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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 07, 2004
Filed:
Apr. 30, 2003
Applicant:
Inventors:
Jeff Greene, Sea Cliff, NY (US);
John Eder, Floral Park, NY (US);
Alfredo Arenas, Hauppauge, NY (US);
Assignee:
Leviton Manufacturing Co., Inc., Little Neck, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R 3/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R 3/00 ;
Abstract
This invention is directed to a receptacle having an indictor which identifies the receptacle as being a hospital grade receptacle. The indicator can be a green colored window in the face of the receptacle that is always visible. A light emitting means such as a light emitting diode located behind the window and coupled across the phase and neutral contacts of the receptacle provides a positive indication that the receptacle is connected to a live circuit.