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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 29, 1977
Filed:
Nov. 29, 1976
Applicant:
Inventors:
Bruce H Marshall, Chicago, IL (US);
Henry E Blenner, Arlington Heights, IL (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
339 37 ;
Abstract
The plug cap has a body with a pair of spaced-apart channels for receiving the prongs of a male electrical plug. A pair of legs are pivotally mounted on the body and are movable between locking and unlocking positions. Each leg carries a finger which enters the aperture of the prong on the associated electrical plug when the legs are in the locking positions thereof.