Apparatus for mounting a telephone or other cordless device in a building structure and related methods

• US 20050126812A1
• Filed: 12/12/2003
• Published: 06/16/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 12/12/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Design Go Ltd (DG International Holdings Limited), Nex Gen Wiring Solutions, LLC
• Original Assignee: Design Go Ltd (DG International Holdings Limited)
• Inventors: Plankell, Gary Dean
• Granted Patent: US 7,141,736 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 174/58
• CPC Class Codes: H02G 3/123 in thin walls
• CPC Class Codes: H02G 3/18 providing line outlets
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 248/906 Electrical outlet box support

Abstract

An apparatus for mounting a cordless device in a building or furniture structure to provide reduced wiring visualization and exposure, and methods for mounting, installing, and using such apparatus are provided. An embodiment of the apparatus includes a base housing having a base open front, a base backwall, a plurality of base sidewalls, and a base inner chamber. The base open front provides access to the base inner chamber and is sized large enough to allow the passage into and storage in the inner chamber of a combination of an alternating current power plug, an alternating current power cord, at least one male telephone jack connector, and a telephone cord. The apparatus also includes a power outlet housing connected to a base sidewall, the position of which thereby reduces overall depth of the apparatus within the building or furniture structure.

Claims

1. An apparatus for mounting a cordless telephone in a building structure to provide reduced wiring visualization and exposure, the apparatus comprising:

a combination electrical power and telephone outlet housing adapted to be recessed within an interior wall of a building structure to thereby house an alternating current female electrical power outlet, an alternating current power plug for a telephone, an alternating current power cord connected to the alternating current power plug, a female telephone jack, at least one male telephone jack connector, and a telephone phone cord connected to the male telephone jack connector, the outlet housing comprising;

a base housing having a base open front, a base backwall, a plurality of base sidewalls extending between the base open front and the base backwall, and a base inner chamber therein positioned between the base backwall and plurality of base sidewalls so that the base open front provides access to the base inner chamber, the base open front being sized to allow the passage into the inner chamber of the alternating current power plug to engage the alternating current female electrical power outlet, the alternating current power cord, the at least one male telephone jack connector to engage the female telephone jack, and the telephone cord, the plurality of sidewalls comprising;

a first base sidewall positioned transverse to and extending between the base open front and the base backwall of the base housing and having at least one power outlet aperture to receive the alternating current female electrical power outlet therein, and

a second base sidewall positioned transverse to and extending between the base open front and the base backwall of the base housing and having a female telephone jack aperture to receive the female telephone jack therein;

a power outlet housing connected to the first base sidewall of the base housing and having a power outlet open front, a power outlet backwall, a plurality of power outlet sidewalls extending between the power outlet open front and the power outlet backwall, and an auxiliary inner chamber therein positioned between the power outlet backwall and the plurality of power outlet sidewalls so that the power outlet open front provides access to the auxiliary inner chamber, the power outlet open front of the power outlet housing being positioned to interface with the at least one power outlet aperture of the first base sidewall of the base housing to thereby reduce overall depth of the combination base housing and power outlet housing within the building structure, at least one of the plurality of power outlet sidewalls and the power outlet backwall having a building structure alternating current electrical wiring aperture adapted to allow passage of building structure alternating current electrical wiring to connect to and supply electrical power to the alternating current female electrical power outlet when positioned therein; and

a base housing cover plate positioned to cover the base open front of the base housing to enclose major lengthwise extents of the telephone cord when connected to the male telephone jack connector and alternating current power cord when connected to the alternating current power plug within the base inner chamber of the base housing so that the major lengthwise extents of the telephone cord and the alternating current power cord are not readily visible outside of the base housing, the base housing cover plate having at least one cord channel formed in a peripheral region of the base housing cover plate adapted to allow passage of at least one of the alternating current power cord and the telephone cord therethrough for connection of the cordless phone to the alternating current female electrical power outlet and the female telephone jack and a plurality of cordless telephone base station mounts adapted to connect to a plurality of wall hanging slots of a base station of the cordless telephone to thereby mount the cordless telephone to the interior wall of the building structure.

