Patent ID: 8082856

Claim:
A lid assembly for a power and communication outlet apparatus having at least one power or communication outlet, wherein the power and communication outlet apparatus is attached to the underside of an article of furniture, wherein the article of furniture has a work surface and an opening in the work surface and wherein the power and communication outlet is accessible through said opening and wherein said opening has an inner perimetrical wall, the lid assembly comprising: a lid structure comprising a lid having a top surface, a bottom surface, a pair of sides, a front portion and a rear portion, the lid structure further comprising a pair of lid support members, each lid support member being attached to a corresponding side of the lid; a pair of pivot support members, each pivot support member being configured to be attached to the inner perimetrical wall of the opening in the work surface, each pivot support member having an inner side and a pivot pin member extending from the inner side, the lid structure being pivotally attached to the pivot pin members and pivotal between a closed portion and an opened portion, the lid structure pivoting in a first direction for a first predetermined distanced to attain the closed position and in a second direction for a second predetermined distance to attain a complete opened position; at least one front lip member attached to a pivot support member for contacting the lid structure and blocking the lid structure from pivoting beyond the first predetermined distance, the lid structure resting upon the front lip member when the lid structure is in the closed position; and at least one rear lip member attached to one of the pivot support members for contacting the lid structure and blocking the lid structure from pivoting in the second direction for a distance that is greater than the second predetermined distance, the lid structure contacting the rear lip member when the lid structure is in the complete open position.