Electro-optical plug and receptacle
First Claim
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1. A power receptacle including:
- a first power socket including;
a pair of voids sized and shaped for receiving live and common blades of a plug,a pair of engageable contacts for engaging live and common blades of a plug, the engageable contacts being located within respective voids of the pair of voids, a first contact of the pair of engageable contacts being configured to transmit high voltage to a load and a second contact of the pair of contacts being configured to electrically couple a load to a neutral tie block;
a first optical member located within a first void of the pair of voids and providing a first optical pathway; and
a second optical member located within a second void of the pair of voids and providing a second optical pathway distinct from the first optical pathway.
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Abstract
A combination fiber optic and electrical connector and a plug for mating therewith are both provided.
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22 Claims
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1. A power receptacle including:
a first power socket including; a pair of voids sized and shaped for receiving live and common blades of a plug, a pair of engageable contacts for engaging live and common blades of a plug, the engageable contacts being located within respective voids of the pair of voids, a first contact of the pair of engageable contacts being configured to transmit high voltage to a load and a second contact of the pair of contacts being configured to electrically couple a load to a neutral tie block; a first optical member located within a first void of the pair of voids and providing a first optical pathway; and a second optical member located within a second void of the pair of voids and providing a second optical pathway distinct from the first optical pathway. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 22)
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8. A wall outlet power receptacle including:
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first and second voids for respectively engaging live and common blades of a plug, the first void being configured to transmit high voltage to a load and the second void being configured to electrically couple a load to a neutral tie block, a first optical member providing a first optical pathway; and a motherboard located within a wall gang box. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11)
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12. A power plug including:
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a live blade configured to transmit voltage of at least 100 V to a load; a common blade configured to electrically couple a load to a neutral tie block; a first optical member providing a first optical pathway, the first optical member being at least partially disposed within one of the live blade and the common blade; and a second optical member providing a second optical pathway distinct from the first optical pathway. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A power plug including:
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a live blade configured to transmit high voltage to a load; and a common blade configured to electrically couple a load to a neutral tie block of a circuit breaker box, wherein at least one of the blades includes a first optical member disposed at least partially therein, the first optical member providing a first optical pathway. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21)
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