Patents Assigned to Cleaner Image Associates, Inc.
  • Releasable electric connector assembly
    Patent number: 5266040
    Abstract: A release mechanism for an electrical plug, and a method of releasing the plug from a socket. The release mechanism includes a perimeter ejecting member which substantially surrounds the electrical contact prongs of the plug and is moveable with respect thereto. A remote switch is energized, which activates the release mechanism and disengages the plug from the socket by sliding over the contact prongs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 1992
    Date of Patent: November 30, 1993
    Assignee: Cleaner Image Associates, Inc.
    Inventors: James M. Merrill, Joseph Field