EP1054482A2 - Elektrische Steckdosenleiste - Google Patents

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EP1054482A2
EP1054482A2 EP00303938A EP00303938A EP1054482A2 EP 1054482 A2 EP1054482 A2 EP 1054482A2 EP 00303938 A EP00303938 A EP 00303938A EP 00303938 A EP00303938 A EP 00303938A EP 1054482 A2 EP1054482 A2 EP 1054482A2
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housing
electrical socket
strip
opposed faces
strip according
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Keith Adrian Gough
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Bridisco Ltd
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R25/00—Coupling parts adapted for simultaneous co-operation with two or more identical counterparts, e.g. for distributing energy to two or more circuits
    • H01R25/14—Rails or bus-bars constructed so that the counterparts can be connected thereto at any point along their length
    • H01R25/142—Their counterparts

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  • THIS INVENTION concerns electrical socket strips which are well known for removably receiving a number of separate electrical appliance plugs, the strip having a power supply lead connected thereto and connectable at a remote position to the electricity supply.
  • Some such devices are free standing while others may be attached to a floor or wall surface. They may be used, for example, with computer equipment or with an assembly of television, audio and video equipment. In such applications it may be necessary to connect up to six or more separate plugged appliances to one socket strip so that many leads will extend away from the strip towards their respective appliances and it is an object of the present invention to provide such a device in the most compact form and with which it is possible to avoid an excessive tangle of separate leads.
  • an electrical socket strip comprises a housing having opposed faces on each of which there is provided at least one electric plug socket, and a supply cable connected to conductors within the housing and extending therefrom for remote connection to an electric power supply.
  • the strip may have three or more individual plug sockets on each of said opposed faces.
  • the strip is of elongate form to accommodate several electric plug sockets on each of its opposed faces and has a stabilising foot to support the housing with its opposed faces upright.
  • the foot may be foldable thus selectively to lie parallel to or transverse to a longitudinal edge.
  • the plug sockets on the opposed faces are preferably mutually offset whereby when plugs are inserted therein their respective terminal pins are housed in overlapping relationship alongside one another thus to minimise the depth of the strip.
  • At least one of said plug sockets may be arranged such that the earth terminal pin of a plug is disposed lowermost on the strip i.e. adjacent a lower edge thereof.
  • the sockets 11 on one face are offset longitudinally with respect to those on the other face.
  • a pair of pivotally folding feet 12 which are movable between positions in which they extend transversely to and longitudinally with respect to the housing 10 enable the housing to stand upon the floor or a work surface in such a way that the plug sockets are in effect inverted with the earth pin apertures lowermost.
  • a removable closure panel 13 adjacent one end of housing face 10a provides access to the internal electrical terminals, as will be described, and a neon or LED indicator lens 14 is also provided on the upper outer surface of the housing 10.
  • an aperture 15 at one end of the housing provides a passage for a power lead (not shown) to be connected internally to the terminals of the strip and to extend away to a remote position for connection to an electrical power supply by way of a plug.
  • the housing 10 is constructed in three parts i.e. two opposed casing members 16 and 17 and a central terminal strip supporting plate 18 which has internal formations to receive various parts of the device.
  • a pair of lead entrapment lugs 19 are located just inside the housing in the region of the aperture 15 to receive and retain the power lead (not shown).
  • a further formation 20 is provided to contain a neon or LED power indicator light (not shown) located immediately beneath the lens 14.
  • Screwed electrical terminals are contained within a formation 22 which further retains the live neutral and terminal conductor bars 23, 24 and 25. Additional formations indicated for example at 26 and 27 serve to locate the pin receiving terminals attached to the conductor bars.
  • the housing 10 connects together such that the central plate 18 is located between the casing members 16 and 17 and provides spigots 28 to receive the rotatable feet 12.
  • the oppositely facing pin receiving terminals 23a and 24a on the conductor bars 23 and 24 are formed such that the offset pins of two opposed appliance plugs inserted into the strip, lie alongside one another thus to minimise the necessary depth or thickness of the strip and so the latter is as compact as possible and receives the plugs in an inverted attitude such that the power leads from the plugs extend upwardly to the appliances and are thus prevented from trailing across the floor and becoming tangled.
  • each of the live and neutral conductor bars is formed as illustrated in Figs. 6 to 8, whilst the earth bar is conventionally formed by spot welding upstanding spring terminals 30 to the otherwise flat bar 25.
  • the housing members 16 to 18 may be connected together by screws or resilient interengaging formations on the moulded housing parts.

