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Date of Patent:
Aug. 14, 1984

Filed:

May. 10, 1982
Applicant:
Inventors:

Richard C Barthel, Chicago, IL (US);

Richard D Roy, Valparaiso, IN (US);

Assignee:

The Singer Company, Stamford, CT (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02H / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
361 92 ; 307130 ;
Abstract

A safety device for use with an electric appliance to prevent the appliance from inadvertently being started if the appliance is plugged into an outlet when the on/off switch of the appliance is in its on state. A low level sensing current is applied to the appliance before full operating power is applied to the appliance. Detection of the low level sensing current prevents application of full operating power. If no sensing current is detected, full power is applied and the detector is disabled.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Barthel, Richard. (1984). Safety device (U.S. Patent No. 4466040). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/4466040

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