2. An apparatus of claim 1, wherein the plurality of base sidewalls of the base housing further includes a third base sidewall having an outer surface positioned opposite the first base sidewall of the base housing, and wherein the apparatus further comprises a wall mounting flange connected to the outer surface of the third base sidewall to thereby provide connection of the combination electrical power and telephone outlet housing to a wall stud of the building structure.

3. An apparatus of claim 1, wherein the first base sidewall has an outer surface including a transversely extending upper rail, a lower rail substantially parallel to and spaced apart from the upper rail, the upper rail and lower rail having adjacent first and second ends, and a lateral stop adjacent one of the first and second ends of the upper and lower rails, wherein the power outlet housing includes an upper flange and a lower flange substantially parallel to and spaced apart from the upper flange and positioned adjacent the power outlet open front of the power outlet housing, and wherein the power outlet housing is slidably connected to the outer surface of the first base sidewall along the upper and lower flanges between the upper rail, lower rail, and lateral stop of the base housing to provide for quick mounting and removal of the power outlet housing from the base housing.

4. An apparatus of claim 1, wherein the plurality of base sidewalls further includes a third base sidewall positioned opposite the first base sidewall of the base housing and having an exterior surface including a transversely extending upper rail, a lower rail substantially parallel to and spaced apart from the upper rail, the upper rail and lower rail having adjacent first and second ends, and a lateral stop adjacent an end of the upper and lower rails, wherein the apparatus further comprises a wall mounting flange having first and second mounting plates substantially forming an L-shape, and wherein the first mounting plate of the wall mounting flange is slidably connected to the exterior surface of the third base sidewall along the upper rail, the lower rail, and the lateral stop and substantially parallel with the exterior surface of the third base sidewall of the base housing, to provide for quick mounting of the wall mounting flange to and removal from the base housing.

5. A apparatus of claim 4, wherein the second mounting plate of the wall mounting flange includes at least one spike adapted to pierce the wall stud and positioned substantially parallel to the third sidewall to connect the combination electrical power and telephone outlet housing to the wall stud of the building structure.

6. An apparatus of claim 1, further comprising a power outlet cover plate positioned in the base inner chamber of the base housing and positioned to overlie portions of the power outlet open front of the power outlet housing and inner surface portions of the first base sidewall and having a power outlet cover aperture extending therethrough to provide access to the at least one female power outlet when positioned in the auxiliary inner chamber of the power outlet housing.

7. An apparatus of claim 1, wherein the base open front includes an inner perimeter, and wherein the base housing includes a plurality of base housing cover plate supports positioned at least partially within the base inner chamber adjacent the inner perimeter of the base open front of the base housing to provide a mounting connection for the base housing cover plate to connect the base housing cover plate to the base housing adjacent the base open front of the base housing, the base housing cover plate to cover the base open front of the base housing and enclose the base inner chamber.

8. An apparatus of claim 1, wherein the plurality of base sidewalls of the base housing further includes a third base sidewall positioned transverse to and extending between the base open front and the base backwall of the base housing and having a female telephone jack aperture sized to receive the female telephone jack, and wherein the second base sidewall of the base housing is one of the top and bottom base sidewalls and the third base sidewall is the other of the top and bottom base sidewalls.

9. An apparatus of claim 8, wherein the female telephone jack includes the proximal end, a distal end, and a body extending therebetween sized for and positioned in the female telephone jack aperture of one of the second and third base sidewalls and having a cavity for receiving at least one male telephone jack connector, the proximal end of the female telephone jack having a proximal surface extension to provide an inner stop, and the body having a plurality of side connectors to form an outer stop, the combination of the proximal surface extension and plurality of side connectors provide a positive lock of the female telephone jack within the telephone jack aperture when so positioned.

10. An apparatus of claim 8, wherein at least one of the top base sidewall and bottom base sidewall includes a pre-scored surface adapted to be detached by a user to form the female telephone jack aperture defining a removable telephone jack knockout to thereby provide a user selectable aperture for connecting the female telephone jack to the base housing to accommodate at least one of top side and bottom side building structure telephone wiring.

