Non-metallic housing for a pin and sleeve wiring device

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Description

FIG. 1 is a front elevational view of a non-metallic housing for a pin and sleeve wiring device showing my new design, illustrated in combination with a shrouded metallic sleeve device shown in broken lines;

FIG. 2 is a top view of the non-metallic housing and shrouded metallic sleeve device shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a right-side elevational view of the non-metallic housing and shrouded metallic sleeve device shown in FIGS. 1 and 2;

FIG. 4 is a bottom view of the non-metallic housing and shrouded metallic sleeve device shown in FIGS. 1-3;

FIG. 5 is a rear elevational view of the non-metallic housing shown in FIGS. 1-4, with the shrouded metallic sleeve device removed;

FIG. 6 is a bottom view of the non-metallic housing shown in FIG. 5;

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of the combined housing and sleeve device shown in FIGS. 1-4, as viewed from the top in FIG. 1; and,

FIG. 8 is a perspective view similar to that of FIG. 7, with the combined housing and sleeve device rotated clockwise by approximately 90.degree. about its longitudinal axis, and with a cord grip and a portion of an electrical cord shown in broken lines.

The left side of the non-metallic housing is not shown in an elevational view, but is symmetrical to the right-side elevation of the housing shown in FIG. 3.

The broken line showing of the shrouded metallic sleeve device in FIGS. 1-4 and 7-8, and the broken line showing of the cord grip and the portion of an electrical cord in FIG. 8, are for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed design.

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Patent History
Patent number: D424525
Type: Grant
Filed: Jul 16, 1998
Date of Patent: May 9, 2000
Assignee: Hubbell Incorported (Orange, CT)
Inventor: Rajiv D. Katwala (Milford, CT)
Primary Examiner: Joel Sincavage
Attorneys: Jerry M. Presson, John E. Holmes
Application Number: 0/90,787
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Element Or Attachment (D13/154); Three Or More Contacts (e.g., Ports, Terminals, Etc.) (D13/146)
International Classification: 1303;