US1812956A - Adjustable electric receptacle - Google Patents

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July 7 1931. s, HOWK, 1,812,956

ADJUSTABLE ELECTRIC RECEPTACLE Filed July 25, 1928 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 I I 0 WWW 1B ing 40 ture.

45 baseboard and novel means Patented July 7,1931

UNITED sr TEs PATENT OFFICE SYLVESTER If, HOWK, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS AIIJJ'US'JA.BLE ELECTRIC RECEPTAGLE Application: filed July 25,

The present invention relates to improvements in the art of electrical conductors andthe same has specific reference'to a novel mounting for-electric receptacles wherein the 5 receptacle is capable of being moved to remote points to accommodate electrical appliances without the necessity of employing conductor cords of considerable length.

The invention is also embodied in the combination with a metallic baseboard structure which customarily forms the lower portions of walls in lieuof the present board which is susceptible to quick damage.

The invention briefly consists in provida hollow baseboard structure wherein a current conductivevtrack is arranged, the front wall of the baseboard structure being formed with the longitudinally extending slot to permit a collector operab e on the track 90 to project through the said slot whereby connection may be appliances:

The prime object of the invention resides in the provision of a combination baseboard and electrical receptacle mounting wherein the receptacle may be adjusted to any point on the walls-of a. room to accommodateelectrical appliances rather than to encumber the had therefrom to electrical appearance of the room by the employment.

of elongated conductor cords.

Another important object of the invention is accomplished by reason of the novel structural details involved in the baseboard construction wherein the conductor track will be guarded against accidental contact by a person and which will further present a durable and neat appearing structure far more appreciable than a conventional struc- Other important objects of the invention reside in the means whereby the receptacle unit may be attached to the collector, brace means between the front and rear wallsof the for mounting the 1m. serial no. 295,312.

- collector for movement on the conductor track. I a

In the drawings:

Figure 1 frag'mentarily represents the side wall of the room provided with the novel baseboard stru'cture, and further showing an electricflreoeptacle properly mounted in association therewith,

Figure 2 is a vertical sectional view through a portion oft-he wall construction and transversely through the novel baseboard show- In the particular manner of mounting the cofiector within the baseboard,

Figure'3 is an enlarged front side elevation of the collector,

Figure 4 is an enlarged rear side elevation of the collector, and

F i re 5 is an enlar d fragmenta tion view through t e collector an electric receptacle connected therewith.

Referrin to the drawings wherein like numerals esignate like parts the conventional wall construction consists of studding secthe

A against which the usual metallic lathing B is secured.

As is customary in the construction of walls, the lower edge of the lathing Bterminates at a point upwardly from the flooring C to permit space for the disposition of a baseboard.

In the present invention the baseboard includes a rear wall 1 provided with an 0utwardly'disposed flange 2 at its upper edge.

This flange is preferably curved transversely and bent downwardl at itsouter edge This curvature of the ange 2 serves to assist the lathing B in supporting the plaster lied thereto.

D a p Tl 1e lower longitudinal edge portion of the rear wall is also disposed outwardly and against the flooring B in the manner clearly shown in Figure 2. The longitudinal intermediate portionof the rear wall is disposed outwardly to provide upper and lower shoulders 4 and 5 respectively channels in which insulating material 7 is deposited. It is to be understood that the rear wall as well as the front wall which will be fully described hereinafter mayvextend continuously on the walls of a room or may on the other hand extend for predetermined stretches, which in each case, is a matter of choice and has no efiect on the scope of the present invention.

Elongated strips of current conducting material 8 are anchored at one of their longitudinal edge portions within the insulating deposit 7. In this manner the opposite longitudinal edges of the strip 8 project beyond the shoulders 4 and 5 respectively.

The front wall of the baseboard structure consists of an upper and a lower section 9 and 10 respectively. The lower edge portion of the lower section 10 is provided with a which overlaps the lower flange of the rear wall 1 at its edge portion. The brace member .12 is interposed between the rear wall 1 and the upper section 9 of the front wall at suitable spaced intervals throughout their length.

The brace 12 is preferably connected permanently to the rear wall as at 13, while a set screw 14 permits the detachable connection of the upper section 9 to the outer end of the brace. The upper edge portion of the section 9 is curved for snug engagement with the curved edge portion of the rear wall By so mounting the upper section, the lower edge thereof will be spaced vertically on the upper edge of the lower section 10. The lower section 10 is also connected to the rear wall 1 by a brace 15, which brace is permanently connected to the rear wall at 16, while a set screw 17 permits the detachable connection of the lower section 10 to the outer end of the brace. Nails 18 may be driven through the respective walls at suitable points maintaining the same in contact with the studding A and the flooring C.

The current collector consists in the construction of an elongated block 19 of insulating material formed at'its front side with a protuberance 20 adapted to project between the opposing edges of the respective upper and lower sections. Each end of the block 19 is provided with a rearwardly-projecting pintle 21 on which a grooved roller 22 is mounted. These rollers 22 are adapted to engage the conductor strip 8'in the manner clearly shown in Figure 2 for sup-porting the block 19 in a substantially vertical position. Positive and negative conductor members 23'-23 project beyond the front face of the protuberance 20 and are each connected to the pintles 21 by conductors,24 trained through bores in the block 19.

A nut 25 is anchored within an; protuberinsulated body ance 20 between the conductor strip 23--23 and a bore 26 registers with the threaded openin therein.

An'e ectric receptacle forming part of the present invention consists in the construction of a knob of insulating material 27 formed centrally with a bore 28 therethrough and being reduced toward one end, whereby a screw 29 may beinserted therethrough and engaged with the anchored nut 25 within the collector 19 for tightly securing the knob 27 thereto.

The knob 27 is also tact clips31 are arranged. The inner side of the knob 27 is formed with suitable openings to permit the insertion of the projecting end portions of the conductor strips 23-23 in the manner shown in Figure 5.

Set screws 32-32 are threaded inwardly on the knob 27 from diametrically opposite points thereof for connecting the strip 23-23 with the clip 31,

. It will thus be seen that the collector and receptacle may be shifted to the desired point within the room and adjacent to the appliance to be energized. The short cord may be employed for connecting the receptacle to the appliance instead of the customarily long unsightly cord which has a very displeasing eifect on room.

It is also to beunderstood that certain changes in the specific shape, size and materials employed in the construction of this invention may be resorted to without departing from the spirit of of the appended claims.

. Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new is:

1 An electrical outlet comprising an elongated housing, said elongated housing including a front and rear section, said front section being provided with a slot means for detachably connecting said rear section. said rear section being deformed to provide a longitudinal trough, an-

and a longitudinally extending =conductor track mounted upon the body, and a current collector movable in the slot section to ride on the said conductor.

the decorative appearance of the the front section to on the 'front formed witha pair of spaced openings 30-30 in which spring conthe invention or the scope disposed within the trough,

2. An electrical outlet comprising an elon- I gated housing, said elongated housing including a front and rear section,'said front section being provided with a slot means for detachably connecting the front section to said. rear' section, said rear section being formed to provide a longitudinal trough, an

insulated body disposed within the trough, and a longitudinally extending conductor track mounted upon the body, and having a portion thereof anchored in said body, and a current collector movable in the slot on the front section to ride on the said conductor. 3. An electrical outlet comprising an elonsection, said rear section ature. SYLVESTER F. H

elongated housing including i

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