Patent ID: 6435903
Filing Date: 2002-08-20
Classification: H01R,H02G

Abstract:
A system for selectively recessing an electrical outlet, comprising:a housing having four side walls, a back wall, and an opening opposite the back wall; an outlet fixture having a front face that includes at least one receptacle for receiving an electrical plug; a guide within the housing, the guide receiving the outlet fixture and permitting the outlet fixture to be moved within the housing from a first position where the front face of the outlet fixture is proximate to the opening of the housing to a second position where the front face of the outlet fixture is recessed with respect to the opening; and a latch positioned on one of the side walls of the housing proximate to the opening, the latch having an engagement end, the latch positioned so that the engagement end is between the outlet fixture and the one of the side walls when the front face of the outlet fixture is proximate to the opening, the length of the latch selected so that the engagement end engages at least a portion of the front face when the outlet fixture is in a recessed position.