Patent ID: 8684755

Claim:
An electrical pop out device comprising: a shroud; an outlet housing being sized to be placed inside the shroud; a guidance mechanism connecting the outlet housing with the shroud, the guidance mechanism being configured to allow movement of the outlet housing with respect to the shroud and to prevent misalignment of the outlet housing with respect to the shroud during movement of the outlet housing; and a spring connector disposed between the shroud and the outlet housing, the spring connector being configured to mechanically expel the outlet housing from within the shroud; wherein the guidance mechanism includes multiple rack and pinion gear sets, each rack and pinion gear set having at least one rack gear and at least one pinion gear, the outlet housing being moveable with respect to the shroud along a direction defined by the rack gears; and wherein at least two rack and pinion gear sets are diametrically opposed about the outlet housing.