Power outlet strip having changeable cover
View Patent ↗A power outlet strip includes a housing having an upper casing secured to a lower casing and having an opening to receive a cover, the cover includes one or more apertures to receive one or more female receptacles each having two or more holes for receiving prongs. Two or three conductor blades are attached to the female receptacles, and each having one or more spring contacts aligned with the holes of the female receptacle for receiving the prongs. The cover may be changed to the other covers for providing different colors or the like for the outer appearance of the power outlet strip.
1. A power outlet strip comprising:
a housing including a lower casing and an upper casing secured together, said upper casing including an opening formed therein and defined by a peripheral fence,
a cover engageable into said opening of said upper casing, and engageable with said peripheral fence, to anchor said cover to said upper casing, said cover including at least one aperture formed therein,
at least one female receptacle engageable into said at least one aperture of said cover, and including at least two holes formed therein for receiving prongs, and
two conductor blades attached to said at least one female receptacle, and each including at least one spring contact provided thereon and aligned with said at least two holes of said at least one female receptacle respectively for receiving the prongs.
2. The power outlet strip as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said cover includes an outer peripheral wall having at least one peripheral flange laterally extended from said outer peripheral wall, to engage with said peripheral fence of said upper casing, and to anchor said cover to said upper casing.
3. The power outlet strip as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said cover includes at least one notch formed therein, said upper casing includes at least one catch extended therefrom and engaged into said at least one notch of said cover, to secure said cover and said upper casing together.
4. The power outlet strip as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said cover includes at least one peripheral fence extended therefrom to define said at least one aperture thereof, and to receive said at least one female receptacle therein.
5. The power outlet strip as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said at least one female receptacle includes at least one notch formed therein, said cover includes at least one catch extended therefrom and engaged into said at least one notch of said at least one female receptacle, to secure said cover and said at least one female receptacle together.
6. The power outlet strip as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said at least one female receptacle includes at least two conduits extended therefrom to define said at least two holes of said at least one female receptacle, and to receive said at least one spring contact of said conductors respectively.
7. The power outlet strip as claimed in claim 6 , wherein each of said at least two conduits of said at least one female receptacle includes a slot formed therein, to receive and to anchor said conductors to said at least one female receptacle.
8. The power outlet strip as claimed in claim 6 , wherein each of said at least two conduits of said at least one female receptacle includes at least one rib extended therefrom, to engage with said at least one spring contact of said conductors respectively, and to anchor said at least one spring contact of said conductors to said at least two conduits of said at least one female receptacle respectively.
9. The power outlet strip as claimed in claim 1 further comprising a third conductor blade disposed in said housing for grounding purposes.
10. The power outlet strip as claimed in claim 9 , wherein said at least one female receptacle includes a third conduit extended therefrom to define at least one third hole therein, and said third conductor includes at least one spring contact extended therefrom and engaged into said at least one third hole of said third conduit.
11. The power outlet strip as claimed in claim 9 , wherein said third conductor includes at least one aperture formed therein, said cover includes at least one peg extended therefrom, and engaged into said at least one aperture of said third conductor, to anchor said third conductor to said cover.
12. The power outlet strip as claimed in claim 9 , wherein said lower casing includes at least one protrusion extended therefrom and engaged with said third conductor blade, to anchor said third conductor blade to said cover.
13. The power outlet strip as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said lower casing includes at least one extension extended therefrom and engaged between said two conductor blades, to separate said two conductor blades from each other.
14. The power outlet strip as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said cover includes an orifice formed therein, and a master switch is further provided and received in said orifice of said cover for controlling said power outlet strip.
15. The power outlet strip as claimed in claim 1 , wherein each of said two conductor blades includes at least one projection extended therefrom for engaging with the prongs.