GB2285716A - Charging unit for cordless appliances - Google Patents

Charging unit for cordless appliances

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Publication number
GB2285716A
GB2285716A GB9504233A GB9504233A GB2285716A GB 2285716 A GB2285716 A GB 2285716A GB 9504233 A GB9504233 A GB 9504233A GB 9504233 A GB9504233 A GB 9504233A GB 2285716 A GB2285716 A GB 2285716A
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Prior art keywords
socket
plug
shutter
relative
full
Prior art date
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Granted
Application number
GB9504233A
Other versions
GB9504233D0 (en
GB2285716B (en
Inventor
Robert Andre O'neill
Antonio Martin Gaeta
Ian Geoffrey White
Stephen Roger Brook
Ronald Brian Harrison
Brian James Taylor
Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)
Otter Controls Ltd
Original Assignee
Otter Controls Ltd
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Filing date
Publication date
Priority claimed from GB929218663A external-priority patent/GB9218663D0/en
Priority claimed from GB939301827A external-priority patent/GB9301827D0/en
Application filed by Otter Controls Ltd filed Critical Otter Controls Ltd
Priority to GB9704467A priority Critical patent/GB2308244B/en
Priority to GB9504233A priority patent/GB2285716B/en
Priority claimed from PCT/GB1993/001814 external-priority patent/WO1994006185A1/en
Publication of GB9504233D0 publication Critical patent/GB9504233D0/en
Publication of GB2285716A publication Critical patent/GB2285716A/en
Application granted granted Critical
Publication of GB2285716B publication Critical patent/GB2285716B/en
Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical
Expired - Lifetime legal-status Critical Current

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Classifications

    • D—TEXTILES; PAPER
    • D06—TREATMENT OF TEXTILES OR THE LIKE; LAUNDERING; FLEXIBLE MATERIALS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • D06F—LAUNDERING, DRYING, IRONING, PRESSING OR FOLDING TEXTILE ARTICLES
    • D06F79/00—Accessories for hand irons
    • D06F79/02—Stands or supports neither attached to, nor forming part of, the iron or ironing board
    • D06F79/023—Stands or supports neither attached to, nor forming part of, the iron or ironing board with means for supplying current to the iron
    • D06F79/026—Stands or supports neither attached to, nor forming part of, the iron or ironing board with means for supplying current to the iron for cordless irons
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R13/00—Details of coupling devices of the kinds covered by groups H01R12/70 or H01R24/00 - H01R33/00
    • H01R13/44—Means for preventing access to live contacts
    • H01R13/447—Shutter or cover plate
    • H01R13/453—Shutter or cover plate opened by engagement of counterpart
    • H01R13/4532—Rotating shutter
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R13/00—Details of coupling devices of the kinds covered by groups H01R12/70 or H01R24/00 - H01R33/00
    • H01R13/44—Means for preventing access to live contacts
    • H01R13/447—Shutter or cover plate
    • H01R13/453—Shutter or cover plate opened by engagement of counterpart
    • H01R13/4538—Covers sliding or withdrawing in the direction of engagement
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R13/00—Details of coupling devices of the kinds covered by groups H01R12/70 or H01R24/00 - H01R33/00
    • H01R13/66—Structural association with built-in electrical component
    • H01R13/70—Structural association with built-in electrical component with built-in switch
    • H01R13/713—Structural association with built-in electrical component with built-in switch the switch being a safety switch
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H02—GENERATION; CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER
    • H02J—CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS OR SYSTEMS FOR SUPPLYING OR DISTRIBUTING ELECTRIC POWER; SYSTEMS FOR STORING ELECTRIC ENERGY
    • H02J7/00—Circuit arrangements for charging or depolarising batteries or for supplying loads from batteries
    • H02J7/0042—Circuit arrangements for charging or depolarising batteries or for supplying loads from batteries characterised by the mechanical construction
    • H02J7/0045—Circuit arrangements for charging or depolarising batteries or for supplying loads from batteries characterised by the mechanical construction concerning the insertion or the connection of the batteries

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Power Engineering (AREA)
  • Textile Engineering (AREA)
  • Connector Housings Or Holding Contact Members (AREA)

Abstract

A connection system for so-called "cordless" electrical appliances is designed to permit a substantial degree of freedom in the placement of the appliance proper onto the base from which it takes its electrical supply. In a first embodiment (Fig. 1) a plug and socket connector is employed, the plug being coupled to the appliance proper and the socket to the base, and the socket incorporates a pair of pivoting shutter elements which are arranged to be pivoted apart as the plug is inserted into the socket, the plug at the same time unlocking a shutter locking arrangement; this arrangement permits insertion of the plug into the socket throughout almost a full 360 DEG of relative rotation of the plug relative to the socket A second embodiment (Fig. 7) employs but a single shutter element in the socket part and the shutter is arranged to jam and prevent access to the socket if it is not uniformly depressed; this arrangement permits a full 360 DEG of rotation of the plug relative to the socket. <IMAGE>
GB9504233A 1992-09-02 1993-08-25 Connection system for cordless appliances Expired - Lifetime GB2285716B (en)

