Patent · US Expired

Switchable electrical socket

US5704797A · kind A · utility

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15Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateMay 2, 1995
Grant dateJan 6, 1998
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Expiry dateMay 2, 2015

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01R2201/16
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A plug-actuated switchable electrical socket having at least one set of three electrical contacts, two of the three contacts being of a heavier wire gauge than the third contact, the insertion of a plug in the socket effecting a switching action between at least two of the three contacts.

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