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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 12, 2020
Filed:
Jan. 07, 2016
Applicant:
Eaton Corporation, Cleveland, OH (US);
Inventors:
Michel Rivas, Williamsburg, VA (US);
Paul David Seff, Williamsburg, VA (US);
David Austin Eldridge, Knoxville, TN (US);
Assignee:
EATON INTELLIGENT POWER LIMITED, Dublin, IE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02J 7/00 (2006.01); B60L 11/18 (2006.01); H01R 13/641 (2006.01); B60L 53/16 (2019.01); B60L 53/30 (2019.01); H01R 13/66 (2006.01); H01R 13/717 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60L 11/1818 (2013.01); B60L 53/16 (2019.02); B60L 53/30 (2019.02); H01R 13/641 (2013.01); H01R 13/665 (2013.01); H01R 13/7175 (2013.01); H01R 2201/26 (2013.01);
Abstract
A connector is for a charging station. The charging station has a charging box having a signaling mechanism. The connector includes an electrical receptacle structured to be electrically connected to the signaling mechanism; a housing coupled to the electrical receptacle; an indicating assembly coupled to the housing; and an interface between the indicating assembly and the signaling mechanism in order to energize the indicating assembly and provide an indication of charging status.