11. An apparatus of claim 1, wherein at least one of the plurality of power outlet sidewalls and the power outlet backwall includes a pre-scored surface adapted to be detached by a user to form the building structure alternating current electrical wiring aperture defining a removable electrical wiring knockout to thereby provide a user selectable passageway to accommodate at least one of top side and bottom side building alternating current electrical wiring to connect to and supply electrical power to the alternating current female electrical power outlet, and wherein the power outlet housing further includes a pair of external spaced apart protuberances positioned adjacent the building structure alternating current electrical wiring aperture to provide guidance for passage of the building structure alternating current electrical wiring through the alternating current electrical wiring aperture into the auxiliary inner chamber of the power outlet housing to connect to and supply electrical power to the alternating current female electrical power outlet.

12. An apparatus of claim 7, further comprising a plurality of base cover plate connectors, wherein the base housing cover plate includes a plurality of base housing cover plate connection apertures positioned to provide for the passage of the plurality of base housing cover plate connectors and positioned to align with the plurality of base housing cover plate supports when the base housing cover plate is positioned to cover the base open front of the base housing to thereby connect the base housing cover plate to the plurality of base housing cover plate supports, wherein the base housing cover plate has a front cover plate surface and an outer perimeter surrounding the front cover plate surface, and wherein at least a portion of the outer perimeter is deflected away from the front cover plate surface to further provide reduced wiring visualization and exposure when the base housing cover plate is positioned to cover the base open front of the base housing.

13. An apparatus of claim 6, wherein the first base sidewall of the base housing further includes a plurality of bores to provide a mounting connection for the power outlet cover plate to mount the power outlet cover plate to the first base sidewall of the base housing adjacent the at least one power outlet aperture of the base housing and to cover an outer periphery of the alternating current female electrical power outlet and enclose the auxiliary inner chamber of the power outlet housing between the base housing and the power outlet housing, and wherein the power outlet cover plate includes a plurality of power outlet connection apertures positioned to align with at least two flange apertures extending from the alternating current female electrical power outlet and at least two of the plurality of bores in the first base sidewall of the base housing to connect the power outlet cover plate and alternating current female electrical power outlet to the first base sidewall.

14. An apparatus comprising:

a base housing having a base open front, a base backwall, a plurality of base sidewalls extending between the base open front and the base backwall, and a base inner chamber therein positioned between the base backwall and plurality of base sidewalls so that the base open front provides access to the base inner chamber, the base open front being sized large enough to allow the passage into and storage in the inner chamber of a combination of an alternating current power plug, an alternating current power cord, at least one male telephone jack connector, and a telephone cord associated with a telephone, the plurality of base sidewalls comprising;

a first base sidewall positioned transverse to and extending between the base open front and the base backwall of the base housing and having at least one power outlet aperture adapted to receive an alternating current female electrical power outlet therein, and

a second base sidewall positioned transverse to and extending between the base open front and the base backwall of the base housing and having a female telephone jack aperture adapted to receive a female telephone jack therein; and

a power outlet housing connected to the first base sidewall of the base housing and having an auxiliary inner chamber therein positioned to interface with the at least one power outlet aperture of the first base sidewall of the base housing to thereby reduce overall depth of a combination of the base housing and the power outlet housing within a building structure.

15. An apparatus of claim 14, further comprising a base housing cover plate positioned to cover the base open front of the base housing to enclose major lengthwise extents of the telephone cord when connected to the male telephone jack connector and the alternating current power cord when connected to the alternating current power plug within the base inner chamber of the base housing so that the major lengthwise extents of the telephone cord and the alternating current power cord are not readily visible outside of the base housing.

16. An apparatus of claim 15, wherein the base housing cover plate has at least one cord channel formed in a peripheral region of the base housing cover plate adapted to allow passage of at least one of the alternating current power cord and the telephone cord therethrough.

17. An apparatus of claim 15, wherein the base housing cover plate has a plurality of cordless telephone base station mounts adapted to connect to a plurality of wall hanging slots of a base station of the cordless telephone to thereby mount the cordless telephone to an interior wall of the building structure.

