Appliance shell with a plug-receiving assembly

Details Appliance shell with a plug-receiving assembly Appliance shell with a plug-receiving assembly

2006-06-12

2008-08-19

Gilman, Alexander (Department: 2833)

Electrical connectors

With guiding means for mating of coupling part

Reexamination Certificate

active

07413462

ABSTRACT:
A shell for an electrical appliance includes a base, a cover, and a plug-receiving assembly. The plug-receiving assembly includes a recess attached to the cover for receiving a plug of the electrical appliance. The recess has a bottom and two opposing sides. The bottom supports the plug, and the opposing sides have protrusions for retaining the plug in the recess. The plug-receiving assembly further includes a slanted guide formed on the bottom of the recess for guiding the plug in the recess. A user may remove the plug from the recess by the pulling an electrical wire attached to the plug to move the plug along the slanted guide and out from the recess. Additionally, the plug-receiving assembly may include a mounting grove adjacent to the slanted guide for retaining the electrical wire.

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