Magnetic electrical outlet assembly
View Patent ↗A magnetic electrical outlet assembly for supplying electrical power to an electronic device includes an outlet that is wired into electrical communication with an electrical system in a building. A wall plate is magnetically attachable to the outlet and the wall plate receives the electrical power from the electrical system. A socket is magnetically attachable to the wall plate and the socket receives electrical power from the electrical system. A female electrical outlet is integrated into the socket to receive a male electrical plug.
1. A magnetic electrical outlet assembly for facilitating a quick connection between a wall plate and a female electrical outlet, said assembly comprising:
an outlet being wired into electrical communication with an electrical system in a building wherein said outlet is configured to receive electrical power from the electrical system, said outlet having a plurality of conductors each being electrically coupled thereto, each of said conductors being electrically coupled to the electrical system, said outlet having a plurality of sets of first contacts being coupled thereto, each of said sets of first contacts being in electrical communication with a respective one of said conductors wherein each of said sets of first contacts is configured to receive the electrical power from the electrical system;
a pair of first magnets, each of said first magnets being coupled to said outlet;
a wall plate being attachable to said outlet, said wall plate having a set of second contacts being coupled thereto, each of said second contacts being placed in electrical communication with a respective one of said first contacts when said wall plate is attached to said outlet wherein each of said second contacts is configured to receive the electrical power from the electrical system;
a pair of second magnets, each of said second magnets being coupled to said wall plate, each of said second magnets magnetically engaging a respective one of said first magnets for retaining said wall plate on said outlet;
a socket being attachable to said wall plate, said socket having a plurality of third contacts being coupled thereto, each of said third contacts being placed in electrical communication with a respective set of said second contacts when said socket is attached to said wall plate wherein each of said third contacts is configured to receive the electrical power from the electrical system, said socket having a female electrical outlet being integrated therein wherein said female electrical outlet is configured to receive a male electrical plug, said female electrical outlet being in electrical communication with each of said third contacts wherein said female electrical outlet is configured to receive the electrical power from the electrical system; and
a third magnet being coupled to said socket, said third magnet magnetically engaging a respective second magnet for retaining said socket on said wall plate.
2. The assembly according to claim 1 , wherein said outlet has a front face, each of said sets of first contacts being positioned on said front face having an exposed surface of each of said sets of first contacts lying flush with said front face, each of said set of first contacts including a center contact, a middle contact surrounding said center contact and an outer contact surrounding said middle contact.
3. The assembly according to claim 2 , wherein each of said first magnets is recessed into said front face of said outlet having an exposed surface of said first magnets lying flush with said front face, each of said first magnets surrounding said outer contact of a respective set of first contacts.
4. The assembly according to claim 2 , wherein said front face has a pair of slots each extending inwardly therein, each of said slots surrounding said outer contact of a respective set of first contacts.
5. The assembly according to claim 4 , further comprising a pair of first grommets, each of said first grommets being positioned in a respective one of said slots, each of said first grommets being biased outwardly from said respective slot such that a forward surface of said first grommets is spaced from said front face of said outlet, each of said first grommets being urgeable into said respective slot having said forward surface of said first grommets lying flush with said front face.
6. The assembly according to claim 2 , wherein said wall plate has a forward face and a rear face, each of said sets of second contacts extending through said wall plate having a front surface of each of said sets of second contacts lying flush with said forward face and having a back surface of each of said sets of second contacts lying flush with said rear face.
7. The assembly according to claim 6 , wherein each of said sets of second contacts includes a centermost contact, a medial contact surrounding said centermost contact and an outermost contact surrounding said medial contact, each of said centermost contact, said medial contact and said outermost contact electrically engaging a respective one of said center contact, said middle contact and said outer contact when said wall plate is attached to said outlet.
8. The assembly according to claim 1 , wherein said socket has a first surface and a second surface, each of said third contacts being recessed into said second surface having an exposed surface of each of said third contacts lying flush with said second surface, said plurality of third contacts including a center socket contact, a middle socket contact surrounding said central socket contact and an outer socket contact surrounding said middle socket contact.
9. The assembly according to claim 8 , wherein said third magnet is recessed into said second surface of said socket having an exposed surface of said third magnet lying flush with said second surface, said third magnet surrounding said outer socket contact.
