Remotely switchable power supply for network device racks having eight power outlet openings and sixteen network port openings

- Cyber Switching, Inc.
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Description

This application is related to the following design applications by the same inventor, each of which is incorporated by reference and each of which was filed on the same day as this application: Remotely Switchable Power Supply for Network Device Racks having Ports and Outlets on One Surface; a/n 29/115,992 filed Dec. 21, 1999 and Remotely Switchable Power Supply for Network Device Racks having Network Ports and Power Outlets on Different Surfaces; a/n 29/115,991 filed Dec. 21, 1999.

This application is related to the following utility application by the same inventor, which is incorporated by reference and which was filed on the same day as this application: Method and Apparatus for an Improved Remotely Switchable Power Supply; a/n 09/471,101 filed Dec. 21, 1999.

This application is related to the following previously filed design and utility applications by the same inventor, each of which is incorporated by reference: Remotely Switchable Power Supply for Network Device Racks having Eight Network Ports and Four Power Outlets; a/n 29/104,720 filed May 11, 1999; Network Remotely Switchable Power Supply; a/n 29/104,765, filed May 11,1999; Network Port and Power Outlet Placed on a Switchable Power Supply; a/n 29/104,721 filed May 11, 1999; and Method and Apparatus for a Remotely Switchable Power Supply; a/n 09/309,321 filed May 11, 1999.

The article is a power supply strip that includes power supply receptacles and network connections and that allows a remotely network device to cause the power provided by the power supply receptacles to cycle.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a remotely switchable power supply for network device racks having eight power outlet openings and sixteen network port openings showing my new design;

FIG. 2 is a top plan view thereof; the bottom plan view being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 3 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a right side elevational view, the left side elevational view being a mirror image thereof; and,

FIG. 5 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a first alternative rear elevational view thereof, the difference being the shapes of the network and power receptacles; and,

FIG. 7 is a seond alternative rear elevational view thereof, the difference being the shapes of the network and power receptacles.

The broken line showing throughout the drawing figures is included for the purpose of illustrating environmental structure only and forms no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for remotely switchable power supply for network device racks having eight power outlet openings and sixteen network port openings, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D452475
Type: Grant
Filed: Dec 21, 1999
Date of Patent: Dec 25, 2001
Assignee: Cyber Switching, Inc. (Santa Clara, CA)
Inventor: Charles H. Reynolds (Gilroy, CA)
Primary Examiner: Joel Sincavage
Attorney, Agent or Law Firms: Stephen J. LeBlanc, The Law Offices of Jonathan Alan Quine
Application Number: 29/115,990
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Transformer, Rectifier Or Casing Therefor (3) (D13/110)
International Classification: 1302;