18. An apparatus of claim 14, wherein the first base sidewall has an outer surface including a transversely extending upper rail, a lower rail substantially parallel to and spaced apart from the upper rail, the upper rail and lower rail having adjacent first and second ends, and a lateral stop adjacent one of the first and second ends of the upper and lower rails, wherein the power outlet housing includes an upper flange and a lower flange substantially parallel to and spaced apart from the upper flange and positioned adjacent the power outlet open front of the power outlet housing, and wherein the power outlet housing is slidably connected to the outer surface of the first base sidewall along the upper and lower flanges between the upper rail, lower rail, and lateral stop of the base housing to provide for quick mounting and removal of the power outlet housing from the base housing.

19. An apparatus of claim 14, wherein the plurality of base sidewalls of the base housing further includes a third base sidewall having an outer surface positioned opposite the first base sidewall of the base housing, and wherein the apparatus further comprises a wall mounting flange connected to the outer surface of the third base sidewall to thereby provide connection of the base housing to a wall stud of the building structure.

20. An apparatus of claim 14, wherein the plurality of base sidewalls further includes a third base sidewall having an exterior surface including a transversely extending upper rail, a lower rail substantially parallel to and spaced apart from the upper rail, the upper rail and lower rail having adjacent first and second ends, and a lateral stop adjacent an end of the upper and lower rails, wherein the apparatus further comprises a wall mounting flange having first and second mounting plates, and wherein the first mounting plate of the wall mounting flange is slidably connected to the exterior surface of the third base sidewall along the upper rail, the lower rail, and the lateral stop to provide for quick mounting of the wall mounting flange to and removal from the base housing.

21. A apparatus of claim 20, wherein the second mounting plate of the wall mounting flange further includes at least one spike adapted to pierce the wall stud to connect the base housing to the wall stud of the building structure.

22. An apparatus of claim 21, wherein the second mounting segment of the wall mounting flange includes a plurality of slots adapted to allow for the passage of a plurality of stud connectors, and wherein the at least one spike is positioned substantially parallel to the third sidewall of the base housing.

23. An apparatus of claim 14, wherein the power outlet housing further includes a power outlet open front to provide access to the auxiliary inner chamber, and wherein the apparatus further comprises a power outlet cover plate positioned in the base inner chamber of the base housing and positioned to overlie portions of the power outlet open front of the power outlet housing and inner surface portions of the first base side wall and having a power outlet cover aperture extending therethrough to provide access to the at least one female power outlet when positioned in the auxiliary inner chamber of the power outlet housing.

24. An apparatus of claim 15, wherein the base open front includes an inner perimeter, and wherein the base housing includes a plurality of base housing cover plate supports positioned at least partially within the base inner chamber adjacent the inner perimeter of the base open front of the base housing to provide a mounting connection for the base housing cover plate to connect the base housing cover plate to the base housing adjacent the base open front of the base housing, the base housing cover plate to cover the base open front of the base housing and enclose the base inner chamber.

25. An apparatus of claim 14, wherein the plurality of base sidewalls of the base housing further includes a third base sidewall having a second female telephone jack aperture sized large enough to receive the female telephone jack, and wherein the second base sidewall of the base housing is one of a top and a bottom base sidewalls and the third base sidewall is the other of the top and the bottom base sidewalls.

26. An apparatus of claim 25, wherein the female telephone jack includes the proximal end, a distal end, and a body extending therebetween sized for and positioned in the female telephone jack aperture of one of the second and third base sidewalls and having a cavity for receiving at least one male telephone jack connector, the proximal end of the female telephone jack having a proximal surface extension to provide an inner stop, and the body having a plurality of side connectors to form an outer stop, the combination of the proximal surface extension and plurality of side connectors to provide a positive lock of the female telephone jack within the telephone jack aperture when so positioned.

27. An apparatus of claim 25, wherein at least one of the top base sidewall and bottom base sidewall includes a pre-scored surface adapted to be detached by a user to form the female telephone jack aperture defining a removable telephone jack knockout to thereby provide a user selectable aperture for connecting the female telephone jack to the base housing to accommodate at least one of top side and bottom side building structure telephone wiring.

