Male electrical connector with overload protection

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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the male electrical connector with overload protection of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a front elevation view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a rear elevation view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a top plan view thereof, the broken lines showing a cord and male prongs are for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed design;

FIG. 5 is a left side elevation view thereof, the right side elevation view is a mirror image; and,

FIG. 6 is a bottom plan view thereof.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D332252 January 5, 1993 Kovacik et al.
D357459 April 18, 1995 Warden
D367845 March 12, 1996 Jacobs
D400503 November 3, 1998 Burwell et al.
D401904 December 1, 1998 Burke et al.
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Patent History
Patent number: D420976
Type: Grant
Filed: Dec 2, 1998
Date of Patent: Feb 22, 2000
Assignee: Alert Safety Lite Products Co., Inc. (Bedford Heights, OH)
Inventors: James D. Kovacik (Brecksville, OH), Paul S. Blanch (Broadview Heights, OH), Stanley E. Grzywna (Elyria, OH)
Primary Examiner: Susan J. Lucas
Assistant Examiner: Jennifer Rivard
Law Firm: MacMillan, Sobanski & Todd, LLC
Application Number: 0/97,266
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D13/1382
International Classification: 1303;