Electrical switching apparatus and method
OwnerOrrin Edward Klitznerinventor
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Abstract
A switching apparatus and method designed to control a car radio or other device with only one connection to the vehicle and with no modification to the original wiring. (However, the scope of the invention is not limited to vehicles.) In the first preferred embodiment it is used to power a cell phone or other device from the line to the car radio. In both preferred embodiments, the power to the radio is cut off when the cell phone is in use. The fuse in the fuse box for the car radio is replaced with a dummy fuse. That fuse is then inserted into an in-line fuse holder. A connector on each leg of the output from the dummy fuse can supply power to the cell phone. A third connector may be plugged into one of the other connectors for powering of hand-free cellular phones that may be independently fused.
Claims20
A switching apparatus, comprising:
- a switching device;
- a first electrical connector, that is connected to the switching device;
- a dummy replacement for a fuse, that is connected to the first electrical connector;
- a second electrical connector, that is connected to the dummy replacement for a fuse, with no electrical connection through the dummy replacement between the first electrical connector and the second electrical connector;
- a fuse holder, that is connected to the second electrical connector;
- and
- a third electrical connector, that is connected to the switching device.
A switching apparatus, comprising:
- a switch for an electrically powered device;
- a remote control that can turn the switch on and off;
- a first electrical connector;
- a dummy replacement for a fuse, that is connected to the first electrical connector;
- a second electrical connector, that is connected to the dummy replacement for a fuse, with no electrical connection through the dummy replacement between the first electrical connector and the second electrical connector;
- a fuse holder, that is connected to the second electrical connector;
- and
- a third electrical connector, that is connected to the switching device.
A switching method, comprising the steps of:
- removing a fuse from a fuse box;
- replacing the fuse with a dummy fuse having a first electrical connection to a switch and a second electrical connection to a fuse holder, with a third electrical connection between the fuse holder and the switch;
- and
- placing the fuse in the fuse holder.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.