Patent · US Expired

Combination plug and power cut-off unit

US4086643A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateApr 5, 1976
Grant dateApr 25, 1978
Priority date
Expiry dateApr 5, 1996

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01H83/12
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A combination electrical plug and cord and power cut-off unit with a male electrical plug rigidly secured to a housing from which the cord extends, the housing serving as a hard grip for insertion and removal of the plug, the housing containing an electrical relay holding circuit including an externally accessible momentary contact switch wherein a power failure in the supply line will effect a disconnect of the relay requiring a manual actuation of the switch to restore power to the cord leading to a machine or other electrical accessory.

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