US 6,578,980 B1 · Socket device and switch device with luminescent device

Abstract

A luminary socket apparatus includes a socket device and a luminary device connected with the socket device for emitting light in the dark. The socket device includes a socket connected with a power supply. The luminary device includes a controller connected with the power supply, a sensor connected with the controller and a light source connected with the controller. On sensing light, the sensor sends a signal to the controller so that the controller cuts electricity from the light source. The light source is a luminescent panel defining a window through which the socket is exposed and a hole through which the sensor is exposed. The controller includes two receptacles. The luminescent panel includes two leads for engagement with the receptacles. The socket device includes a first frame for attachment to a structure and a second frame mounted on the first frame. The first frame defines a window. The second frame defines a window. The socket is exposed through the windows defined in the first and second frames. The luminescent panel is sandwiched between the first and second frames. The controller and the sensor are mounted on the first frame.

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Dependent claims

A luminary apparatus for an electrical device connected with a power system comprising, in combination:

a first frame adapted to mount the electrical device, with the first frame including a front face;
a controller adapted to be electrically connected to the power system and mounted to the front face of the first frame;
a sensor electrically connected to the controller and mounted to the front face of the first frame;
a luminescent panel including a front face, a back face, and an outer peripheral edge, with the luminescent panel including a window through which the electrical device is exposed;
a second frame mounted to the first frame and including a window through which the electrical device is exposed, with the luminescent panel sandwiched between the first and second frames, with the second frame abutting with the front face of the luminescent panel and with the back face of the luminescent panel abutting with the front face of the first frame, with access being provided to the electrical device through the first and second windows;
and a first hole defined in the luminescent panel and extending between the front and back faces and between the window and the outer peripheral edge, with the sensor being exposed through the first hole when the luminescent panel is sandwiched between the first and second frames.

3 more elements

A luminary apparatus for an electrical device connected with a power system comprising, in combination:

a first frame adapted to mount the electrical device, with the first frame including a front face;
a controller adapted to be electrically connected to the power system and mounted to the front face of the first frame;
a sensor electrically connected to the controller and mounted to the front face of the first frame;
a luminescent panel including a front face, a back face, and an outer peripheral edge, with the luminescent panel including a window through which the electrical device is exposed;
a second frame mounted to the first frame and including a window through which the electrical device is exposed, with the luminescent panel sandwiched between the first and second frames, with the second frame abutting with the front face of the luminescent panel and with the back face of the luminescent panel abutting with the front face of the first frame, with access being provided to the electrical device through the first and second windows;
and first and second L-shaped leads extending from the outer peripheral edge of the luminescent panel, with the controller including two receptacles, with the first and second L-shaped leads being received in the two receptacles of the controller, with the first and second L-shaped leads being held in the two receptacles by sandwiching the luminescent panel between the first and second frames.

3 more elements

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Socket device and switch device with luminescent device

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Socket device and switch device with luminescent device

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Abstract

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