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US5249986A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Safety plug

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1993-02-09
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Granted: 1993-10-05
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Expires: 2013-02-09
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Abstract

Abstract A safety plug is disclosed having two fuse tubes inserted in a fuse tube chamber on an internal block and squeezed by a projecting rod on a cap to electrically connect the two blades to the terminals of the hot and neutral wires. The fuse tubes automatically moves toward each other in disconnecting the blades from the terminals of the hot and neutral wires, by means of the guide of a concave bottom surface on the fuse tube chamber, as the cap was opened.

Inventors

  • 👤 Chung-Yin Lu

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-11-04 12:07
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01R; H01R13/00; H01R13/66; H01R13/68; H01R31/00; H01R31/06

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 227 words
A safety plug comprising a housing, an internal block received inside said housing, two blades bilaterally fastened to said internal block at the front, two terminals fastened inside said internal block and bilaterally spaced from said blades, a hot wire and a neutral wire respectively connected to said terminals, two fuse tubes inserted in a fuse tube chamber on said internal block and forced by a cap on said housing to respectively and electrically connect said terminals to said blades, wherein said fuse tube chamber has a bottom smoothly curved inwards for permitting said fuse tubes to move away from said terminals and said blades toward each other in electrically and automatically disconnecting said blades from said hot and neutral wires once they are inserted before closing of said cap or after said cap was opened; said cap is made with a L-shaped section comprised of horizontal wall covered on an opening on said housing and a vertical wall inserted in a recessed hole on said internal block, said horizontal wall having a hook hooked on a front fender of said internal block for positioning, said vertical wall having a projecting rod moved to squeeze said fuse tubes outwards in electrically and respectively connecting said blades to said terminals as said cap was fastened into place and said horizontal wall covered over the opening on said housing.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 227 words
A safety plug comprising a housing, an internal block received inside said housing, two blades bilaterally fastened to said internal block at the front, two terminals fastened inside said internal block and bilaterally spaced from said blades, a hot wire and a neutral wire respectively connected to said terminals, two fuse tubes inserted in a fuse tube chamber on said internal block and forced by a cap on said housing to respectively and electrically connect said terminals to said blades, wherein said fuse tube chamber has a bottom smoothly curved inwards for permitting said fuse tubes to move away from said terminals and said blades toward each other in electrically and automatically disconnecting said blades from said hot and neutral wires once they are inserted before closing of said cap or after said cap was opened; said cap is made with a L-shaped section comprised of horizontal wall covered on an opening on said housing and a vertical wall inserted in a recessed hole on said internal block, said horizontal wall having a hook hooked on a front fender of said internal block for positioning, said vertical wall having a projecting rod moved to squeeze said fuse tubes outwards in electrically and respectively connecting said blades to said terminals as said cap was fastened into place and said horizontal wall covered over the opening on said housing.

References Cited (Backward Citations)

SU940265A1 Cited
US4792311A Cited

USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1996-10-04 1997-04-05 1997-10-05 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 2000-10-04 2001-04-05 2001-10-05 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 2004-10-04 2005-04-05 2005-10-05 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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