Lighted plug apparatus
OwnerMax Probasco, Michael Greeninventors
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Abstract
An electrical plug has a housing with a forward face and has electrical conductors carried by the housing and adapted for conducting electrical energy through the housing. A lighting system is installed within the housing, the lighting system having a lighting element carried in the housing and oriented to emit light in a forward direction generally normal to the face. The lighting element is located above the face and recessed from the face. The lighting system also has an electrical power source for providing electrical power to the lighting element and a switch means for selectively operating the lighting element.
Claims24
An electrical plug, comprising:
- a housing with a forward face having a top edge;
- electrical conductors carried by the housing and adapted for conducting electrical energy through the housing;
- and
- a lighting system, comprising:
- a lighting element carried in the housing and oriented to emit light in a forward direction generally normal to the face, the lighting element being located above the top edge of the face;
- an electrical power source for providing electrical power to the lighting element;
- and
- a switch means for selectively operating the lighting element.
An electrical plug, comprising:
- a housing;
- male conductors extending from the housing;
- a light-diffusing face surrounding at least one of the male conductors;
- a lighting element oriented to emit light into the face for illuminating an area near the male conductors;
- an electrical power source for providing electrical power to the lighting element;
- and
- a switch means for selectively operating the lighting element.
An electrical plug, comprising:
- a housing extending in a longitudinal direction;
- male conductors extending from the housing in the longitudinal direction;
- at least one lighting element positioned on an outer surface of the housing, the outer surface extending in the longitudinal direction, the lighting element being oriented to emit light substantially parallel to the outer surface in the longitudinal direction for illuminating an area near the male conductors;
- an electrical power source for providing electrical power to the at least one lighting element;
- and
- a switch means for selectively operating the at least one lighting element.
A lighting apparatus for an electrical plug having male conductors extending therefrom, the lighting apparatus comprising:
- a thin plate adapted to receive the male conductors for securing the thin plate relative to the plug;
- a housing attached to the plate;
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- a lighting element disposed within the housing for illuminating an area near the male conductors.
An electrical power strip, comprising:
- a housing;
- a plurality of electrical receptacles in the housing;
- a light-diffusing face positioned near the receptacles;
- a lighting element oriented to emit light into the face for illuminating the receptacles;
- an electrical power source for providing power to the lighting element;
- and
- a switch means for selectively operating the lighting element.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.