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Rechargeable electric apparatus

US5135406A · kind A · utility

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6Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJul 23, 1991
Grant dateAug 4, 1992
Priority date
Expiry dateJul 23, 2011

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01R27/00
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An electrical apparatus is provided in which in the situation as shown in FIGS. 1-4 in which power inlet pins are exposed, a user can use the electric appliance by connecting A.C. cord 20 to power inlet pins 5 without danger that a user might touch slide plugs 4 because they are completely covered by slide cover 7. In this situation, if a user pushes finger actuating portion 8 of slide cover 7 in the direction as shown by an arrow in FIG. 4, power inlet pins 5 are covered by slide cover 7 and slide plugs 4 protrude out of plug slits 32 by rotation of pinion gear portion 3 which engage with rack gear 17 and 18 as shown in FIGS. 5 and 6. In this situation, the electric appliance can be charged with slide plugs 4, while power inlet pins 5 are covered by slide cover 7, so that there is no danger that a user might touch power inlet pins 5.

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