US3184569A
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Combined plug receptacle and circuit overload protective device
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1963-01-15
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Granted: 1965-05-18
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Expires: 1983-01-15
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Robert J Mclaren
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-06 08:41
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01H; H01H85/00; H01H85/02; H01H85/30; H01H85/32; H01R; H01R13/00; H01R13/66; H01R13/68
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 1
Claim 1
Independent Claim
142 words
A PLUG RECEPTACLE COMPRISED OF A BODY HAVING A CENTRAL HOLLOW PORTION; A TOP PORTION CONTAINING MATERIAL OF HIGH INTERNAL LIGHT REFLECTIVE CHARACTER; A CAVITY WITHIN SAID TOP PORTION; A FIRST END WALL CONTAINING A PAIR OF APERTURES THEREIN; SAID MATERIAL EXTENDING BETWEEN SAID TOP PORTION AND SAID APERTURES, SAID MATERIAL APPEARING SURFACEDLY OF SAID FIRST END PERIPHERALLY OF SAID APERTURES; ELONGATE PASSAGES INTERMEDIATE SAID APERTURES AND SAID CENTRAL HOLLOW PORTION, SAID PASSAGES BEING FORMED THROUGH SAID MATERIAL; A CONDUCTIVE STRIP WITHIN EACH SAID PASSAGE; A SECOND END WALL HAVING A PAIR OF CONTACT MEMBERS POSITIONED THEREAT; A NEON LAMP MOUNTED WITHIN SAID CAVITY; SAID CONDUCTIVE STRIPS AND CONTACT MEMBERS BEING CONNECTED IN SERIES WITH THE LINE SUPPLY; SAID NEON LAMP BEING IN SHUNT ACROSS THE LOAD SIDE OF THE LINE, AND A HIGH RESISTIVE ELEMENT IN SERIES WITH SAID NEON LAMP.
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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1968-05-17 | 1968-11-16 | 1969-05-18 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1972-05-17 | 1972-11-16 | 1973-05-18 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1976-05-17 | 1976-11-16 | 1977-05-18 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |