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US4904976A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Combination plug

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1989-03-21
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Granted: 1990-02-27
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Expires: 2009-03-21
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Abstract

Abstract A combination plug including an outer housing, an inner housing slidably insertable into the outer housing, a fuse assembly retained within the inner housing, and a snap fitted conductor body fitted within the outer housing. The inner housing includes a pair of prongs which are passable through respective slots of the outer housing and a pair of openings for receiving the prongs of an add-on plug. The fuse assembly includes an H-shaped plastic fuse holder, a pair of fuses held in respective grooves of the plastic fuse holder, and four copper covers, each cover covering a respective terminal of the H-shaped fuse holder and connecting both ends of each fuse. The snap fitted conductor body includes a conductor tap casing, two conducting wires, and two conductor taps. The provision of the copper covers is to provide a larger contact surface between the fuses and the conducting taps of the conductor body and the prongs.

Inventors

  • 👤 Nan W. Liaq

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-03 19:46
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01R; H01R13/00; H01R13/66; H01R13/68; H01R31/00; H01R31/06

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 5
Claim 1
Independent Claim 254 words
A combination plug comprising: an outer housing which is substantially a hollow shell having an opening at a rear face thereof, two slots at a front face thereof, a first access opening at an upper face thereof, a second access opening at a lower face thereof, a hole on the front face thereof proximate to said first access opening and horizontally positioned between the two slots, and a door for covering said first access opening; an inner housing slidably insertable into the outer housing through said opening, said inner housing comprising a pair of prongs which are passable through the slots of the outer housing, a pair of openings at a rear face for receiving the prongs of an add-on plug, and an access opening at a lower face thereof which matches with said second access opening of the outer housing; a fuse assembly retained within the inner housig, said fuse assembly comprising an H-shaped plastic fuse holder, a pair of fuses held in respective grooves of the plastic fuse holder, and four copper covers, each said cover covering respective terminal of the H-shaped fuse holder; and a snap fitted conductor body fitted within said outer housing, said conductor body comprising a conductor tap casing, two conducting wires, and two conductor taps; said fuse assembly contacting both the conductor taps of the conductor body and the prongs when in an assembled position, said copper covers providing a large contact surface between said fuses and said conducting taps of said conductor body and said prongs.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 254 words
A combination plug comprising: an outer housing which is substantially a hollow shell having an opening at a rear face thereof, two slots at a front face thereof, a first access opening at an upper face thereof, a second access opening at a lower face thereof, a hole on the front face thereof proximate to said first access opening and horizontally positioned between the two slots, and a door for covering said first access opening; an inner housing slidably insertable into the outer housing through said opening, said inner housing comprising a pair of prongs which are passable through the slots of the outer housing, a pair of openings at a rear face for receiving the prongs of an add-on plug, and an access opening at a lower face thereof which matches with said second access opening of the outer housing; a fuse assembly retained within the inner housig, said fuse assembly comprising an H-shaped plastic fuse holder, a pair of fuses held in respective grooves of the plastic fuse holder, and four copper covers, each said cover covering respective terminal of the H-shaped fuse holder; and a snap fitted conductor body fitted within said outer housing, said conductor body comprising a conductor tap casing, two conducting wires, and two conductor taps; said fuse assembly contacting both the conductor taps of the conductor body and the prongs when in an assembled position, said copper covers providing a large contact surface between said fuses and said conducting taps of said conductor body and said prongs.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 32 words
A combination plug as claimed in claim 1, wherein said door is easily disengageable from the outer housing by pushing the door through the hole by means of a flat headed screwdriver.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 26 words
A combination plug as claimed in claim 1, wherein said door includes a protrusion which is tightly engageable in said hole when in a closed position.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 28 words
A combination plug as claimed in claim 1, wherein the conductor body and the window define a passage hole for the conducting wires when in a closed position.

References Cited (Backward Citations)

US4768979A Cited
US4684914A Cited

USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 1993-02-26 1993-08-28 1994-02-27 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1997-02-26 1997-08-28 1998-02-27 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
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