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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:
Jan. 16, 1996
Filed:
Nov. 14, 1994
Applicant:
Inventor:
Duc H Nguyen, Spartanburg, SC (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F21V / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
362 95 ; 174 66 ;
Abstract
A receptacle power indicator for use in connection with a receptacle. Contact members are provided on the sides of a receptacle and provide contact surfaces laterally displaced from the receptacle. A cover plate having contact arms outwardly extending from a back portion thereof engage the contact surfaces of the contact members to energize an indicator light provided on the contact plate, thereby indicating whether the receptacle is energized.