Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Electrical arc protection using a trip jumper
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Application No.: US15813858Application Date: 2017-11-15
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Publication No.: US10229806B2Publication Date: 2019-03-12
- Inventor: William L. Brodsky , Byron S. Green , Robert K. Mullady , Jeffrey A. Newcomer , Arkadiy O. Tsfasman , John S. Werner
- Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
- Applicant Address: US NY Armonk
- Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
- Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US NY Armonk
- Agent Michael Purdham
- Main IPC: H01R11/00
- IPC: H01R11/00 ; H01H71/46 ; H01R13/703 ; H01R103/00 ; H01R24/30 ; H01R24/78

Abstract:
A plug comprises power contacts and a trip jumper having jumper contacts configured to make a trip connection, during a plugging action with the plug and a receptacle, with mating trip contacts in the receptacle. When the receptacle is connected to electrical power during the plugging action, a current over the trip connection can cause disconnection of a receptacle power contact from the power. A receptacle comprises receptacle power contacts and a trip circuit having receptacle trip contacts configured to make a trip connection, during a plugging action with the receptacle and plug, with mating trip contacts in the plug. When the receptacle is connected to electrical power during the plugging action, a current over the trip connection can cause disconnection of power to a receptacle power contact. A system can have an electrical device with a line cord connected to the plug.
Public/Granted literature
- US20180123296A1 ELECTRICAL ARC PROTECTION USING A TRIP JUMPER Public/Granted day:2018-05-03
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