Electrical connectors – With contact preventer or retractable cover part – Movably mounted
Reexamination Certificate
2001-02-05
2001-10-23
Bradley, Paula (Department: 2833)
Electrical connectors
With contact preventer or retractable cover part
Movably mounted
C439S136000, C439S137000, C174S067000, CD13S139800
Reexamination Certificate
active
06305956
ABSTRACT:
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a replaceable panel which is snapped on a receptacle and includes a pivotable member blocking the slots in the receptacle to prevent dust entering into the receptacle.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
A conventional outlet device especially for the outlet device connected to an extension cord generally includes a casing and a plurality of receptacles embedded in the casing. Each of the receptacles has a hot slot, a neutral slot and a ground slot and can be connected with an electric appliance by connected with a plug. However, most of the plugs look alike and normally the users plug in the plugs randomly without suitable management so that the users cannot tell which plug is connected to a specific electric item. This could be confused when one of the plugs has to be removed from the receptacle. In other words, because the conventional receptacle device does not have indexing feature so that the user has to check carefully by touching along the cable connected to each of the plugs to make sure which plug is connected to which electric appliance.
The present invention provides a replaceable panel for outlet device that has a unique color to assist the user to tell the plugs and each panel has a pivotable member to block the slots.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates to a receptacle device and comprises a casing having a plurality of recesses defined therein and each recess has a receptacle received therein. Each of said receptacles has at least two slots defined therein and a panel is engaged with one of said recesses. The panel has at least two holes which are located in alignment with said at least two slots in said receptacle. A pin extends from an underside of said panel and a pivotable member is pivotably mounted to said pin. A spring is biased between an end of said pivotable member and an inner periphery of said recess. A receiving hole is defined in said pivotable member and two plates respectively extend from a side of said pivotable member and an inner side of said receiving hole. The two plates each have a slope surface and seal said at least two slots in said receptacle.
The primary object of the present invention is to provide a receptacle device that has panels mounted to the receptacles and each panel has a pivotable member to seal the slots in the receptacle.
These objects, features, aspects and advantages of the present invention will become more obvious from a careful reading of a detailed description provided hereinafter with appropriate reference to the accompanying drawings.
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Bradley Paula
McCamey Ann
Rosenberg , Klein & Lee
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