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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 16, 2017
Filed:
Nov. 19, 2014
Applicant:
Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R 13/66 (2006.01); H01R 13/713 (2006.01); H01R 24/30 (2011.01); H01R 103/00 (2006.01); H02H 3/05 (2006.01); H02H 5/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R 13/6683 (2013.01); H01R 13/665 (2013.01); H01R 24/30 (2013.01); H01R 13/7137 (2013.01); H01R 2103/00 (2013.01); H02H 3/05 (2013.01); H02H 5/04 (2013.01);
Abstract
A power cord includes a plug. The plug includes plural blades to be respectively inserted into plural blade insertion holes of an electrical outlet for connection. The plug further includes plural thermal sensors provided so that each of the plural blades corresponds to a thermal sensor. The power cord further includes a communication circuit that is configured to notify a control circuit of a load, when a temperature detected by any one of the plural thermal sensors is higher than a predetermined temperature.