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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 09, 2021
Filed:
Mar. 22, 2017
Koninklijke Philips N.v., Eindhoven, NL;
Kam Hing Yau, Eindhoven, NL;
Marcel Hilco Zijlstra, Eindhoven, NL;
Venkata Srinivas Kalyan Nemana, Eindhoven, NL;
Frans Wiebe Rozeboom, Eindhoven, NL;
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Abstract
A safety switch arrangement for a power connector of a personal care appliance includes a housing with a power connector having a connector receptacle, an operating switch, and an actuator. The actuator is mounted to the housing and is moveable between first and second states. In the first state, the actuator enables operation of the personal care appliance and prevents contact with the connector receptacle, and in the second state, the actuator prevents operation of the personal care appliance and enables contact with the connector receptacle.