US 11,942,734 B2
Outlet assembly comprising retractable charging cable
Brennan Tucker, Baltimore, MD (US); and Joshua Olden Smith, Asheville, NC (US)
Filed by Brennan Tucker, Baltimore, MD (US); and Joshua Olden Smith, Asheville, NC (US)
Filed on Oct. 26, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/510,822.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/115,130, filed on Nov. 18, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2022/0158393 A1, May 19, 2022
Int. Cl. H01R 13/72 (2006.01); H01R 13/502 (2006.01); H02G 11/02 (2006.01)
CPC H01R 13/72 (2013.01) [H01R 13/502 (2013.01); H02G 11/02 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An outlet assembly comprising:
a housing comprising:
an interior;
a front face defined by one or more socket apertures and one or more insert apertures;
a wall that divides the housing into a socket compartment and an insert compartment;
a bottom face comprising one or more housing supports spaced to create a channel therebetween;
a socket positioned within the socket compartment of the housing, defined by one or more AC sockets, wherein each socket is adjacent to a corresponding socket aperture;
an insert positioned within the insert compartment of the housing, wherein the insert is defined by one or more spools each with a length of charging cable wound therein, wherein each insert comprises a front face adjacent to a corresponding insert aperture, and wherein each insert is positioned on top of the corresponding housing supports, and wherein the front face of each insert includes an opening comprising a slot that extends into an interior of the insert;
wherein each cable includes a plug that is operably connected to a power source to provide power to the cable;
wherein the cable has a length of about 5 to 10 feet; and
wherein each cable includes a connector end configured to releasably attach to a mobile device that is positioned external to the housing, extending through the insert front face slot, and wherein the connector end extends through the slot and opening on the front face of the insert.