RECONFIGURABLE PLUG STRIP
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Abstract
A power strip for conducting electrical power between an electrical power outlet having at least a live receptacle and a neutral receptacle, and at least two electrical device power plugs, each plug having at least a live prong and a neutral prong. The power strip includes a first housing segment having a first receptacle configured to receive at least an electrically conductive portion of a first device plug and a second housing segment having a second receptacle configured to receive at least an electrically conductive portion of a second device plug. The second housing is coupled to the first housing for pivotal movement relative to said first housing;
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41 Claims
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21. An apparatus, comprising:
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a first housing segment having a first receptacle configured to receive at least an electrically conductive portion of a first device plug; a second housing segment having a second receptacle configured to receive at least an electrically conductive portion of a second device plug, the second housing segment including an aperture configured to receive the first receptacle, the second housing segment coupled to the first housing segment for pivotal movement relative to the first housing segment about the first receptacle; a signal port coupler configured to selectively conductively engage with a signal port; and an electrical connection assembly disposed in the first and second housing segments and configured to define a signal path between the first receptacle and the signal port coupler, and between the second receptacle and the signal port coupler. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. An apparatus, comprising:
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a first housing segment having a first receptacle configured to receive at least an electrically conductive portion of a first device plug, the first housing segment including an aperture; a second housing segment having a second receptacle configured to receive at least an electrically conductive portion of a second device plug, the second housing segment including a post disposed through the aperture of the first housing segment and configured to move in the aperture to allow the second housing segment to pivot relative to the first housing segment; a signal port coupler configured to selectively conductively engage with a signal port; and an electrical connection assembly disposed in the first and second housing segments and configured to define a signal path between the first receptacle and the signal port coupler, and between the second receptacle and the signal port coupler. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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37. An apparatus, comprising:
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a first housing segment having a first receptacle configured to receive at least an electrically conductive portion of a first device plug; a second housing segment having a second receptacle configured to receive at least an electrically conductive portion of a second device plug, the second housing segment coupled to the first housing segment for pivotal movement relative to the first housing segment; a third housing segment having a third receptacle configured to receive at least an electrically conductive portion of a third device plug, the third housing segment coupled to the second housing segment for pivotal movement relative to the second housing segment; and an electrical connection assembly disposed in the first, second, and third housing segments and configured to selectively conductively engage the first, second and third receptacles with a signal port. - View Dependent Claims (38, 39, 40, 41)
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Specification