PIVOTING FACE RECEPTACLE
First Claim
1. A pivoting face receptacle comprising:
- a receptacle module including;
a hinge; and
a receptacle attached to the hinge, wherein the receptacle is configured to pivot, about the hinge, from a retracted position in which a face of the receptacle is parallel to a front of the receptacle module, to an extended position in which the face of the receptacle is substantially perpendicular to the front of the receptacle module and protrudes from the face of the receptacle module; and
a receptacle housing, having a front wall affixed to a rear wall of the receptacle module, that includes a plurality of contacts on exterior faces of the receptacle housing,wherein the receptacle housing is configured to receive the receptacle into a space enclosed by the receptacle housing when the receptacle is in the retracted position; and
wherein the contacts are electrically coupled to the receptacle.
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Abstract
A pivoting face receptacle may include a receptacle module. The receptacle module may include a hinge and a receptacle attached to the hinge. The receptacle is configured to pivot, about the hinge, from a retracted position in which a face of the receptacle is parallel to a front of the receptacle module, to an extended position in which the face of the receptacle is substantially perpendicular to the front the receptacle module and protrudes from the face of the receptacle module. The pivoting face receptacle may also include a receptacle housing. The receptacle housing, having a front affixed to a rear of the receptacle module, may include a plurality of contacts on exterior faces of the receptacle housing. The receptacle housing may be configured to receive the receptacle into a space enclosed by the receptacle housing when the receptacle is in the retracted position.
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Citations
21 Claims
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1. A pivoting face receptacle comprising:
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a receptacle module including; a hinge; and a receptacle attached to the hinge, wherein the receptacle is configured to pivot, about the hinge, from a retracted position in which a face of the receptacle is parallel to a front of the receptacle module, to an extended position in which the face of the receptacle is substantially perpendicular to the front of the receptacle module and protrudes from the face of the receptacle module; and a receptacle housing, having a front wall affixed to a rear wall of the receptacle module, that includes a plurality of contacts on exterior faces of the receptacle housing, wherein the receptacle housing is configured to receive the receptacle into a space enclosed by the receptacle housing when the receptacle is in the retracted position; and wherein the contacts are electrically coupled to the receptacle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A system comprising:
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a pivoting face receptacle comprising; a receptacle module including; a top wall, a first side wall, a second side wall, and a base that surround a space, wherein the base includes a first portion of a hinge; and a receptacle placed in the space, wherein the receptacle includes a second portion of the hinge, and wherein the receptacle is configured to pivot, about the hinge, from a closed configuration in which a face of the receptacle is parallel to a front of the receptacle module, to an open configuration in which the face of the receptacle is approximately 90 degrees relative to the front the receptacle module; and a receptacle housing whose front is affixed to a rear of the receptacle module, that includes a plurality of contacts on exterior faces of the receptacle housing, wherein the contacts are electrically coupled to the receptacle, and wherein the receptacle housing is configured to receive the receptacle into a space enclosed by the receptacle housing when the receptacle is in the closed configuration. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method comprising:
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running wires through an electrical box; attaching the wires to a plurality of contacts of a pivoting face receptacle wherein the pivoting face receptacle comprises; a receptacle module including; a hinge; and a receptacle attached to the hinge, wherein the receptacle is configured to pivot, about the hinge, from a retracted position in which a face of the receptacle is parallel to a front of the receptacle module, to an extended position in which the face of the receptacle is substantially perpendicular to the front of the receptacle module and protrudes from the face of the receptacle module; and a receptacle housing, having a front wall affixed to a rear wall of the receptacle module, that includes the plurality of contacts on exterior faces of the receptacle housing, wherein the receptacle housing is configured to receive the receptacle into a space enclosed by the receptacle housing when the receptacle is in the retracted position; and
wherein the contacts are electrically coupled to the receptacle;placing the pivoting face receptacle inside the electrical box; affixing the electrical box to the pivoting face receptacle; and installing the pivoting face receptacle and the electrical box to the wall. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21)
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Specification