Patent ID: 8156629

Claim:
An apparatus for coupling utilities comprising: a lower plate supported by a box, the lower plate having an aperture, at least one preloaded spring, at least one utility connection component, and a primary alignment pin projecting from a first surface of the lower plate, wherein the diameter of the primary alignment pin increases with proximity to the first surface; and an upper plate having a secondary alignment pin shorter than the primary alignment pin projecting from a first surface of the upper plate, an aperture and at least one utility connection component, wherein the upper plate can move toward the lower plate with the first surfaces of the upper and lower plates facing one another so that the primary alignment pin passes through the aperture in the upper plate and the secondary alignment pin passes through the aperture in the lower plate, the at least one preloaded spring is compressed, and the upper and lower plates engage thereby coupling the utility connection components on the upper and lower plates.