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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 02, 2004
Filed:
Dec. 23, 2002
Peter Estrela, Fall River, MA (US);
William C. Helton, Groton, CT (US);
Timothy A. Adams, Voluntown, CT (US);
The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy, Washington, DC (US);
Abstract
An assembly is provided for retaining standard electrical plugs within receptacles in environments having vibration and shock conditions that loosen normal electrical plugs. The present invention includes an adapter with a first locking mechanism for locking the adapter to the electrical receptacle. The adapter contains a standard electrical receptacle to receive the power plug prongs of the power plug. In a preferred embodiment, a restraining collar is mounted adjacent the power plug and secured to the adapter with tie straps to thereby secure the power plug to the adapter.