Patent ID: 9601860
Date: 2017-03-21
CPC Classifications: H01R

Claim:
1. A rotatable power center for a work surface, said power center comprising: an outer housing configured for mounting to a work surface, said outer housing defining an upper opening and comprising a pivot element disposed along a side of said outer housing; a pivotable inner housing coupled to said outer housing and alternately positionable between a use position and a non-use position, said inner housing having first and second inner housing portions with first and second surfaces, respectively, that are selectively positionable in said upper opening of said outer housing when said inner housing is in said use position and said non-use position, respectively; a mounting element disposed along said inner housing between said first and second surfaces, said mounting element comprising first and second mounting element portions of said first and second inner housing portions, respectively, said mounting element portions cooperating to form said mounting element when said first and second inner housing portions are assembled together, and said mounting element configured to engage said pivot element of said outer housing, wherein said inner housing is pivotably supported by said outer housing via engagement of said mounting element with said pivot element; at least one electrical power receptacle mounted in an opening formed in said first surface of said inner housing; and a spindle cap disposed over said mounting element, said spindle cap configured to secure said first and second mounting element portions together to thereby secure said first and second inner housing portions together.