10. The assembly according to claim 8 , wherein said second surface has a groove extending therein, said groove in said second surface surrounding said outer socket contact.
11. The assembly according to claim 10 , further comprising a second grommet being positioned in said groove in said second surface of said socket, said second grommet being biased outwardly from said groove such that a rear face of said second grommet is spaced from said second surface, said second grommet being urgeable into said groove having said rear face lying flush with said second surface.
12. A magnetic electrical outlet assembly for facilitating a quick connection between a wall plate and a female electrical outlet, said assembly comprising:
an outlet being wired into electrical communication with an electrical system in a building wherein said outlet is configured to receive electrical power from the electrical system, said outlet having a front face, said outlet having a plurality of conductors each being electrically coupled thereto, each of said conductors being electrically coupled to the electrical system, said outlet having a plurality of sets of first contacts being coupled thereto, each of said sets of first contacts being in electrical communication with a respective one of said conductors wherein each of said sets of first contacts is configured to receive the electrical power from the electrical system, each of said sets of first contacts being positioned on said front face having an exposed surface of each of said sets of first contacts lying flush with said front face, each of said set of first contacts including a center contact, a middle contact surrounding said center contact and an outer contact surrounding said middle contact, said front face having a pair of slots extending inwardly therein, each of said slots surrounding said outer contact of a respective set of first contacts;
a pair of first magnets, each of said first magnets being coupled to said outlet, each of said first magnets being recessed into said front face of said outlet having an exposed surface of each of said first magnets lying flush with said front face, each of said first magnets surrounding said outer contact;
a pair of first grommets, each of said first grommets being positioned in a respective one of said slots, each of said first grommet being biased outwardly from said respective slot such that a forward surface of each of said first grommets is spaced from said front face of said outlet, each of said first grommets being urgeable into said respective slot having said forward surface lying flush with said front face;
a wall plate being attachable to said outlet, said wall plate having a plurality of sets of second contacts being coupled thereto, each of said sets of second contacts being placed in electrical communication with a respective one of said first contacts when said wall plate is attached to said outlet wherein each of said sets of second contacts is configured to receive the electrical power from the electrical system, said wall plate having a forward face and a rear face, each of said sets of second contacts extending through said wall plate having a front surface of each of said sets of second contacts lying flush with said forward face and having a back surface of each of said sets of second contacts lying flush with said rear face, each of said sets of second contacts including a centermost contact, a medial contact surrounding said centermost contact and an outermost contact surrounding said medial contact, each of said centermost contact, said medial contact and said outermost contact electrically engaging a respective one of said center contact, said middle contact and said outer contact when said wall plate is attached to said outlet;
a pair of second magnets, each of said second magnets being coupled to said wall plate, each of said second magnets magnetically engaging a respective one of said first magnets for retaining said wall plate on said outlet, each of said second magnets surrounding said outermost contact of a respective one of said sets of second contacts;
a socket being attachable to said wall plate, said socket having a plurality of third contacts being coupled thereto, each of said third contacts being placed in electrical communication with a respective set of said second contacts when said socket is attached to said wall plate wherein each of said third contacts is configured to receive the electrical power from the electrical system, said socket having a female electrical outlet being integrated therein wherein said female electrical outlet is configured to receive a male electrical plug, said female electrical outlet being in electrical communication with each of said third contacts wherein said female electrical outlet is configured to receive the electrical power from the electrical system, said socket having a first surface and a second surface, each of said third contacts being recessed into said second surface having an exposed surface of each of said third contacts lying flush with said second surface, said plurality of third contacts including a center socket contact, a middle socket contact surrounding said central socket contact and an outer socket contact surrounding said middle socket contact, each of said center socket contact, said middle socket contact and said outer socket contact engaging a respective one of said centermost contact, said medial contact and said outermost contact, said second surface having a groove extending therein, said groove in said second surface surrounding said outer socket contact;
a third magnet being coupled to said socket, said third magnet magnetically engaging a respective second magnet for retaining said socket on said wall plate, said third magnet being recessed into said second surface of said socket having an exposed surface of said third magnet lying flush with said second surface, said third magnet surrounding said outer socket contact; and
a second grommet being positioned in said groove in said second surface of said socket, said second grommet being biased outwardly from said groove such that a rear face of said second grommet is spaced from said second surface, said second grommet being urgeable into said groove having said rear face lying flush with said second surface.