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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 02, 1996
Filed:
Sep. 01, 1994
Edward I Campbell, Frederick, MD (US);
Other;
Abstract
A retractable electric plug comprising a housing having a base end adapted for receiving an electrical power cord, a peripheral integral side wall connected to the base end and extended to a location to define a hollow interior and an opening; at least two electrically conductive prongs; a coupling mechanism for coupling the prongs to the housing such that they extend therefrom and are coupleable with an electrical receptacle; and a plunging mechanism coupled to the container and having a retracted orientation for allowing the prongs to be inserted within an electrical receptacle and an extended orientation for forcibly abutting the electrical receptacle for extracting the prongs therefrom.