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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 18, 2015
Filed:
Dec. 30, 2010
Vikramsinh Bhosale, West Babylon, NY (US);
Mario Angelides, Oceanside, NY (US);
Joseph Deconinck, West Babylon, NY (US);
Michael Mattei, Saint James, NY (US);
Vikramsinh Bhosale, West Babylon, NY (US);
Mario Angelides, Oceanside, NY (US);
Joseph DeConinck, West Babylon, NY (US);
Michael Mattei, Saint James, NY (US);
LEVITON MANUFACTURING COMPANY, INC., Melville, NY (US);
Abstract
The present invention relates to an illuminated receptacle. In one particularly preferred embodiment, the receptacle preferably includes a body, a cover for coupling to said body, said cover having one or more sockets for receiving a plug, a tamper resistant (TR) platform associated with each of the one or more sockets, each of the TR platforms being disposed between the body and the cover, each of the TR platforms including a cavity and an aperture extending thru said platform in said cavity, a slider disposed within each of the cavities of the platform and aligned with the openings of a respective socket, and a light source disposed within each of the apertures formed in the platforms, the light sources operatively coupled to electrical power for generating light to illuminate said slider, the light sources being positioned to directly transmit light to the sliders.