초록 ▼

Disclosed is an electrical receptacle which is safe for children yet easy for adults to use. This electrical receptacle provides power only to a properly inserted plug and makes use of one or more sensors which are able to detect blade insertion, ground plug insertion, presence of the plug face moti

Disclosed is an electrical receptacle which is safe for children yet easy for adults to use. This electrical receptacle provides power only to a properly inserted plug and makes use of one or more sensors which are able to detect blade insertion, ground plug insertion, presence of the plug face motion near the receptacle face or a combination thereof The receptacle includes a contact assembly adapted and configured to conductively couple each blade of the plug to a conductor, one or more sensors, and a control circuit; wherein the control circuit determines whether or not to provide power to the properly inserted plug by determining if substantially simultaneous insertion has occurred.

대표청구항 ▼

[ We claim:] [1.] An electrical receptacle which provides power only to a properly inserted plug, said receptacle comprising:a contact assembly, a relay assembly, an LED, a photodetector, a plug component sensor and a control circuit; the contact assembly being adapted and configured to conductively

[ We claim:] [1.] An electrical receptacle which provides power only to a properly inserted plug, said receptacle comprising:a contact assembly, a relay assembly, an LED, a photodetector, a plug component sensor and a control circuit; the contact assembly being adapted and configured to conductively couple each blade of the plug to a relay assembly; the relay assembly being adapted and configured to conductively couple the contact assembly to a conductor; the plug component sensor comprising of at least one face sensor having a diffuse reflective sensor comprising the LED and the photodetector;wherein the LED emits light which is reflected by a component of a properly inserted plug and is detected by the photodetector, thereby signaling the control circuit to provide power to the properly inserted plug.