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Safety plug

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1994-07-21
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Granted: 1995-09-19
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Expires: 2014-07-21
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Abstract

Abstract A safety plug including an insulative base frame mounted within an insulative housing to hold a positive contact metal blade and a negative contact metal blade, and a tubular fuse connected between the hot wire of an electric cord and the positive contact metal blade to automatically cut off the circuit upon an electric overload.

Inventors

  • 👤 Chao-Lin Mai

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-04 04:57
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01R; H01R13/00; H01R13/66; H01R13/68

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 277 words
A safety plug comprising: an insulative housing having a top with a transversely arranged open chamber for holding a spare tubular fuse, a finger slope extended from said open chamber having a shape for permitting a finger to be inserted into said open chamber, a bottom with a front notch for receiving an electric cord, a front with a first blade slot and a second blade slot, an access hole longitudinally disposed at said top, and a sliding cover covering said access hole; an insulative base frame having a flat wall abutting said insulative housing, a substantially rectangular block perpendicularly extending from said flat wall and fitted into said insulative housing, said rectangular block comprising a cord slot, through which said electric cord passes, a first longitudinal blade chamber and a second longitudinal blade chamber, a first projecting portion inside said first longitudinal blade chamber, and a second projecting portion inside said second longitudinal blade chamber; a positive contact metal blade received in said first longitudinal blade chamber and extending out of said first blade slot, having a bent portion in a middle thereof abutting said first projecting portion and a curved side flange adjacent to said bent portion; a connector received inside said insulative base frame and connected to a hot wire of said electric cord; a tubular fuse connected between said connector and said side flange of said positive contact metal blade; and a negative contact metal plate received in said second longitudinal blade chamber and extending out of said second blade slot, having a bent portion abutting said second projecting portion and a side flange connected to a neutral wire of said electric wire.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 277 words
A safety plug comprising: an insulative housing having a top with a transversely arranged open chamber for holding a spare tubular fuse, a finger slope extended from said open chamber having a shape for permitting a finger to be inserted into said open chamber, a bottom with a front notch for receiving an electric cord, a front with a first blade slot and a second blade slot, an access hole longitudinally disposed at said top, and a sliding cover covering said access hole; an insulative base frame having a flat wall abutting said insulative housing, a substantially rectangular block perpendicularly extending from said flat wall and fitted into said insulative housing, said rectangular block comprising a cord slot, through which said electric cord passes, a first longitudinal blade chamber and a second longitudinal blade chamber, a first projecting portion inside said first longitudinal blade chamber, and a second projecting portion inside said second longitudinal blade chamber; a positive contact metal blade received in said first longitudinal blade chamber and extending out of said first blade slot, having a bent portion in a middle thereof abutting said first projecting portion and a curved side flange adjacent to said bent portion; a connector received inside said insulative base frame and connected to a hot wire of said electric cord; a tubular fuse connected between said connector and said side flange of said positive contact metal blade; and a negative contact metal plate received in said second longitudinal blade chamber and extending out of said second blade slot, having a bent portion abutting said second projecting portion and a side flange connected to a neutral wire of said electric wire.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 1998-09-18 1999-03-20 1999-09-19 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 2002-09-18 2003-03-20 2003-09-19 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
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