Electric plug lock
US5186636A · kind A · utility
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22References
7Claims
0Family size
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 27, 1992 |
| Grant date | Feb 16, 1993 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 27, 2012 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01R13/6397
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An electrical plug lock having a hollow body closed at one end and open at the other end. A closure having a fastening means for holding the closure in the body. The closure has a radially extending slot. A hole is formed in one side of the body to receive the hasp of a lock. When the slot is aligned with the hole in the body and the hasp is in the hole and in the slot the closure cannot be rotated. An electrical plug can be located inside the body and a cord on the plug can extend through the slot in the closure. The hasp of the padlock prevents the closure from being rotated to release the closure from the body.
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