and

/or wherein (b), when the first side surface include laterally-biased receptacle(s), the first side surface is adapted so that a laterally biased power receptacle of the first surface would direct the bulky end of a fitted transformer in the direction of the second side surface, but no power receptacle of the first side surface directs bulky ends of fitted transformers towards space that would conflict with space that would be taken by a transformer of high basal bulk fitted in any receptacle in the second side surface.

18. The electrical distribution device of claim 17, wherein all of the pyramidal surfaces comprise power receptacles that are laterally biased.

19. The electrical distribution device of claim 18, wherein one or more of the pyramidal surfaces comprise power receptacles that are downwardly biased.

20. The electrical distribution device of claim 17, wherein all of the adjacent pyramidal surfaces comprise power receptacles that are downwardly biased.