Patent ID: 6234812
Filing Date: 2001-05-22
Classification: A47B,H01R,H02G

Abstract:
A retractable utility arrangement for mounting on a work surface comprising:a mounting cup including a substantially flat circular top having a diameter, a center, a beveled exterior edge, a circular hole in the center of the circular top, and a cylinder with two opposing grooves that extend from the from the circular hole for a distance;a mounting bracket dimensioned to conform with the diameter of the top of the mounting cup that has a flat top which is substantially circular with two opposing semicircular notches, and an integrally formed longitudinally extending flat rectangular element having vertical edges with four mounting pegs extending therefrom in two rows of two, wherein the vertical edges of the flat rectangular element engage the opposing grooves in the cylinder; anda utility strip including a rectangularly shaped housing having a front side with a plurality of utility receptacles and a back side with four holes for receiving the mounting pegs on the flat rectangular element of the mounting bracket, wherein the front side and the back side are connected together by sidewalls.