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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 31, 2005
Filed:
Aug. 19, 2003
Edward W. Johann, Michigan City, IN (US);
Edward W. Johann, Michigan City, IN (US);
SPX Corporation, Charlotte, NC (US);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for providing an electrical connection and latching a door is provided. The door latching electrical connection device may include a bar an electrical connector attached to the bar. The method may include placing one end of a bar and bar receiver mounted on the device and attaching the other end of the bar to a second bar receiver mounted on the device and causing the door to be blocked. The method may further include providing an electrical connector on the bar and automatically making an electrical connection by connecting the electrical connector to a second electrical connector mounted on the device when the bar is placed in the two bar receivers.