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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 27, 2020
Filed:
Jul. 07, 2017
Spectrum Brands, Inc., Middleton, WI (US);
Karl Warner Marschke, Verona, WI (US);
Brian Lloyd Vodvarka, Grand Marsh, WI (US);
Rajesh Kumar, Middleton, WI (US);
Spectrum Brands, Inc., Middleton, WI (US);
Abstract
A circuit configuration is disclosed for use in an appliance includes a power switch configured to open and close a first group of electrical contacts, where the contacts while closed cause the appliance to energize upon a user initiating a use of the appliance. The circuit configuration also includes a primary timing device electrically connected to the first group of electrical contacts, the primary timing device being actuated upon energization of the appliance and the primary timing device being configured to de-energize the appliance after a first time period by opening the first group of electrical contacts. The circuit configuration also includes a secondary timing device electrically connected to the power switch by a second group of electrical contacts, where the secondary timing device is configured to de-energize the appliance after a second time period, where the second time period is set based on the first time period.