Patent ID: 6086390
Filing Date: 2000-07-11
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
A junction device for connecting with a complementary coupling part comprising:(a) a housing; and(b) at least one coupling part connectable with a power and/or signal source and being sized and configured to be coupled to said complementary coupling part, said coupling part having a face surface and being carried by the housing for movement between(i) a first, flush disposition wherein said face surface of the coupling part is substantially aligned with and co-planar with a face of the housing, and wherein said coupling part can be coupled to said complementary coupling part so as to conduct power and/or signals to or from said complementary coupling part with said coupling part remaining in the first position; and(ii) a plurality of recessed dispositions wherein said face surface of said coupling part is not co-planar with said face of said housing but is, instead, disposed within said housing and positioned at a user-selectable depth and substantially parallel to said face of said housing, and wherein said coupling part can be coupled to said complementary coupling part so as to conduct power and/or signals to or from said complementary coupling part with said coupling part remaining in any of said recessed positions or can remain in any of said recessed dispositions without being coupled to said complementary coupling part.