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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 13, 2001
Filed:
Mar. 26, 2001
James K. Bentley, Paso Robles, CA (US);
Michael S. O'Keefe, Paso Robles, CA (US);
Richard G. Davidson, Atascadero, CA (US);
Other;
Abstract
A multi-gang electrical connector assembly for detachable connection to a conventional wall outlet electrical receptacle. It has a housing with two pairs of vertically spaced blade prongs extending from its rear wall. Each set of blade prongs also has its own ground prong extending rearwardly therebelow. The front wall of the housing has two vertically spaced horizontally oriented lines of pairs of laterally spaced electrical plug apertures. Each pair of laterally spaced electrical plug apertures also has a ground prong aperture. There is a shaft having a knob on its end that extends through one of the side walls of the housing at a predetermined height above each of the respective horizontal lines of electrical plug apertures. There are gripping means on each of the shafts for gripping the top edge of conventional blade prongs of male electrical plugs to keep the male electrical plug rigidly connected to the multiple gang electrical connector assembly.