Ground prong for an electrical plug

Claim 1

An electrical plug including an insulating main body portion having a first end with a pair of current-carrying prongs and the ground prong, extending outwardly therefrom, for reception in a conventional three-prong receptacle and a second end having a three-wire conduit extending outwardly therefrom, the prongs and conduit including inner end portions, fixed relative to the main insulating body portion thereof with the three wires being connected therein with the respective prongs, said ground prong comprising an elongated member having an outer surface with a plurality of spaced apart, outwardly extending ridges thereoN, said ground prong being of a generally thin walled tubular configuration and longitudinally slotted substantially along its exposed length, to define a resilient prong, said prong being provided with said ridges which extend generally radially outwardly therefrom, said resiliency allowing said ground prong to compress radially as it engages a socket, substantially along the exposed length thereof.