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EP00303938A 1999-05-15 2000-05-10 Elektrische Steckdosenleiste Withdrawn EP1054482A3 (de)

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GB9911385A GB2350242B (en) 1999-05-15 1999-05-15 Electrical socket strip
GB9911385 1999-05-15

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EP1054482A2 true EP1054482A2 (de) 2000-11-22
EP1054482A3 EP1054482A3 (de) 2002-12-11

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WO2003010859A1 (en) * 2001-07-24 2003-02-06 Ririe, Ralph, Trevor A domestic electrical distribution device
CN101267075B (zh) * 2007-03-15 2010-11-10 胜德国际研发股份有限公司 可折式电源供应装置
CN109037999A (zh) * 2018-08-08 2018-12-18 宁波公牛精密制造有限公司 插座用铜条、插座及插座用铜条加工工艺

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CN103887634A (zh) * 2014-01-28 2014-06-25 万马电子医疗有限公司 新型可单独插拔式pdu

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US3187290A (en) * 1962-10-01 1965-06-01 Electriduct Company Outlet for a floor duct
US4398647A (en) * 1981-04-28 1983-08-16 Perma Power Electronics, Inc. Temporary mounting means for multiple outlet strip
US4729741A (en) * 1986-09-26 1988-03-08 Peng Su C Safety socket
US5272587A (en) * 1992-07-08 1993-12-21 Wan Hwan J Extension socket
US5277620A (en) * 1992-10-07 1994-01-11 Taylor Terry A Illuminating receptacle
DE9412331U1 (de) * 1994-07-30 1994-12-22 Natale, Ettore, 46045 Oberhausen Mehrfachsteckdosen-Modul
DE29805827U1 (de) * 1998-03-31 1998-06-04 Naber + Co. Inh. Hans-Joachim Naber, 48529 Nordhorn Ortsfeste Aufputz-Steckdosenleiste

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US4749363A (en) * 1987-03-12 1988-06-07 Robert Luska Extension cord safety box

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US3187290A (en) * 1962-10-01 1965-06-01 Electriduct Company Outlet for a floor duct
US4398647A (en) * 1981-04-28 1983-08-16 Perma Power Electronics, Inc. Temporary mounting means for multiple outlet strip
US4729741A (en) * 1986-09-26 1988-03-08 Peng Su C Safety socket
US5272587A (en) * 1992-07-08 1993-12-21 Wan Hwan J Extension socket
US5277620A (en) * 1992-10-07 1994-01-11 Taylor Terry A Illuminating receptacle
DE9412331U1 (de) * 1994-07-30 1994-12-22 Natale, Ettore, 46045 Oberhausen Mehrfachsteckdosen-Modul
DE29805827U1 (de) * 1998-03-31 1998-06-04 Naber + Co. Inh. Hans-Joachim Naber, 48529 Nordhorn Ortsfeste Aufputz-Steckdosenleiste

Cited By (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
WO2003010859A1 (en) * 2001-07-24 2003-02-06 Ririe, Ralph, Trevor A domestic electrical distribution device
CN101267075B (zh) * 2007-03-15 2010-11-10 胜德国际研发股份有限公司 可折式电源供应装置
CN109037999A (zh) * 2018-08-08 2018-12-18 宁波公牛精密制造有限公司 插座用铜条、插座及插座用铜条加工工艺

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EP1054482A3 (de) 2002-12-11
GB2350242A (en) 2000-11-22

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