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(12) United States Patent

(10) Patent N0.:

ORourke
(54)

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(45) Date of Patent:

ELECTRICAL ADAPTOR HAVING A

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References Cited

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(71) Apphcant. KeVIn O Rourke, Cleveland, MN (US)

1,512,888 A

(72) Inventor: KeVIn ORourke, Cleveland, MN (US)

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Not1ce:

1,818,884 A

1,974,472

Subject to any d1scla1mer, the term of thls

patent is extended or adjusted under 35

U'S'C' 154(1)) by 0 days'

This patent is subject to a terminal disClaimer

3,359,527 A
3,409,858 A
3,536,907 A

(21) APPl~ NOJ 14/050,881

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IsihaRiflg
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12/1967 Hart _
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10/1970 Kramer

3,584,213 A

6/1971

3,594,681 A

7/1971 Weiss

Meltzer

3,656,083 A

4/1972 Brook

3,890,030 A

6/1975

McDaniel

Primary Examiner * Renee Luebke

Feb 13 2014

Assistant Examiner * Harshad Patel

(74) Attorney, Agent, or Firm * Merchant & Gould P.C.

(57)

An electrical adaptor comprising a housing. A male electrical

Provisional application No 60/836 801 ?led on Aug

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ABSTRACT

plug comprises a prong eXtending from the homing and is

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con ?gu re d as a stand ard120 -vo l tma lplgThp

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prises a distal tip, and the distal tip forms an end to the male

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H01R 13/72

electrical plug. A female socket is electrically connected to

the male electrical plug and comprises an electrical contact

(200601)

H02H 5/04

( 200601 )

p"
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receive a standard 120-volt male plug. The electrical contact

comprises a distal tip, and the distal tip forms an end to the
female socket. At least one thermal indicator circuit is elec

CPC ,,,,,,,,,, ,, H01R 13/6691 (2013,01); H01R 31/02

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Seghers

Aug, 10, 2007 _

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9/1934

Related US. Application Data

Continuation of application No. 11/891,681, ?led on

10 2006

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ers

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PriOl PublicatiOIl Data

Us 2014/0045366 A1

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12/1948 Young

Oct. 10, 2013

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5/1930

8/1931 Eciggsltein

2,456,038 A

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10/1924 Ha?

1,758,982 A

trically connected to the male electrical plug and the female

(2013.01)

socket and is electrically positioned between an end of the

USPC ......................................... .. 439/501; 361/103

male plug and an end of the female socket. The thermal

Field of Classi?cation Search

indicator circuitis con?gured to actuate analarm upon detect

USPC .......... .. 439/501, 490, 488, 917, 161, 620.08;

ing a temperature at or above a threshold temperature without

361/1034106; 324/104, 508, 750.03,

324/750.06, 670, 638.18, 870.17; 340/581,
340/584, 643
See application ?le for complete search history.

interrupting electrical ?ow between the male electrical plug

and the female socket.

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