28. An apparatus of claim 14, wherein the power outlet housing further includes a power outlet open front, a power outlet backwall, a plurality of power outlet sidewalls extending between the power outlet open front and the power outlet backwall, the auxiliary inner chamber therein positioned between the power outlet backwall and the plurality of power outlet sidewalls so that the power outlet open front provides access to the auxiliary inner chamber, wherein at least one of the plurality of power outlet sidewalls and the power outlet backwall includes a pre-scored surface adapted to be detached by a user to form the building structure alternating current electrical wiring aperture defining a removable electrical wiring knockout, and wherein the power outlet housing further includes a pair of external spaced apart protuberances positioned adjacent the building structure alternating current electrical wiring aperture to provide guidance for passage of the building structure alternating current electrical wiring through the alternating current electrical wiring aperture into the auxiliary inner chamber of the power outlet housing to connect to and supply electrical power to the alternating current female electrical power outlet.

29. An apparatus of claim 24, further comprising a plurality of base cover plate connectors, wherein the base housing cover plate includes a plurality of base housing cover plate connection apertures positioned to provide for the passage of the plurality of base housing cover plate connectors and positioned to align with the plurality of base housing cover plate supports when the base housing cover plate is positioned to cover the base open front of the base housing to thereby connect the base housing cover plate to the plurality of base housing cover plate supports, wherein the base housing cover plate has a front cover plate surface and an outer perimeter surrounding the front cover plate surface, and wherein at least a portion of the outer perimeter is deflected away from the front cover plate surface to further provide reduced wiring visualization and exposure when the base housing cover plate is positioned to cover the base open front of the base housing.

30. An apparatus of claim 23, wherein the first base sidewall of the base housing further includes a plurality of bores to provide a mounting connection for the power outlet cover plate to mount the power outlet cover plate to the first base sidewall of the base housing adjacent the at least one power outlet aperture of the base housing and to cover an outer periphery of the alternating current female electrical power outlet and enclose the auxiliary inner chamber of the power outlet housing between the base housing and the power outlet housing, and wherein the power outlet cover plate includes a plurality of power outlet connection apertures positioned to align with at least two flange apertures extending from the alternating current female electrical power outlet and at least two of the plurality of bores in the first base sidewall of the base housing to connect the power outlet cover plate and alternating current female electrical power outlet to the first base sidewall.

31. An apparatus comprising:

a cordless telephone including a base station having a plurality of wall hanging slots adapted to mount the cordless telephone to an interior wall of a building structure;

a combination base housing and power outlet housing, the base housing having a base open front, a base backwall, and a plurality of base sidewalls extending between the base open front and the base backwall, each of the plurality of base sidewalls having an exterior surface, the power outlet housing connected to the exterior surface of one of the plurality of base sidewalls of the base housing to thereby reduce overall depth of a combination of the base housing and the power outlet housing when recessed within the building structure; and

a base housing cover plate including a plurality of cordless telephone base station mounts adapted to cover the base open front and adapted to connect to the plurality of wall hanging slots of the base station of the cordless telephone to thereby mount the cordless telephone to the interior wall of the building structure.

32. An apparatus of claim 31, wherein the base housing includes a base inner chamber positioned between the base backwall and plurality of base sidewalls such that the base open front provides access to the base inner chamber, wherein a female telephone jack and alternating current female electrical outlet are located at least partially within the base inner chamber of the base housing, and wherein the base housing cover plate is positioned to cover the base open front of the base housing to enclose major lengthwise extents of a telephone cord when connected to the female telephone jack and alternating current power cord when connected to the alternating current power plug such that the major lengthwise extents of the telephone cord and the alternating current power cord are not readily visible outside of the base housing.

33. An apparatus for mounting a cordless telephone in a building structure to produce reduced wiring visualization and exposure, the apparatus comprising:

a base housing having a base open front, a base backwall, and a plurality of base sidewalls extending between the base open front and the base backwall, each of the plurality of base sidewalls having an exterior surface;

a power outlet housing connected to the exterior surface of a first base sidewall of the plurality of base sidewalls of the base housing to thereby reduce overall depth of a combination of the base housing and the power outlet housing within the building structure; and

a wall mounting flange having first and second mounting plates, the first mounting plate of the wall mounting flange connected to the exterior surface of a second base sidewall of the plurality of base sidewalls, the second mounting plate adapted to be connected to a wall stud of the building structure.

