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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:
May. 09, 1989
Filed:
Sep. 15, 1986
Applicant:
Inventor:
Robert E Simon, El Paso, TX (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02H / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
361 49 ; 361 91 ; 361102 ; 361103 ; 361115 ; 307326 ; 307116 ; 340650 ; 200 6108 ;
Abstract
A safety device for disconnecting an electrical appliance from a power supply, and thereby preventing electrical shock hazards. A normally closed switch connects the appliance to the power supply. A frangible device, such as a flash bulb, maintains the switch in the closed position. A sensor detects a dangerous condition and actuates the flash bulb, which action fragments the envelope of the bulb, whereupon the switch assumes the open position, thereby disconnecting the appliance from the power supply.