Electrical Cord Having Plugs With Multi-Functional Light Indicators
AssigneeSolid Ground Cords, LLC
InventorLester Richard Gilliland
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Abstract
An electrical cord having improved safety features comprises a plug having a body portion surrounding respective ends of first, second, and third electrical wires. A live receptacle is in electrical communication with the end of the first electrical wire. A neutral receptacle is in electrical communication with the end of the second electrical wire. A ground receptacle is in electrical communication with the end of the third electrical wire. The body portion surrounds and maintains the live, neutral, and ground receptacles in spaced apart orientation corresponding to blades on an electrical plug. Multiple indicator lights are provided to indicate various states of the plug in which electricity is supplied to the plug.
Claims18
An electrical cord having improved safety features, the electrical cord comprising:
- a cable having a first electrical wire configured to carry current to a load device, a second electrical wire configured to return current from the load device, and a third electrical wire configured to carry current to a ground connection;
- a first plug comprising:
- a first body portion surrounding respective first ends of the first, second, and third electrical wires,
- a live blade in electrical communication with the first end of the first electrical wire,
- a neutral blade in electrical communication with the first end of the second electrical wire, and
- a ground pin in electrical communication with the first end of the third electrical wire,
- wherein the first body portion surrounds and maintains the live blade, neutral blade, and ground pin in spaced apart orientation corresponding to sockets on an electrical outlet;
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- a second plug comprising:
- a second body portion fabricated of an at-least translucent material and surrounding respective second ends of the first, second, and third electrical wires,
- a live receptacle in electrical communication with the second end of the first electrical wire,
- a neutral receptacle in electrical communication with the second end of the second electrical wire,
- a ground receptacle in electrical communication with the second end of the third electrical wire,
- a first indicator light configured to indicate a state of the electrical cord in which electricity is supplied to the electrical cord, the first indicator light being in electrical communication with the respective second ends of the first and second electrical wires, and
- a second indicator light configured to indicate a grounded state of the electrical cord at the second plug, the second indicator light being in electrical communication with the respective second ends of the second and third electrical wires,
- wherein the second body portion surrounds and maintains the live receptacle, neutral receptacle, and ground receptacle in spaced apart orientation corresponding to pins on an electrical plug.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.