Electrical connectors – With circuit conductors and safety grounding provision – Direct grounding of coupling part member passing into aperture
Reexamination Certificate
1999-04-20
2001-05-08
Bradley, Paula (Department: 2833)
Electrical connectors
With circuit conductors and safety grounding provision
Direct grounding of coupling part member passing into aperture
C439S222000, C439S653000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06227883
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to electric sockets, and more particularly to an electric combination socket which is suitable for use with any of a variety of electric plugs.
FIG. 16
illustrates a standard electric socket
7
for computer for use with a standard electric plug
71
for computer. This structure of electric socket
7
cannot be used with an electric plug for a regular electric home appliance.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The present invention has been accomplished to provide a combination electric socket which is suitable for use with a standard electric plug for computer as well as any of a variety of electric plugs for electric home appliance. According to aspect of the present invention, the electric combination socket comprises a socket body having a face panel, an upper round ground slot provided at the face panel on the middle at a top side, flat hot and neutral slots arranged in parallel at the face panel below the upper round ground slot for matching with the upper round ground slot to receive an electric plug from an electric home appliance, a flat ground slot provided at the face panel between the hot and neutral slots for matching with the hot and neutral slots to receive a computer power plug, and a coupling groove provided at the face panel around the hot and neutral slots and the flat ground slot for receiving the shell of a computer power plug, a ground terminal mounted in the flat ground slot, hot and neutral terminals respectively mounted in the hot and neutral slots, and a ground frame at a rear side of the socket body remote from the face panel, the ground frame comprising a top contact portion inserted into the upper round ground slot at the socket body, and a bridge portion disposed in contact with the ground terminal. According to another embodiment of the present invention, the hot and neutral slots each are formed of a flat slot and a British rectangular slot. According to still another embodiment of the present invention, the hot and neutral slots each are formed of a flat slot, an oblique slot, and a round slot. According to still another embodiment of the present invention, a round ground slot and round hot and neutral slots provided at the face panel for receiving an electric socket fitting South Africa's national electric specifications.
REFERENCES:
patent: 5836777 (1998-11-01), Chen
Chen Li S. S.
Lee Chiu-Shan
Bradley Paula
Nguyen Truc
Rosenberg , Klein & Lee
LandOfFree
Electric combination socket does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this patent.
If you have personal experience with Electric combination socket, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Electric combination socket will most certainly appreciate the feedback.
Profile ID: LFUS-PAI-O-2528525