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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 09, 2021
Filed:
Apr. 08, 2020
Eaton Intelligent Power Limited, Dublin, IE;
Michel Rivas, Williamsburg, VA (US);
Paul David Seff, Williamsburg, VA (US);
David Austin Eldridge, Knoxville, TN (US);
EATON INTELLIGENT POWER LIMITED, Dublin, IE;
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 interior of the housing and structured to indicate a charging status state provided by the signaling mechanism; 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.