Removable desktop electrical receptacle unit
First Claim
1. An electrical receptacle device comprising:
- a housing,a plurality of electrical receptacles in said housing,means for delivering electrical power to said housing, andmeans for removably mounting said housing to a work surface,said means for removably mounting said housing to said work surface including a mounting element extending from said housing and a clamp element slidably movably mounted to said mounting element for selectively releasably locking said housing to said work surface, said clamp element being separable from said mounting element extending from said housing.
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Abstract
An electrical receptable unit includes a mounting element extending from a housing for removably mounting the unit to a working surface, as for example, a desktop. A tensioning adjustment element associated with the mounting element removably secures the housing to the working surface to provide access to a plurality of electrical receptacles, each of which is electrically connected to line power. The unit includes a surge suppressor within the housing and disposed between the line power entering the housing and the electrical receptacles provided within the housing. The unit may also include an isolated compartment for accommodating lines connected to sensitive equipment, such as computers, for isolating these lines from electrical interference generated in other portions of the housing.
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16 Claims
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1. An electrical receptacle device comprising:
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a housing, a plurality of electrical receptacles in said housing, means for delivering electrical power to said housing, and means for removably mounting said housing to a work surface, said means for removably mounting said housing to said work surface including a mounting element extending from said housing and a clamp element slidably movably mounted to said mounting element for selectively releasably locking said housing to said work surface, said clamp element being separable from said mounting element extending from said housing. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14)
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12. The device as claimed in 11, wherein said adjustable tensioning means includes a threaded element having a head received within said slot in said mounting element, a free end of said threaded element passing through an opening defined in said clamp element, and a wing nut mounted to said free end of said threaded element passing through said opening in said clamp element.
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15. An electrical receptacle device comprising:
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a housing including at least one electrical receptacle provided therein, and means for removably mounting said housing to a work surface, said means for removably mounting comprising;
a mounting element extending from said housing along a plane which is oriented substantially perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of said housing, a clamp element movably mounted to said mounting element for relative movement thereto, and means for removably locking said clamp element at selected positions relative to said mounting element, said clamp element comprising means for engaging said work surface when said housing is removably mounted to said work surface;
said clamp element being separable from mounting element. - View Dependent Claims (16)
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Specification