Patents Examined by William M. Shoor, Jr.
  • Patent number: 5541457
    Abstract: An electrical current actuated accessory outlet including a power cable receiving mechanism removably securable to a remote electrical power receptacle for receiving a source of alternating current therefrom; and an electric circuit including an electrical receptacle coupled to the power cable receiving mechanism and having an accessory outlet and a tool outlet for delivering the source of alternating current, and a power switching mechanism coupled between the outlets of the receptacle and the power cable receiving mechanism and with the power switching mechanism having an activated mode for automatically allowing alternating current to be drawn from the auxiliary outlet by an auxiliary electrical device when alternating current is being drawn from the tool outlet by an electrical tool secured thereto.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 1995
    Date of Patent: July 30, 1996
    Inventor: Rodney J. Morrow