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US 2009/0213567 A1Published application
Lighted power outlet system and method
AssigneeLeviton Manufacturing Co., Inc.
InventorsDenny Mandapat, Sural Yegin, Carlos Ramirez
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Abstract
A lighted power outlet system having a plurality of outlets includes light emitters, such as light emitting diodes or other light emitting devices. The light emitters are internally positioned within the interior of the outlet system so that light is projected through terminal apertures of the outlets. The projected light is visible from locations exterior to the outlet system to assist in guiding alignment of plug prongs with the terminal apertures for engagement of electrical plugs with the outlets of the outlet system.
Claims30
A system comprising:
- a housing having an interior and an exterior;
- a plurality of outlets coupled with the housing, each outlet having a plurality of apertures for receiving electrical plug prongs;
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- a plurality of light emitters positioned in the interior of the housing to, when energized, emit light through at least one of the plurality apertures of each of the outlets from the interior of the housing to the exterior of the housing, the light to be visible from the exterior of the housing.
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A system comprising:
- a housing having an interior and an exterior;
- an outlet coupled with the housing, the outlet having an aperture for receiving a prong of an electrical plug;
- a light emitter positioned in the interior of the housing to emit light through the aperture from the interior of the housing to the exterior of the housing.
A method comprising:
- providing a housing having an interior and an exterior;
- coupling a plurality of outlets with the housing, each outlet having a plurality of apertures for receiving electrical plug prongs;
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- positioning a plurality of light emitters in the interior of the housing to, when energized, emit light through at least one of the plurality apertures of each of the outlets from the interior of the housing to the exterior of the housing, the light to be visible from the exterior of the housing.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.