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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 01, 2009
Filed:
Apr. 30, 2008
Kimberly Golden, Wallingford, CT (US);
Dave Black, Orange, CT (US);
Glenn Golden, Wallingford, CT (US);
Russell Hayden, Stratford, CT (US);
Jillian Pai, Chicago, IL (US);
Sean Scott, Chicago, IL (US);
Kimberly Golden, Wallingford, CT (US);
Dave Black, Orange, CT (US);
Glenn Golden, Wallingford, CT (US);
Russell Hayden, Stratford, CT (US);
Jillian Pai, Chicago, IL (US);
Sean Scott, Chicago, IL (US);
Premier Manufacturing Group, Inc., Shelton, CT (US);
Abstract
A pop-up power and communication outlet apparatus having a hollow leg structure having an interior, a top end having an opening in communication with the interior of the hollow leg structure, and a bottom end. The apparatus also has a power and communication outlet structure that has a sleeve structure disposed within and attached to the hollow leg structure, and an outlet center movably disposed within the sleeve structure such that the outlet center can move vertically with respect to the sleeve structure. The outlet center has at least one power outlet or at least one communication outlet. In a preferred embodiment, the outlet center has a plurality of power outlets and a plurality of communication outlets. A lift mechanism is located within the sleeve structure and is connected between the sleeve structure and the outlet center. The lift mechanism urges the outlet center upward. A latch mechanism is attached to the sleeve structure and has a first configuration that retains the outlet center within the sleeve structure and a second configuration that allows the lift mechanism to lift the outlet center upward so the power and communication outlets are visible and accessible.