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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20100022109 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTION APPARATUS Electrical connection apparatus is provided including engagement means to allow attachment of the apparatus to an electrical appliance or electrical socket in use and at least first and second electrical connection means which can communicate with each other in use to a... | 01/28/2010 |
| 20080261420 | Safety electric plug for preventing electric shock Described is a safety power plug having electric plug prongs made of conductive material that exist having a insulated base portion housed inside the plug extending uniformly from and forming a nonconductive proximal portion, a conductive center portion and a distal non... | 10/23/2008 |
| 20080233777 | Device for restricting unauthorized access to electrical receptacles A receptacle shroud and shroud removal tool coact to selectively restrict unauthorized access to a channel-bound electrical receptacle. The receptacle shroud comprises a channel-engaging wall and a receptacle cover. The receptacle cover comprises a tool-receiving apertu... | 09/25/2008 |
| 20080214022 | VEHICLE CONNECTOR LOCKOUT APPARATUS AND METHOD OF USING SAME According to the present invention, a vehicle connector lockout apparatus capable of being connected to the diagnostic port of a vehicle is provided. The preferred embodiment of the invention uses a raised protrusion, located in the common space below the two rows of pi... | 09/04/2008 |
| 20080102664 | Card connector with dummy card A card connector (100) for receiving a card, includes an insulative housing (10) receiving a number of terminals (20), a shield plate (40) assembled on the insulative housing, and a pair of supporting plates (70). The shield plate incl... | 05/01/2008 |
| 20080081494 | LOCKOUT DEVICE A lockout device is provided for an electrical plug. The device includes a body and a retaining member disposed within the body and axially movable between a prong retaining position and a prong releasing position. The retaining member includes a prong engaging portion ... | 04/03/2008 |
| 20070281521 | Tensioner An arm (3) supporting a tension pulley (2) around which an endless torque transmitting member (B) is looped is supported by a fixed member (E) via a base member (7). A torsion coil spring (8) is interposed between the base member (7) a... | 12/06/2007 |
| 20060099838 | Locking pins A releasably engageable locking pin for coupling members such as shackles and the like comprises a shaft of non-circular cross-section with a head at one end. The non-circular shaft is engageable in aligned complementary apertures in shackle devises to prevent rotation ... | 05/11/2006 |
| 20060073719 | Multiple key position plug A plug body is adapted to mesh with a corresponding socket body disposed on a pulse oximeter. Plug contacts are disposed within the plug body and electrically connected to conductors of a cable. The plug contacts are adapted to mesh with socket contacts disposed within ... | 04/06/2006 |
| 20050181647 | Thermostat valve unit In connection with a thermostat valve which, together with a housing cover member, constitutes a structural unit, it is provided that a cross arm member is secured on a housing cover by means of a snap-in connection and is provided with flanges extending into a fastenin... | 08/18/2005 |
| 20050159031 | Safety device for electrical plugs and a method of attaching the same A safety device for preventing accidental contact of a user's fingers with the live blades of an electrical plug during inserting or removal of the plug from a wall socket and a method for attaching the safety device to an electrical plug. The safety device includes a h... | 07/21/2005 |
| 20050142911 | Cordless base A modular appliance system comprising a plurality of modular appliances, a base unit for supporting at least two of the modular appliances simultaneously or a free standing unit for supporting one or more modular appliances simultaneously or a free standing appliance fo... | 06/30/2005 |
| 20050106909 | Safety device for electrical plugs and a method of attaching same A safety device for preventing accidental contact with the live blades of an electrical plug during inserting or removal of the plug from a wall socket and a method for attaching the safety device to an electrical plug. The safety device includes a housing with a shield... | 05/19/2005 |
| 20050020110 | REMOVABLE MICROPHONE MOUNT AND METHOD A mount for removably mounting a microphone having a plug connector to the surface of an article of furniture having an aperture therein, the mount comprising a receiver having a connector which mates with the plug connector of the microphone, the receiver having means ... | 01/27/2005 |
| 20050020111 | Electrical plug safety cover Electrical plug safety covers having a resilient sleeve that is practically unbreakable. The sleeve features a slit that opens through the application of force along a plane perpendicular to the slit, thereby allowing a plug to be easily removed from the interior of the... | 01/27/2005 |
