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US3184569A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

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
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Robert J Mclaren

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
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

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
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

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