IPC분류정보
국가/구분 |
United States(US) Patent
등록
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국제특허분류(IPC7판) |
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출원번호 |
US-0816089
(2010-06-15)
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등록번호 |
US-8480415
(2013-07-09)
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발명자
/ 주소 |
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출원인 / 주소 |
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대리인 / 주소 |
Gardner, Linn, Burkhart & Flory, LLP
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인용정보 |
피인용 횟수 :
16 인용 특허 :
13 |
초록
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A waterproof simplex receptacle (300) includes a main body (302) and a front portion (308). The front portion (308) includes a front surface (304) and rear surface (306). Terminals (310) extend outwardly from the front surface (304), and are connected to wires (318) extending rearwardly from the mai
A waterproof simplex receptacle (300) includes a main body (302) and a front portion (308). The front portion (308) includes a front surface (304) and rear surface (306). Terminals (310) extend outwardly from the front surface (304), and are connected to wires (318) extending rearwardly from the main body (302). The front surface (304) is angled. Further, ridges (224) can be positioned around the terminals (310) so as to prevent water or other liquids from entering apertures associated with the terminals (310).
대표청구항
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1. An electrical receptacle assembly having at least one receptacle, said receptacle assembly comprising: a receptacle body, said receptacle body having a front portion with a front surface thereof, said front surface defining a plurality of outwardly-extending ridge portions, and further defining a
1. An electrical receptacle assembly having at least one receptacle, said receptacle assembly comprising: a receptacle body, said receptacle body having a front portion with a front surface thereof, said front surface defining a plurality of outwardly-extending ridge portions, and further defining an outermost surface of said electrical receptacle assembly;a plurality of terminal passageways formed in said receptacle body and open to respective terminal openings surrounded by respective ones of said outwardly-extending ridge portions of said front surface, said terminal passageways configured for receiving respective prongs of an electrical plug to be energized;a plurality of electrical terminals disposed in said terminal passageways and positioned rearwardly from said terminal openings;a plurality of electrical conductors numbering the same as the number of said electrical terminals in said receptacle body, and adapted to provide electrical power when said electrical conductors are electrically coupled to said electrical terminals in said receptacle body;wherein said plurality of outwardly-extending ridge portions project forwardly to form forwardmost surfaces of said electrical receptacle assembly when said electrical receptacle assembly is fully assembled and configured to engage the electrical plug; andwherein each of said outwardly-extending ridge portions is sized and configured so that if said front surface is positioned at any angle between horizontal and vertical, inclusive, liquid located on said front surface is prevented from dripping through said terminal openings to said terminals as a result of said size and configuration of said ridge portions forming forwardmost surfaces of said electrical receptacle assembly. 2. The electrical receptacle assembly of claim 1, further comprising a clip having a resilient configuration and adapted to be snap fitted around said receptacle body, wherein said clip comprises an upper portion extending lengthwise, a pair of vertical connecting portions extending downwardly from said upper portion, and a pair of resilient legs extending forwardly from lower ends of said vertical connecting portions. 3. The electrical receptacle assembly of claim 1, wherein said outwardly-extending ridge portions are substantially surrounded by other portions of said front surface of said front portion of said receptacle body. 4. The electrical receptacle assembly of claim 3, wherein said front surface of said front portion, including respective forward surfaces of said outwardly-extending ridge portions, are substantially planar and are substantially parallel to one another. 5. An electrical receptacle assembly having at least one electrical receptacle, said electrical receptacle assembly comprising: a receptacle body including a front body portion which defines a plurality of terminal passageways extending therethrough;said front body portion comprising a front surface forming an outermost surface of said electrical receptacle assembly, said front body portion defining a plurality of terminal openings at respective front ends of said terminal passageways, and said front body portion comprising an outwardly-extending ridge portion surrounding each of said terminal openings;electrical terminals in said receptacle body, which are associated with respective ones of said terminal passageways, wherein said electrical terminals are configured to be electrically coupled to respective electrical supply conductors, and wherein said electrical terminals are configured to receive respective prongs of an electrical plug so that the prongs are electrically connectable to said electrical terminals;said front surface of said front body portion comprising first and second front surface portions, wherein said first front surface portion is defined by said outwardly-extending ridge portions that surround respective ones of said terminal openings, and wherein said first front surface portion is positioned forwardly of said second front surface portion so that said first front surface portion forms a forwardmost surface of said electrical receptacle assembly when said electrical receptacle assembly is fully assembled and configured to engage the electrical plug, and whereby said terminal openings are positioned forwardly of said second front surface portion of said front body portion; andwherein said front surface is configured so that if said electrical receptacle assembly oriented at substantially any angle between horizontal and vertical, inclusive, liquid located on said front surface is directed away from said terminal openings as a result of said configuration of said first front surface portion relative to said second front surface portion. 6. The electrical receptacle assembly of claim 5, wherein said second front surface portion is substantially planar. 7. The electrical receptacle assembly of claim 5, wherein said second front surface portion is substantially planar and said first front surface portion is substantially parallel to said second front surface portion. 8. The electrical receptacle assembly of claim 5, wherein said second front surface portion defines a perimeter region of said front surface, with said second front surface portion at least partially surrounding said first front surface portion. 9. The electrical receptacle assembly of claim 8, wherein said second front surface portion substantially surrounds said first front surface portion. 10. The electrical receptacle assembly of claim 5, further comprising: a rear body housing of said receptacle body, said rear body housing positioned behind said front body portion; anda resilient waterproofing clip configured to be snap-fitted around said rear body housing and coupled to said receptacle body to secure said rear body housing to said receptacle body, said waterproofing clip including an upper portion extending lengthwise, a pair of vertical connecting portions extending downwardly from said upper portion, and a pair of resilient legs extending forwardly from lower ends of said vertical connecting portions. 11. An electrical receptacle assembly having at least one electrical receptacle, said electrical receptacle assembly comprising: a receptacle body including a front body portion which defines a plurality of terminal passageways extending therethrough;said front body portion comprising a front surface forming an outermost surface of said electrical receptacle assembly and defining a plurality of terminal openings at respective front ends of said terminal passageways, wherein said front body portion comprises an outwardly extending ridge portion surrounding at least one of said terminal openings;said front surface of said front body portion comprising substantially planar first and second front surface portions, wherein said first front surface portion is defined by said at least one outwardly-extending ridge portion, and said first front surface portion defines at least one of said terminal openings and is positioned forwardly of said second front surface portion, whereby said first front surface portion forms the forwardmost portion of said front surface of said front body portion of said electrical receptacle assembly when said electrical receptacle assembly is fully assembled and configured to engage an electrical plug, and whereby at least one of said terminal openings is positioned forwardly of said second front surface portion;a plurality of electrical terminals disposed in said receptacle body, which are electrically accessible via respective ones of said terminal passageways for electrically coupling to respective prongs of the electrical plug when the prongs are inserted through said terminal openings and into said terminal passageways; andwherein said front surface is configured so that if said electrical receptacle assembly oriented at substantially any angle between horizontal and vertical, inclusive, liquid located on said front surface is directed away from said terminal openings as a result of said configuration of said first front surface portion relative to said second front surface portion. 12. The electrical receptacle assembly of claim 11, wherein the entirety of said first front surface portion defined by said at least one outwardly-extending ridge portion is planar. 13. The electrical receptacle assembly of claim 11, wherein said at least one outwardly-extending ridge portion comprises a plurality of outwardly-extending ridge portions, each of which surrounds a respective one of said terminal openings. 14. The electrical receptacle assembly of claim 11, wherein said first front surface portion is substantially parallel to said second front surface portion.
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