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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 24, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 08, 2013
Thomas & Betts International, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Cong T. Dinh, Collierville, TN (US);
Bobby N. Norwood, Leoma, TX (US);
Mark R. Drane, Germantown, TN (US);
Thomas & Betts International, LLC, Wilmington, DE (US);
Abstract
A pivoting face receptacle may include a receptacle module. The receptacle module may include a hinge and a receptacle attached to the hinge. The receptacle is configured to pivot, about the hinge, from a retracted position in which a face of the receptacle is parallel to a front of the receptacle module, to an extended position in which the face of the receptacle is substantially perpendicular to the front the receptacle module and protrudes from the face of the receptacle module. The pivoting face receptacle may also include a receptacle housing. The receptacle housing, having a front affixed to a rear of the receptacle module, may include a plurality of contacts on exterior faces of the receptacle housing. The receptacle housing may be configured to receive the receptacle into a space enclosed by the receptacle housing when the receptacle is in the retracted position.