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US3218413A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Fused connecting plug having fuses which can be removed without dis-assembly of the housing and an indicating lamp for indicating a fuse disruption

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1964-10-26
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Granted: 1965-11-16
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Expires: 1984-10-26
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Koch Rudolf

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-02 22:55
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01H; H01H85/00; H01H85/02; H01H85/30; H01H85/32; H01R; H01R13/00; H01R13/66; H01R13/68

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 181 words
A FUSED CONNECTING PLUG FOR INSERTION IN ONE OF THE SOCKET UNITS OF A MULTIPLE UNIT RECEPTACLE, COMPRISING A FLAT RECTANGULAR INSULATING HOUSING HAVING A PAIR OF PARALLEL MAIN WALLS JOINED AROUND THE PERIPHERY BY A SHORT SIDE WALL TO DEFINE A THICKNESS LESS THAN THE SPACING BETWEEN THE SOCKET UNITS OF A RECEPTACLE, A PAIR OF LATEALLY SPACED PLUG PRONGS SECURED WITHIN THE HOUSING AND PROJECTING OUTWARDLY THROUGH THE SAID WALL, A PAIR OF CORRESPONDINGLY LATERALLY SPACED PRONG RECEIVING SOCKETS ALIGNED WITH AND SPACED FROM THE PLUG PRONGS, SAID HOUSING HAVING OPENING MEANS ALIGNED WITH THE SOCKETS FOR INSERTION OF PRONGS INTO THE SOCKETS, A FUSE DISPOSED TO ONE SIDE OF AN ALIGNED PRONG AND SOCKET IN SAID HOUSING AND CONNECTED THERETO TO COMPLETE THE CIRCUIT THEREBETWEEN, AND A THIN LAMP MEANS MOUNTED IN THE HOUSING BETWEEN THE PARALLEL MAIN WALLS AND SPANNING THE ALIGNED PRONG AND SOCKET CONNECTED TO THE FUSE AND THEREBY BEING CONNECTED IN PARALLEL WITH THE FUSE AND BEING ILLUMINATED UPON DISRUPTION OF THE FUSE, SAID HOUSING HAVING A VIEWING OPENING FOR DETECTION OF SAID ILLUMINATION.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 181 words
A FUSED CONNECTING PLUG FOR INSERTION IN ONE OF THE SOCKET UNITS OF A MULTIPLE UNIT RECEPTACLE, COMPRISING A FLAT RECTANGULAR INSULATING HOUSING HAVING A PAIR OF PARALLEL MAIN WALLS JOINED AROUND THE PERIPHERY BY A SHORT SIDE WALL TO DEFINE A THICKNESS LESS THAN THE SPACING BETWEEN THE SOCKET UNITS OF A RECEPTACLE, A PAIR OF LATEALLY SPACED PLUG PRONGS SECURED WITHIN THE HOUSING AND PROJECTING OUTWARDLY THROUGH THE SAID WALL, A PAIR OF CORRESPONDINGLY LATERALLY SPACED PRONG RECEIVING SOCKETS ALIGNED WITH AND SPACED FROM THE PLUG PRONGS, SAID HOUSING HAVING OPENING MEANS ALIGNED WITH THE SOCKETS FOR INSERTION OF PRONGS INTO THE SOCKETS, A FUSE DISPOSED TO ONE SIDE OF AN ALIGNED PRONG AND SOCKET IN SAID HOUSING AND CONNECTED THERETO TO COMPLETE THE CIRCUIT THEREBETWEEN, AND A THIN LAMP MEANS MOUNTED IN THE HOUSING BETWEEN THE PARALLEL MAIN WALLS AND SPANNING THE ALIGNED PRONG AND SOCKET CONNECTED TO THE FUSE AND THEREBY BEING CONNECTED IN PARALLEL WITH THE FUSE AND BEING ILLUMINATED UPON DISRUPTION OF THE FUSE, SAID HOUSING HAVING A VIEWING OPENING FOR DETECTION OF SAID ILLUMINATION.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 1968-11-15 1969-05-17 1969-11-16 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1972-11-15 1973-05-17 1973-11-16 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1976-11-15 1977-05-17 1977-11-16 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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