Grommet-mount electrical power unit assembly
First Claim
1. A grommet-style electrical receptacle assembly comprising:
- a first housing piece having a first base portion and a first upper portion configured to support an electrical or data outlet;
a second housing piece having a second base portion and a second upper portion, wherein said second base portion is configured to engage said first base portion, and said second upper portion comprises a bezel configured to substantially surround said first upper portion;
wherein one or both of said first and second base portions substantially enclose and define an interior cavity for receiving at least a lower portion of the electrical or data outlet; and
a fastener operable to secure said first and second base portions together, and to secure said first and second housing pieces at an opening formed in a work surface with said first and second upper portions disposed at or above the work surface.
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Abstract
An electrical receptacle assembly is mountable at an opening in a work surface to provide convenient access to electrical power and/or data. The assembly includes a main housing and a housing shell. The main housing defines an interior cavity for receiving a lower portion of an electrical or data outlet, and has an outlet opening in which a face of the electrical or data outlet is supported. The housing shell is coupled to the main housing and surrounds at least a portion of the interior cavity. Respective outer surfaces of the main housing and the housing shell cooperate to form an outer surface of the two-piece housing that is insertable into the opening in the work surface. A fastener, which may be an internally threaded collar, engages the two-piece housing, which may be externally threaded, and also engages the work surface, to secure the assembly to the work surface.
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20 Claims
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1. A grommet-style electrical receptacle assembly comprising:
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a first housing piece having a first base portion and a first upper portion configured to support an electrical or data outlet; a second housing piece having a second base portion and a second upper portion, wherein said second base portion is configured to engage said first base portion, and said second upper portion comprises a bezel configured to substantially surround said first upper portion; wherein one or both of said first and second base portions substantially enclose and define an interior cavity for receiving at least a lower portion of the electrical or data outlet; and a fastener operable to secure said first and second base portions together, and to secure said first and second housing pieces at an opening formed in a work surface with said first and second upper portions disposed at or above the work surface. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An electrical receptacle assembly for mounting at an opening in a work surface, said electrical receptacle assembly comprising:
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a two-piece housing including a main housing and a housing shell, each of said main housing and said housing shell comprising a respective outer surface portion; said main housing defining an interior cavity and an outlet opening, said outlet opening configured to engage and support an electrical or data outlet, and said interior cavity configured to receive at least a lower portion of the electrical or data outlet; said housing shell coupled to said main housing and disposed around at least a portion of said interior cavity; wherein said respective outer surface portions of said main housing and said housing shell cooperate to form an outer surface of said two-piece housing that is configured for insertion into the opening in the work surface; and a fastener configured to engage said outer surface of said two-piece housing and the work surface, and operable to selectively secure said electrical receptacle assembly to the work surface. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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