Electrical plug and socket having replaceable overcurrent protection device with safety latch means
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1. An electrical plug comprising:
- an insulating housing defining a central channel, said housing having at least a first and second opening;
first and second contact prongs, each of said contact prongs extending into said insulating housing and, a portion of each of said contact prongs communicating with said channel;
a conductor assembly including a conductor body having a resilient lip portion, a first and second conductor mounted to the conductor body, and a first and second conductor terminal, said conductor assembly positionable within one of the openings in said housing, said resilient lip engaging a portion of said housing so as to retain the conductor assembly within said housing, subsequent removal of said conductor assembly not requiring removal of said prongs therewith; and
, a securing body insertable within said housing through the other of the openings through said housing, said securing body carrying a pair of fuse elements, the securing body being disposed within said housing so as to position one fuse element in electrical connection with a first prong and the first conductor terminal and to position a second fuse member in electrical connection with the second prong and the second conductor terminal.
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Abstract
An electrical plug which has removable inner components and which may have at its rear end a pair of plug slots which are adapted to receive the prongs of a second plug. Fuses and conductors are removable from and insertable into a channel formed within the housing through two different openings in the housing wall. The conductors and their terminals are part of a conductor assembly which includes a resilient lip for a snap fit into the plug housing. The fuses are connected to a securing body which fits tightly in the housing to provide a connection between the conductor terminals, the fuses, and the prongs.
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1. An electrical plug comprising:
- an insulating housing defining a central channel, said housing having at least a first and second opening;
first and second contact prongs, each of said contact prongs extending into said insulating housing and, a portion of each of said contact prongs communicating with said channel;
a conductor assembly including a conductor body having a resilient lip portion, a first and second conductor mounted to the conductor body, and a first and second conductor terminal, said conductor assembly positionable within one of the openings in said housing, said resilient lip engaging a portion of said housing so as to retain the conductor assembly within said housing, subsequent removal of said conductor assembly not requiring removal of said prongs therewith; and
, a securing body insertable within said housing through the other of the openings through said housing, said securing body carrying a pair of fuse elements, the securing body being disposed within said housing so as to position one fuse element in electrical connection with a first prong and the first conductor terminal and to position a second fuse member in electrical connection with the second prong and the second conductor terminal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
- an insulating housing defining a central channel, said housing having at least a first and second opening;
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