Electrical receptacle assembly
US5370551A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 7, 1994 |
| Grant date | Dec 6, 1994 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 7, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH02G3/14
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An electrical plug-receiving receptacle includes a housing enclosure with an opening and a cover for closing the opening. The housing enclosure has walls defining at least a portion of the periphery of the opening, including an outside wall and a generally flexible inside wall spaced from the outside wall. The inside wall has an aperture spaced from the opening. The cover includes a generally rigid inner arm for positioning inside the flexible inside wall of the housing enclosure and a generally rigid outer arm for positioning between the inside and the outside walls of the enclosure. The inner and outer arms define a tortuous passage therebetween for insertion thereinto of the inside wall of the housing enclosure. The inner arm has a latching nib for latching engagement in the aperture in the inside wall of the enclosure. The inside wall must bend when inserted into the tortuous passage. The cover may include a heat sink.
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