Patent ID: 6454609
Filing Date: 2002-09-24
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
A switched multiple power outlet strip, comprising:a longitudinally extended seat body having a lapping member projecting therefrom, said seat body having a plurality of sets of receiving slots, each of said sets of receiving slots having a first receiving slot and a second receiving slot; a longitudinally extended first conducting strip fixedly secured to said lapping member, said first conducting strip having a plurality of first electrical contacts projecting therefrom, each of said first electrical contacts being disposed in correspondence to a respective one of said sets of receiving slots; a plurality of second conducting strips respectively disposed in said first receiving slot of each of said plurality of sets of receiving slots, each of said second conducting strips having a first insert portion formed on one end thereof for electrical contact with a corresponding prong of a plug, and a contact portion formed on an opposing end of said second conducting strip and extending onto said lapping member, said contact portion being spaced from said first conducting strip and having a second electrical contact formed thereon in correspondence with a respective first electrical contact of said first conducting strip; a longitudinally extended third conducting strip having a plurality of second insert portions extending transverse said longitudinal direction and respectively disposed in said second receiving slots of said plurality of sets of receiving slots; a plurality of conducting members disposed on said lapping member for respectively selectively electrically connecting a corresponding pair of said first and second electrical contacts; a housing enclosing said seat body and having a plurality of pairs of slotted openings corresponding to said sets of receiving slots of said seat body for defining a plurality of electrical outlet positions, said housing having a plurality of switch operators displaceably mounted therein for selective displacement of said plurality of conducting members; and, a power cable extending through said housing and having first and second electrical leads in respective electrical communication with said first conducting strip and said third conducting strip, whereby a user may selectively energize and de-energize any of said electrical outlet positions by displacement of a corresponding one of said switch operators to displace a respective one of said conducting members.