Boot for an electrical plug and receptacle

Description

FIG. 1 is an upper right perspective view of the coupled receptacle boot portion and plug boot portion showing my new design;

FIG. 2 is a left end elevational view of the coupled boots of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a right end elevational view of the coupled boots of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a side elevational view of the coupled boots of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is an upper right perspective view of the receptacle portion of the boot, the plug portion being omitted for clarity of illustration;

FIG. 6 is a left end elevational view showing the interior of the receptacle portion of the boot only, as shown in FIG. 5 with the plug portion of the boot omitted;

FIG. 7 is a side elevational view of the receptacle portion of the boot with the plug portion of the boot omitted as in FIG. 5;

FIG. 8 is a right end elevational view of the receptacle portion of the boot with the receptacle of the boot omitted;

FIG. 9 is an upper left perspective view of the plug portion of the boot, the receptacle portion being omitted for clarity of illustration;

FIG. 10 is a right end elevational view showing the portion of the plug portion of the boot only as shown in FIG. 9;

FIG. 11 is a left end elevational view of the plug portion of the boot; and,

FIG. 12 is a side elevational view of the plug portion of the boot with the receptacle portion of the boot omitted.

The broken line showing in the drawing figures is included for the purpose of illustrating environmental structure only and forms no part of the claimed design.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D244463 May 24, 1977 Judd
2987691 June 1961 Ross
4003622 January 18, 1977 Garland, Jr.
4533194 August 6, 1985 Boichut et al.
4940424 July 10, 1990 Odbert
Other references
  • Ericson Perma-Link plug cap and connector body on p. D-5 of Ericson Electrical Specialties catalog .COPYRGT.1989. Bryant protective boots on p. I-2 of Bryant Wiring Devices catalog, Jun. 1987.
Patent History
Patent number: D368250
Type: Grant
Filed: Jan 19, 1994
Date of Patent: Mar 26, 1996
Assignee: Leviton Manufacturing Co., Inc. (Little Neck, NY)
Inventor: Cosmo Castaldo (Westbury, NY)
Primary Examiner: Joel Sincavage
Attorney: Paul J. Sutton
Application Number: 0/17,711
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Cap, Cover Or Boot (D13/156)