US Patent Issued to SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC on Feb. 24 for "Dual-row five-in-one electrical outlets with cord locking and chassis grounding" (Missouri Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,563,690, issued on Feb. 24, was assigned to SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC IT Corp..

"Dual-row five-in-one electrical outlets with cord locking and chassis grounding" was invented by Yuchun Jiang (Saint Peters, Mo.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A rack power distribution unit includes a chassis and at least one outlet unit configured to be coupled to the chassis. The at least one outlet unit includes a socket configured to receive at least two types of plugs. The socket includes a locking lever configured to releasably secure a plug within the socket. The socket may be configured to include a grounding tab configured to be coupled to the chassis. Th...