Electrical transmission or interconnection systems – Personnel safety or limit control features
Patent
1999-03-08
2000-06-27
Fleming, Fritz
Electrical transmission or interconnection systems
Personnel safety or limit control features
174 67, H03K 5153
Patent
active
060810491
ABSTRACT:
This invention provides a device which facilitates electrical wiring and equipment costs for electricians installing disconnect boxes, typically in the vicinity of an outside air conditioner unit. Thus, an improved disconnect box for protection of an electrician who is servicing an electrical appliance such as an outside air conditioner is provided which incorporates an integrally mounted auxiliary electric socket accessory giving the electrician a source of power for use while the electrician is safely assured that there is no power connected to the electrical appliance being serviced. The auxiliary electrical socket accessory may optionally be connected to a power line source as a full time electric plug outlet or one only accessible when the disconnect box is conditioned to disconnect power from the electrical appliance. Provisions are made for protection of the electrical socket accessory with fusing or circuit breaker protection and ground fault protected electrical input wiring to the electrical socket. The disconnect box is preferably weatherproofed for outside use to serve as a common housing for waterproofing the electrical socket. By provision of the improved disconnect box, the electrician can more efficiently install an auxiliary access socket for use of the electrician when the electrical appliance is disconnected either in retrofit or initial installations.
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Brown Laurence R.
Fleming Fritz
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