Electric plug plate

• US 5,938,459 A
• Filed: 01/08/1998
• Issued: 08/17/1999
• Est. Priority Date: 01/08/1998
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Chiu-San Lee, Su-Chen Shen
• Original Assignee: Chiu-Shan Lee, S. S. Chen Li
• Inventors: Chen Li, S. S., Lee, Chiu-Shan
• Primary Examiner(s): Abrams, Neil
• Assistant Examiner(s): PATEL, TULSIDAS C
• Application Number:
  US09/004,309
• Time in Patent Office: 586 Days
• Field of Search: 439/172, 439/173, 439/177, 439/52, 439/518, 439/693
• US Class Current: 439/172
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 27/00 Coupling parts adapted for co-operation with two or more dissimilar counterparts for dissimilar contact members H01R13/35; supported only by co-operation with a counterpart H01R31/00; with a holder adapted for supporting apparatus to which its counterpart is attached H01R33/90

Abstract

An electric plug plate having two symmetrical power blade mounting zones and a grounding prong mounting zone between the power blade mounting zones, a plurality of power blade mounting holes and grounding prong mounting holes respectively disposed at the power blade mounting zones and grounding prong mounting zone, two first metal mounting plates and a second metal mounting plate respectively mounted in respective back recesses thereof and having threaded power blade mounting holes or grounding prong mounting holes corresponding to the power blade mounting holes and grounding prong mounting holes at the power blade mounting zones and grounding prong mounting zone for mounting a pair of metal contact blades and a grounding prong subject to one of a variety of electric plug specifications.

Claims

1. An electric plug plate comprising a front side, a back side, two symmetrical power blade mounting zones bilaterally disposed at the front side, a plurality of power blade mounting recesses symmetrically spaced within said power blade mounting zones, a plurality of power blade mounting holes respectively disposed at said power blade mounting recesses, two symmetrical first back recesses bilaterally disposed at the back side corresponding to said symmetrical power blade mounting zones, two first metal mounting plates respectively mounted in said first back recesses in a flush manner, said first metal mounting plates each comprising a plurality of power blade mounting recesses respectively disposed corresponding to the power blade mounting recesses on said power blade mounting zones and a plurality of power blade mounting holes respectively disposed at said power blade mounting recesses corresponding to the power blade mounting holes on said power blade mounting zones for mounting a pair of metal contact blades, a grounding prong mounting zone at the front side on the middle between said power blade mounting zones, a plurality of grounding prong mounting recesses respectively disposed within said grounding prong mounting zone, a plurality of grounding prong mounting holes respectively disposed at said grounding prong mounting recesses, a second back recess disposed at the back side corresponding to said grounding prong mounting zone, a second metal mounting plate mounted in said second back recess in a flush manner, said second metal mounting plate comprising a plurality of grounding prong mounting recesses corresponding to the grounding prong mounting recesses at said grounding prong mounting zone and a plurality of grounding prong mounting holes respectively disposed corresponding to the grounding prong mounting holes at said grounding prong mounting zone for mounting a grounding prong, a plurality of mounting grooves adapted for mounting one of a set of electric plug members, a plurality of retaining holes respectively disposed around said mounting grooves for mounting hooks of an electric plug members, three computer plug mounting recesses at the front side near the bottom, three computer plug mounting holes respectively disposed at said computer plug mounting recesses and adapted for mounting a computer plug member.

2. The electric plug plate of claim 1 further comprising a pair of metal contact blades respectively mounted in the power blade mounting holes at said power blade mounting zones and the power blade mounting holes at said first metal mounting plates.

3. The electric plug plate of claim 2 further comprising a grounding prong mounted in one grounding prong mounting hole at said grounding prong mounting zone and one grounding prong mounting hole at said second metal mounting plate.

4. The electric plug plate of claim 3, wherein each power blade mounting hole at each of said first metal mounting plate has an inner thread;

each of said metal contact blades has a threaded front end threaded into the inner thread on one power blade mounting hole at one first metal mounting plate.

5. The electric plug plate of claim 4, wherein each of said metal contact blade has a neck, and an electrically insulative jacket mounted around said neck and stopped at the front side of the electric plug plate.

6. The electric plug plate of claim 3, wherein each grounding prong mounting hole at said second metal mounting plate has an inner thread;

said grounding prong has a threaded front end threaded into the inner thread on one grounding prong mounting hole at said second metal mounting plate.

7. The electric plug plate of claim 6, wherein said grounding prong has a neck, and an electrically insulative jacket mounted around said neck and stopped at the front side of the electric plug plate.

8. The electric plug plate of claim 3, wherein each of said metal contact blades has a hollow front end inserted through one power blade mounting hole at one power blade mounting zone and one power blade mounting hole at one first metal mounting plate, and then hammered down to form an electric contact at the back side of the electric plug.

9. The electric plug plate of claim 3, wherein each of said metal contact blades has a front extension female screw rod inserted through one power blade mounting hole at one power blade mounting zone and one power blade mounting hole at one first metal mounting plate and then screwed up with a screw.

10. The electric plug plate of claim 3, wherein said grounding prong has a hollow front end inserted through one grounding prong mounting hole at said grounding prong mounting zone and one grounding prong mounting hole at said second metal mounting plate, and then hammered down to form an electric contact at the back side of the electric plug plate.

11. The electric plug plate of claim 3, wherein said grounding prong has a front extension female screw rod inserted through one grounding prong mounting hole at said grounding prong mounting zone and one grounding prong mounting hole at said second metal mounting plate and then screwed up with a screw.