Priority Applications (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GB9704467A GB2308244B (en) 1992-09-02 1993-08-25 Improvements relating to electrical appliances and connectors therefor
GB9504233A GB2285716B (en) 1992-09-02 1993-08-25 Connection system for cordless appliances

Applications Claiming Priority (4)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GB929218663A GB9218663D0 (en) 1992-09-02 1992-09-02 Improvements relating to electrical appliances
GB939301827A GB9301827D0 (en) 1993-01-29 1993-01-29 Improvements relating to electrical appliances
PCT/GB1993/001814 WO1994006185A1 (en) 1992-09-02 1993-08-25 Charging unit for cordless appliances
GB9504233A GB2285716B (en) 1992-09-02 1993-08-25 Connection system for cordless appliances

Publications (3)

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GB9504233D0 GB9504233D0 (en) 1995-04-26
GB2285716A true GB2285716A (en) 1995-07-19
GB2285716B GB2285716B (en) 1997-08-20

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GB9504233A Expired - Lifetime GB2285716B (en) 1992-09-02 1993-08-25 Connection system for cordless appliances
GB9704467A Expired - Fee Related GB2308244B (en) 1992-09-02 1993-08-25 Improvements relating to electrical appliances and connectors therefor

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GB9704467A Expired - Fee Related GB2308244B (en) 1992-09-02 1993-08-25 Improvements relating to electrical appliances and connectors therefor

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WO1998052447A1 (en) 1997-05-19 1998-11-26 Otter Controls Limited Electrical heating element
WO1999015057A1 (en) * 1997-09-25 1999-04-01 Otter Controls Limited Improvements relating to electrically heated water boiling vessels
WO2000019873A1 (en) 1998-10-06 2000-04-13 Otter Controls Limited Improvements relating to electric water heating appliances
WO2001064084A1 (en) 2000-03-02 2001-09-07 Otter Controls Limited Control for a liquid heating vessels
WO2002011590A1 (en) 2000-08-07 2002-02-14 Otter Controls Limited Steam sensor arrangement in a liquid heating vessel
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EP0148458A2 (en) * 1983-12-30 1985-07-17 Motorola, Inc. Address encoding system for portable battery - operated devices
GB2183154A (en) * 1985-11-23 1987-06-03 Braun Ag Hair dryer
EP0239254A2 (en) * 1986-02-27 1987-09-30 Nippon Oil And Fats Company, Limited Detonator
US5035024A (en) * 1987-07-24 1991-07-30 Emerson Electric Co. Portable wet/dry vacuum cleaner and recharging base
WO1989007394A1 (en) * 1988-02-10 1989-08-24 Earth Chemical Co., Ltd. Heater-fumigator
US4979205A (en) * 1988-03-23 1990-12-18 Sony Corporation Cordless telephone
WO1992005604A1 (en) * 1990-09-17 1992-04-02 Strix Limited Cordless electrical appliances
GB2251986A (en) * 1991-01-17 1992-07-22 Strix Ltd Switched electrical contacts for cordless appliances

Cited By (8)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US5599113A (en) * 1994-05-18 1997-02-04 Asahi Kogaku Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha Thermal printer
WO1998052447A1 (en) 1997-05-19 1998-11-26 Otter Controls Limited Electrical heating element
WO1999015057A1 (en) * 1997-09-25 1999-04-01 Otter Controls Limited Improvements relating to electrically heated water boiling vessels
WO2000019873A1 (en) 1998-10-06 2000-04-13 Otter Controls Limited Improvements relating to electric water heating appliances
WO2001064084A1 (en) 2000-03-02 2001-09-07 Otter Controls Limited Control for a liquid heating vessels
WO2002011590A1 (en) 2000-08-07 2002-02-14 Otter Controls Limited Steam sensor arrangement in a liquid heating vessel
GB2399698B (en) * 2001-03-05 2005-10-19 Strix Ltd Electrical connectors
US6884083B2 (en) 2001-04-20 2005-04-26 Kettle Solutions Limited Electrical connector

Also Published As

Publication number Publication date
GB9704467D0 (en) 1997-04-23
GB9504233D0 (en) 1995-04-26
GB2308244B (en) 1997-08-20
GB2308244A (en) 1997-06-18
GB2285716B (en) 1997-08-20

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Legal Events

Date Code Title Description
775O Application for amendment (sect. 75/1977) open to opposition
775O Application for amendment (sect. 75/1977) open to opposition
775L Amendment of patent in infringement or revocation proceedings. application to amend not proceeded with (sect. 75/1977)
775B Specification amended (sect. 75/1977)
PE20 Patent expired after termination of 20 years

Expiry date: 20130824