US4767359A
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Safety electrical wall outlet
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1987-06-12
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Granted: 1988-08-30
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Expires: 2007-06-12
Abstract
Abstract A six plug safety receptacle is described that is designed to replace the standard double plug receptacle usually found in most homes and businesses. In one embodiment the receptacle is adapted to plug into a standard three prong receptacle. The face plate is usually removed and the receptacle is locked in place using the same opening that secures the face plate. In the second embodiment the outlet contains a terminal block having three terminals adapted to be connected to the house wires located in the receptacle box. In this case the standard double plug receptacle is eliminated and the wall receptacle is secured to the box by the same two screw holes in the box used to secure the former receptacle. A circuit breaker and an external switch control for resetting the circuit breaker is located on the wall receptacle.
Inventors
- 👤 Gregg Martell
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-02 14:44
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01R; H01R13/00; H01R13/66; H01R13/70; H01R13/713
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 5
Claim 1
Independent Claim
146 words
A safety electrical wall plug connector adapted to replace a conventional duplex wall receptacle and of the type having a built in circuit breaker protection device, comprising: a sealed box having a substantially flat front surface and rear surface and a plurality of electrical receptacles having three sockets each on the periphery of said box separating said front and rear surfaces, said front containing a circuit breaker reset button adapted to control the built-in circuit breaker, three terminals located on said rear surface adapted to be directly electromechanically connected to external house wiring, said rear surface of said connector adapted to fit within an empty standard double outlet box of the type attached to building studs and containing house wiring, and a pair of screws extending through said front surface and said rear surface and adapted to engage screw openings located in said empty outlet box.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
146 words
A safety electrical wall plug connector adapted to replace a conventional duplex wall receptacle and of the type having a built in circuit breaker protection device, comprising: a sealed box having a substantially flat front surface and rear surface and a plurality of electrical receptacles having three sockets each on the periphery of said box separating said front and rear surfaces, said front containing a circuit breaker reset button adapted to control the built-in circuit breaker, three terminals located on said rear surface adapted to be directly electromechanically connected to external house wiring, said rear surface of said connector adapted to fit within an empty standard double outlet box of the type attached to building studs and containing house wiring, and a pair of screws extending through said front surface and said rear surface and adapted to engage screw openings located in said empty outlet box.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
47 words
A safety electrical wall plug connector according to claim 1 having six of said three socket receptacles located on the periphery of the connector with one socket of each said receptacle being a ground socket and in which said ground socket is located closest said front surface.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
33 words
A safety electrical wall plug connector according to claim 1 in which said pair of screws are adapted to securely hold the connector to the empty outlet box attached to the building studs.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
24 words
A safety electrical wall plug connector according to claim 1 in which said circuit breaker reset button is centrally located on said front surface.
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