Power supply devices with illuminated receptacles

Details Power supply devices with illuminated receptacles Power supply devices with illuminated receptacles

2008-07-22

2008-07-22

Nasri, Javaid (Department: 2839)

Electrical connectors

Comprising coupling part of indeterminate length laterally...

C362S095000, C439S490000

Reexamination Certificate

active

11650864

ABSTRACT:
The present invention provides power supply devices having illuminated receptacles. Some or all of the receptacles are encircled or otherwise circumscribed by a lighting member. The lighting member may be a continuous strip of material, such as an electroluminescent laminate. The lighting member may illuminate the receptacles regardless of whether the receptacles themselves are currently powered. Thus, although the power supply device is in a no or low light environment, or when the device is plugged in but is turned off, a user may easily identify where the receptacles are, which ones are available, and which equipment is plugged into which receptacles. The lighting member may be color coded according to a surge protection rating for the power supply device. In this case, the user can immediately identify which power supply devices have a given surge protection, and can therefore distinguish among different power supply devices having similar physical configurations.

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