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Controlled current distribution device with mechanical locking of a plug into a corresponding receptacle

US6410868B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateJul 31, 2000
Grant dateJun 25, 2002
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Expiry dateJul 31, 2020

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S439/911
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A current distribution device includes a socket outlet receptacle that is switched on and off by a switch. The device includes a socket outlet receptacle and a switch that is operated by an operating knob. The plug is locked into the receptacle by a mechanism that includes a cable extending between the switch and the receptacle.

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