34. An apparatus for mounting a cordless device to produce reduced wiring visualization and exposure, the apparatus comprising:

a base housing having a base open front, a base backwall, and a plurality of base sidewalls extending between the base open front and the base backwall, and a base inner chamber therein positioned between the base backwall and plurality of base sidewalls so that the base open front provides access to the base inner chamber, the base open front being sized large enough to allow the passage into and storage in the inner chamber of an alternating current power plug and an alternating current power cord, at least one of the plurality of base sidewalls positioned transverse to and extending between the base open front and the base backwall of the base housing and having at least one power outlet aperture adapted to receive an alternating current female electrical power outlet therein; and

a power outlet housing connected to the first base sidewall of the base housing and having an auxiliary inner chamber therein positioned to interface with the at least one power outlet aperture of the first base sidewall of the base housing to thereby reduce overall depth of a combination of the base housing and the power outlet housing within at least one of a furniture and a building structure.

35. An apparatus of claim 34, further comprising a base housing cover plate positioned to cover the base open front of the base housing to enclose major lengthwise extents of the alternating current power cord when connected to the alternating current power plug within the base inner chamber of the base housing so that the major lengthwise extents of the alternating current power cord are not readily visible outside of the base housing, and wherein the base housing cover plate has at least one cord channel formed therein and adapted to allow passage of the alternating current power cord therethrough.

36. An apparatus of claim 35, wherein the base housing cover plate has means for mounting a base station of the cordless device to the base housing cover plate adapted to connect the base station to the base housing cover plate when the base housing cover plate is positioned to cover the base open front of the base housing.

37. An apparatus of claim 34, wherein the first base sidewall has an outer surface including a transversely extending upper rail, a lower rail substantially parallel to and spaced apart from the upper rail, the upper rail and lower rail having adjacent first and second ends, and a lateral stop adjacent one of the first and second ends of the upper and lower rails, wherein the power outlet housing includes an upper flange and a lower flange substantially parallel to and spaced apart from the upper flange and positioned adjacent the power outlet open front of the power outlet housing, and wherein the power outlet housing is slidably connected to the outer surface of the first base sidewall along the upper and lower flanges between the upper rail, lower rail, and lateral stop of the base housing to provide for quick mounting and removal of the power outlet housing from the base housing.

38. An apparatus of claim 34, wherein the plurality of base sidewalls of the base housing further includes a second base sidewall having an outer surface positioned opposite the first base sidewall of the base housing, and wherein the apparatus further comprises a mounting flange connected to the outer surface of the second base sidewall to thereby provide connection of the base housing to the at least one of a furniture and a building structure.

39. An apparatus of claim 34, wherein the plurality of base sidewalls further includes a second base sidewall having an exterior surface including a transversely extending upper rail, a lower rail substantially parallel to and spaced apart from the upper rail, the upper rail and lower rail having adjacent first and second ends, and a lateral stop adjacent an end of the upper and lower rails, wherein the apparatus further comprises a mounting flange having first and second mounting plates, and wherein the first mounting plate of the mounting flange is slidably connected to the exterior surface of the second base sidewall along the upper rail, the lower rail, and the lateral stop to provide for quick mounting of the mounting flange to and removal from the base housing.

40. An apparatus of claim 34, wherein the power outlet housing further includes a power outlet open front to provide access to the auxiliary inner chamber, and wherein the apparatus further comprises a power outlet cover plate positioned in the base inner chamber of the base housing and positioned to overlie portions of the power outlet open front of the power outlet housing and inner surface portions of the first base sidewall and having a power outlet cover aperture extending therethrough to provide access to the at least one female power outlet when positioned in the auxiliary inner chamber of the power outlet housing.

41. An apparatus of claim 35, wherein the plurality of base sidewalls also includes a top base sidewall positioned transverse to and extending between the base open front and the base backwall of the base housing and having a pre-scored surface adapted to be detached by a user to form a base inner chamber defining a removable base inner chamber knockout to thereby provide a user selectable aperture for at least one of connecting a female telephone jack to the base housing to accommodate mounting structure telephone wiring and venting residual heat generated by the alternating current power plug when positioned within the base inner chamber.

