Patent ID: 6118643
Filing Date: 2000-09-12
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
A surge suppression modular system comprising:a support surface having an electrical receptacle for receiving an electrical plug therein;first and second modules, each having a housing with a first body portion rotatably connected to a second body portion, the first body portion having a first surface of the housing parallel to a second surface of the housing carried by the second body portion, the first and second surfaces forming opposing side surfaces of the housing when the first and second body portion are in an in-line orientation, the first and second body portions rotatable from the in-line orientation to a wall mounting orientation, wherein the first surface on the first body portion is perpendicular to the second surface on the second body portion;a male plug and a female plug carried by the housing of each of the first and second modules, the male plug carried by one of the first and second surfaces and the female plug carried by the other of the first and second surfaces; anda surge suppression and filtering circuit carried by the housing of each of the first and second modules and each operable with the male and female plugs for protection of electronic equipment operable with the surge suppression module, wherein the first module having its housing in the wall mounting orientation with its male plug connected to the receptacle of the electrical outlet, and the second module having its housing in the in-line orientation and electrically connected to the first housing with the male plug of the second housing connected to the female plug of the first housing.