MOUNTING RECEPTACLE WITH INTERCHANGEABLE HUB
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1. A mounting receptacle for removably receiving a hub, said mounting receptacle comprising:
- a face plate having a first leg;
a second leg; and
a cross-bar member extending between the first and second legs, said cross-bar member, first and second legs defining a window aperture; and
a flange extending from each of the first and second legs.
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Abstract
A mounting receptacle is disclosed that selectively receives an interchangeable hub having a port therein, the port receiving an interface plug. The mounting receptacle may be installed in an opening in an article, such as an organizational device and, when a hub is received in the mounting receptacle, the port of the hub is accessible from an exterior of the article. The mounting receptacle may also be provided as a free-standing mounting receptacle.
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1. A mounting receptacle for removably receiving a hub, said mounting receptacle comprising:
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a face plate having a first leg;
a second leg; and
a cross-bar member extending between the first and second legs, said cross-bar member, first and second legs defining a window aperture; and
a flange extending from each of the first and second legs. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A mounting receptacle in combination with an interchangeable hub, said mounting receptacle comprising
a face plate having a first leg; -
a second leg; and
a cross-bar member extending between the first and second legs, said cross-bar member, first and second legs defining a window aperture; and
a flange extending from each of the first and second legs; and
said interchangeable hub comprisinga body having a front hub plate;
a rear hub plate;
a first side wall; and
a second side wall, said front hub plate and said rear hub plate extending laterally past each of the first and second side walls and being spaced from one another so as to receive the front face and flanges of the mounting receptacle between the front hub plate and rear hub plate; and
a securement device extending from each of the first and second side walls, each of said securement devices selectively engaging one of said flanges of the mounting receptacle. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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- 23. A mounting receptacle for removably receiving an interchangeable hub having at least one port therein to receive a plug, said mounting receptacle provided in an opening in a surface of an article and, when an interchangeable hub is removably received in the mounting receptacle, the port of said interchangeable hub is accessible from an exterior of the article.
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