42. An apparatus of claim 35, further comprising means for connecting the base housing cover plate to the base housing including a quick disconnect means for disconnecting the base housing cover plate from the base housing without tools.

43. A method for mounting an outlet housing for a telephone in a building structure to provide reduced wiring visualization exposure, the method comprising the steps of:

providing a base housing having a base open front, a base backwall, and a plurality of base sidewalls extending between the base open front and the base backwall forming a base inner chamber therein, the plurality of base sidewalls including a first base sidewall positioned transverse to and extending between the base open front and the base backwall and having at least one power outlet aperture to receive an alternating current female electrical power outlet therein;

providing a power outlet housing having an power outlet open front, a power outlet backwall, and a plurality of power outlet sidewalls extending between the power outlet open front and the power outlet backwall forming an auxiliary inner chamber therein;

connecting the power outlet housing to the first base sidewall so that the power outlet open front interfaces with the at least one power outlet aperture of the first base sidewall to thereby reduce overall depth of the outlet housing within the building structure; and

recessing the base housing and power outlet housing within an interior wall surface of the building structure to thereby house a combination of an alternating current female electrical power outlet, an alternating current power plug for a telephone, an alternating current power cord connected to the alternating current power plug, a female telephone jack, at least one male telephone jack connector, and a telephone cord connected to the male telephone jack connector for connection to a telephone.

44. A method of claim 43, further comprising the steps of:

connecting a wall mounting flange having at least one stud connection spike to an exterior surface of a second sidewall of the plurality of sidewalls of the base housing opposite the first base sidewall of the plurality of base sidewalls; and

mounting the base housing to a wall stud of the building structure by inserting the at least one stud connection spike into the wall stud of the building structure.

45. A method of claim 44, further comprising the steps of:

connecting a female telephone jack to at least one of a top and a bottom base sidewall of the base housing having a female telephone jack aperture sized to receive the telephone jack; and

connecting an alternating current female electrical power outlet at least partially within the base inner chamber of the base housing.

46. A method for installing a telephone in a building structure to provide reduced wiring visualization exposure, the method comprising the steps of:

connecting a male telephone jack connector to a female telephone jack positioned in a base inner chamber of an outlet housing recessed within an interior wall of the building structure and having a base housing and a power outlet housing, by passing the male telephone jack connector through a base open front of the base housing to engage the female telephone jack;

connecting the alternating current power plug to an alternating current female electrical power outlet positioned within the outlet housing by passing the alternating current power plug through the base open front of the base housing to engage the alternating current female electrical power outlet; and

positioning major lengthwise extents of a telephone cord connected to the male telephone jack connector and alternating current power cord connected to the alternating current power plug within the base inner chamber of the base housing.

47. A method of claim 46, further comprising the step of:

connecting a base housing cover plate for the base housing to a plurality of base housing cover plate connection supports positioned within a base inner chamber of the base housing to cover a base open front of the base housing, the base housing cover plate having at least one cord channel formed in a peripheral region of the base housing cover plate adapted to allow passage of the alternating current power cord and the telephone cord, therethrough.

48. A method for using a telephone in a building structure to provide reduced wiring visualization exposure, the method comprising the steps of:

extracting from within a base inner chamber of a base housing recessed within a building interior wall a telephone cord and an alternating current power cord positioned therein, and passing the cords through a cord channel in a base housing cover plate as necessary to provide sufficient cord to connect a proximal male telephone jack connector connected to the telephone cord and a low voltage power connector connected to the alternating current power cord to a base station of the telephone;

connecting the base station of the phone to the proximal male telephone jack connector of the telephone cord and low voltage current power connector of the alternating current power cord; and

connecting a plurality of wall hanging slots of the base station to a plurality of base housing cover plate telephone base station mounts to thereby mount the telephone to the interior wall of the building structure.

49. A method of claim 48, further comprising the step of:

passing excess extracted telephone cord and alternating current power cord through the cord channel in the base housing cover plate back into the base inner chamber as necessary to further reduce wiring visualization exposure of excess extracted telephone and alternating current power cord.

50. A method of claim 48, further comprising to step of pre-connecting the distal male telephone jack connector of the telephone cord and alternating current power plug of the alternating current power cord within the base inner chamber of the base housing.