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Modular power assembly with switch

US6388190B1 · kind B1 · utility

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20Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateOct 29, 1999
Grant dateMay 14, 2002
Priority date
Expiry dateOct 29, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH02G3/288
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A modular electrical assembly for use in a prefabricated wall panel of an office partition system includes a housing disposed within the hollow interior of the prefabricated wall panel. At least one electrical receptacle is operatively disposed within the housing. A connector electrically connects to an electrical distribution box disposed within the prefabricated wall panel to thereby electrically connect the connector to a source of electrical current. A switch electrically interconnects the electrical receptacle and the connector the switch selectively controlling the flow of electrical current between the electrical receptacle and the connector. The switch is disposed within a cut-out in the prefabricated wall panel, thereby exposing the switch from within the hollow interior of the wall panel to an exterior thereof.

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