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Embodiments of power center systems are provided which include manually operable and rotatable carriages. The rotatable carriages include component sections where electrical and communication components may be incorporated. The components include electrical receptacles and communications/data ports.

Embodiments of power center systems are provided which include manually operable and rotatable carriages. The rotatable carriages include component sections where electrical and communication components may be incorporated. The components include electrical receptacles and communications/data ports. The receptacles and data ports may be connected to incoming power and communication cables. When a carriage is rotated to an open position, power cords and communication lines may be connected to appropriate ones of the receptacles and data ports. Slack sections of the cords and lines may be placed within an open area below a work surface within which the power center system is placed. A cover portion of a carriage includes slots allowing the cords and lines to remain energized with the receptacles and data ports, when the cover is in a closed position. The carriages include covers having front and rear portions, rotatable relative to each other through hinges. The power center system includes pairs of cylindrical stubs extending outward at opposing sides of the carriages. The stubs rotatably rest on corresponding ones of receiving flanges located in the sides of stationary housings. With these configurations, an axis of rotation is provided for a carriage which is below a plane extending substantially through an upper portion of the stationary housing at the location of the cover.

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[ The embodiments of the invention in which an exclusive property or privilege is claimed are defined as follows:] [1.] A power center for supplying electrical power services and communication services, said power center comprising:a stationary housing forming an inner spatial area located below a p

[ The embodiments of the invention in which an exclusive property or privilege is claimed are defined as follows:] [1.] A power center for supplying electrical power services and communication services, said power center comprising:a stationary housing forming an inner spatial area located below a plane extending substantially through an upper portion of said housing;carriage means coupled to said stationary housing so as to be movable with respect to said housing between a closed position and an open position;energy source means for supplying electrical power and communication service from interconnectable common power source lines and communications lines;energizing means mounted to said carriage means and connected to said energy source means for supplying power and communication service from said energy source means to selectively interconnectable electrical and communication devices;coupling means connected to said stationary housing and to said carriage means, and forming an axis of rotation about which said carriage means rotates relative to said stationary housing; andsaid coupling means is positioned on said carriage means and said housing so that said axis of rotation is below said plane extending substantially through an upper portion of said housing.