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US 2013/0157521 A1Published application
Lockout tagout plug sleeve
AssigneeCooper Technologies Company
InventorsAlvah Benjamin Aldrich, Daniel Treible, Joseph Allen Menzel
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Abstract
A lockout tagout hole that traverses at least one wall of a cylindrical body of a lockout tagout plug sleeve, where the lockout tagout hole securely receives a lockout tagout tag. Also disposed on the outer surface of the cylindrical body can be a polarizing slot, where the polarizing slot and an end of the wall of the sleeve are used to orient the position of the lockout tagout hole.
Claims20
A lockout tagout plug sleeve for an electrical connector, the lockout tagout plug sleeve comprising:
- a cylindrical body comprising at least one wall having a length between a first end and a second end, wherein the at least one wall forms a cavity, wherein the cavity receives, toward the second end, an electrical plug assembly;
- a polarizing slot disposed on an outer surface of the at least one wall along the length of the at least one wall;
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- a lockout tagout hole configured to receive a lockout tagout tag, wherein the lockout tagout hole traverses the at least one wall at a first distance from the first end and is oriented relative to the polarizing slot and the first end.
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An electrical connector, comprising:
- a plug assembly comprising a plurality of pins;
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- a lockout tagout plug sleeve mechanically coupled to the plug assembly, wherein the lockout tagout sleeve comprises:
- a cylindrical body comprising at least one wall having a length between a first end and a second end, wherein the at least one wall forms a cavity, wherein the cavity receives, toward the second end, the plurality of pins;
- a polarizing slot disposed on the outer surface of the at least one wall;
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- a lockout tagout hole configured to receive a lockout tagout tag, wherein the lockout tagout hole traverses the at least one wall at a distance from the first end and is oriented relative to the polarizing slot and the first end.
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