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Electrical housing assembly for removable placement on a table top

  • US 4,828,513 A
  • Filed: 06/09/1986
  • Issued: 05/09/1989
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/09/1986
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. An electrical fixture assembly for installation in a grommet or hole in a table having a top surface, the fixture comprising:

  • an electrical housing adapted to partially fit in said grommet and to protrude therefrom above said table top, said electrical housing having a thin flat elongated portion whose opposite sides are adapted to removably slide on channels within said grommet or hole and be removably retained therein,a first connector block at the bottom of said electrical housing and within the thin flat elongated portion and having a plurality of electrical connectors separated by insulation and adapted to be removably connected to a connector at the end of an electrical power cable,a connector module above said thin portion which is formed by a top wall and a bottom wall and a back wall and two opposite side walls;

    a second elongated connector block having a plurality of spaced apart electrical connectors, the long axis of said second connector block being parallel to said axis, said second connector block being fastened to said connector module back wall, wire connection means within said electrical housing connecting the contacts of the first connector block to the contacts of the second connector block;

    a removable receptacle module adapted to fit in said connector module and having a rear connector block with electrical contacts which removably fit in said connectors of said second connector block, said receptacle module having on its face a plurality of female connector openings having connectors therein, and means to connect said female connectors to said rear connector block connectors.

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