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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 24, 2026
Filed:
Sep. 12, 2023
Applicant:
Schneider Electric IT Corporation, Foxboro, MA (US);
Inventor:
Yuchun Jiang, Saint Peters, MO (US);
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R 13/652 (2006.01); H01R 25/00 (2006.01); H05K 7/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H05K 7/1457 (2013.01); H01R 13/652 (2013.01); H01R 25/006 (2013.01); H05K 7/1492 (2013.01);
Abstract
A rack power distribution unit includes a chassis and at least one outlet unit configured to be coupled to the chassis. The at least one outlet unit includes a socket configured to receive at least two types of plugs. The socket includes a locking lever configured to releasably secure a plug within the socket. The socket may be configured to include a grounding tab configured to be coupled to the chassis. The grounding tab is configured to wrap around a base of the at least one outlet unit and is connected to the chassis by a screw fastener.