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US 2006/0132143 A1Published application
Power tester for electrical outlets
AssigneeHarold Sears
InventorsHarold Sears, Wayne Slater
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Abstract
A power tester apparatus for testing an electrical outlet. The power tester apparatus includes multiple indicators for identifying the condition of the electrical outlet.
Claims20
An electrical outlet tester comprising:
- a body having a front and a rear panel;
- at least one electrical contact member extending from the rear panel for receiving a signal when coupled to an electrical outlet;
- a processor unit for receiving the signal and determining a state of the signal;
- a display system for usually indicating the state of the signal;
- and
- an audible system for audibly indicating the state of the signal.
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An electrical power tester for testing an electrical outlet comprising:
- at least one electrical contact member for operably coupling to the electrical outlet and transmitting information from the electrical outlet;
- an evaluation circuit for receiving the transmitted information from the at least one electrical contact member and generating at least one output representing a state of electrical outlet;
- a signal conditioning circuit operably coupled to the evaluation circuit receiving analog information from the electrical outlet and converting it to a digital signal;
- a visual display electrically coupled to the output of the evaluation circuit, wherein the visual display displays a visual indication of the integrity of the electrical outlet;
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- an audio system electrically coupled to the output of the evaluation circuit, wherein the audio system produces an audible indication of the integrity of the electrical outlet.
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An electrical power tester for evaluating the condition of an electrical outlet comprising:
- a user-input member for activating the tester;
- an activation circuit operably coupled to the user-input member;
- an electrical measurement system for receiving and transmitting information from the electrical outlet;
- a microcontroller operably coupled to the activation circuit, wherein the microcontroller receives information from the electrical measurement system, interprets the information, and transmits corresponding results based on the information;
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- a plurality of indicators operably coupled to the microcontroller providing test results of the electrical outlet audibly and visually.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.