Leakage protection socket with integrated baffle locking mechanism
AssigneeHuadao Huang
InventorsHuadao Huang, Defu Huang
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Abstract
A power outlet may comprise an enclosure with at least one plug jack, a reset button comprising at least one integrally formed extension latch arm, the extension latch arm comprising at least one positioning pin, and at least one baffle configured to selectively block at least a portion of the plug jack, the baffle comprising an outer wall comprising a face, a pin slit, and a leg. The extension latch arm positioning pin is configured to selectively press against the outer wall face when the extension latch arm is in an upward position. The extension latch arm positioning pin is configured to selectively enter the outer wall pin slit when the extension latch arm is in a downward position.
Claims27
A power outlet, comprising:
- an enclosure with at least one plug jack;
- a reset button comprising at least one integrally formed extension latch arm, the extension latch arm comprising at least one positioning pin;
- and
- at least one baffle configured to selectively block at least a portion of the plug jack, the baffle comprising an outer wall comprising a face, a pin slit, and a leg,
- wherein:
- the extension latch arm positioning pin is configured to selectively press against the outer wall face when the extension latch arm is in an upward position,
- the extension latch arm positioning pin is configured to selectively enter the outer wall pin slit when the extension latch arm is in a downward position.
A leakage protection outlet comprising:
- an upper cover comprising at least one pair of jacks;
- a middle bracket;
- a power input end;
- a power output end;
- at least one pair of conductive plug jackets;
- a first baffle with an outer face and a positioning slit beneath the outer face;
- a second baffle stacked on the first baffle;
- a baffle resetting mechanism between the first baffle and the second baffle;
- a reset button comprising at least one integrally formed extension latch arm;
- a reset mechanism;
- and
- an electromagnetic tripping mechanism;
- wherein:
- the reset button is linked to the reset mechanism,
- the reset mechanism is configured to connect the power input end to the power output end when the reset button is pressed,
- the electromagnetic tripping mechanism is configured to disconnect the power input end from the power output end when a leakage current occurs,
- the at least one pair of conductive plug jackets correspond to the at least one pair of jacks of the upper cover,
- the first baffle and the second baffle are positioned between the at least one pair of conductive plug jackets and the at least one pair of jacks, and
- the extension latch arm is movable with the reset button from a first position abutting the outer face of the first baffle to a second position abutting the positioning slit.
A reset button for an outlet device, comprising:
- a pressable middle section;
- a post extending away from the pressable middle section, the post have a latching area;
- at least one extension latch arm integral with the pressable area;
- and
- at least one positioning pin integral with the extension latch arm, the positioning pin extending perpendicular to the extension latch arm.
A leakage protection socket with an integrated baffle locking mechanism, comprising:
- a housing with two sets of guiding jacks and two sets of power jackets;
- a reset button comprising a post with a locking area and a reset spring surrounding a portion of the post, the reset button being integrally formed with at least one baffle latch, each at least one baffle latch comprising a first positioning pin and a second positioning pin;
- a lock mechanism configured to lock the rest button locking area when the reset button moves from a first position to a second position;
- an electromagnetic trip mechanism configured to unlock the reset button locking area when a leaking current triggers the electromagnetic trip mechanism;
- and
- two sets of safety baffle devices between the guiding jacks and the power jackets, each set of safety baffle devices including a reset mechanism, a first baffle, and a second baffle configured to move between a first position that prevents access from the guiding jacks to the power jackets and a second position that exposes the power jackets for access from the guiding jacks,
- wherein at least each of the first baffles comprise an outer face and a positioning slit below the outer face,
- wherein, when the reset button moves from the first position to the second position, the positioning pins move from positions against the outer faces to positions in the positioning slits and the safety baffle devices are unlocked for motion,
- wherein, when the reset button locking area is unlocked, the reset spring moves the positioning pins from the positioning slits to the positions against the outer faces and the safety baffle devices are locked from motion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.