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US 2018/0123299 A1Published application
Circut Connector with a low profle protective outlet connector arrangement cover device
OwnerMelvin G. Hector, JR.inventor
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OwnerMelvin G. Hector, JR.inventor
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A new and useful electrical connecter is provided, that is designed to protect existing electrical outlets from trauma and destruction, by preventing them from being dislodged by movement of a patient support such as a hospital bed, or scraped off of the wall by passing (moving) machinery, hospital beds, equipment and vehicles during the normal use of the bed, the machinery, or equipment. In this application reference to an electrical plug component encompasses traditional 2 or 3 prong plugs that plug into grounded or ungrounded wall outlet sockets, as well as phone or laptop jacks that would plug into wall outlet sockets configured for such jacks. In addition, a new and useful coupling structure, for electrical couplings that need to be spaced from a wall socket, is provided.
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Electrical coupling comprising first and second coupling parts, and structure for releasably securing the first and second coupling parts to each other, the first and second coupling parts having respective mating portions that are coupled together to provide an electrical connection between the coupling parts, and the structure for releasably securing the first and second coupling parts to each other comprising a device that is configured to urge the coupling parts together and to provide a releasable lock that holds the coupling parts together and is releasable to enable the coupling parts to be separated, to break the electrical connection between the coupling parts.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.