GB1556015A

GB1556015A – Electric wall receptable with ground fault protection
– Google Patents

GB1556015A – Electric wall receptable with ground fault protection
– Google Patents
Electric wall receptable with ground fault protection

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Publication number
GB1556015A

GB1556015A
GB33949/76A
GB3394976A
GB1556015A
GB 1556015 A
GB1556015 A
GB 1556015A
GB 33949/76 A
GB33949/76 A
GB 33949/76A
GB 3394976 A
GB3394976 A
GB 3394976A
GB 1556015 A
GB1556015 A
GB 1556015A
Authority
GB
United Kingdom
Prior art keywords
receptable
ground fault
fault protection
electric wall
electric
Prior art date
1975-08-29
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)

Expired

Application number
GB33949/76A
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.)

CBS Corp

Original Assignee
Westinghouse Electric Corp
Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)
1975-08-29
Filing date
1976-08-16
Publication date
1979-11-14

1976-08-16
Application filed by Westinghouse Electric Corp
filed
Critical
Westinghouse Electric Corp

1979-11-14
Publication of GB1556015A
publication
Critical
patent/GB1556015A/en

Status
Expired
legal-status
Critical
Current

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Classifications

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

H01R13/648—Protective earth or shield arrangements on coupling devices, e.g. anti-static shielding  

H—ELECTRICITY

H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS

H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES

H01H83/00—Protective switches, e.g. circuit-breaking switches, or protective relays operated by abnormal electrical conditions otherwise than solely by excess current

H01H83/02—Protective switches, e.g. circuit-breaking switches, or protective relays operated by abnormal electrical conditions otherwise than solely by excess current operated by earth fault currents

GB33949/76A
1975-08-29
1976-08-16
Electric wall receptable with ground fault protection

Expired

GB1556015A
(en)

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number
Priority Date
Filing Date
Title

US05/609,135

US4034266A
(en)

1975-08-29
1975-08-29
Electric wall receptacle with ground fault protection

Publications (1)

Publication Number
Publication Date

GB1556015A
true

GB1556015A
(en)

1979-11-14

Family
ID=24439491
Family Applications (1)

Application Number
Title
Priority Date
Filing Date

GB33949/76A
Expired

GB1556015A
(en)

1975-08-29
1976-08-16
Electric wall receptable with ground fault protection

Country Status (5)

Country
Link

US
(1)

US4034266A
(en)

AU
(1)

AU509050B2
(en)

CA
(1)

CA1063221A
(en)

GB
(1)

GB1556015A
(en)

ZA
(1)

ZA764833B
(en)

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*

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(en)

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2002-05-09
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(en)

*

2002-10-09
2005-10-11
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Ground fault circuit interrupter with reverse wiring protection

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(en)

*

2002-10-09
2005-09-21
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(en)

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2005-09-27
Leviton Manufacturing Co., Inc.
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*

2003-04-11
2005-10-26
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Circuit breaker against earthing failure and connection in wrong direction

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(en)

*

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2007-01-18
Chan David Y
Neutral switch test mechanism for a circuit interrupter

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(en)

*

2004-04-08
2008-08-19
Leviton Manufacturing Co., Inc.
Circuit interrupting device with a single test-reset button

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Title

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(en)

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1970-03-20
1973-09-25
Black & Decker Mfg Co
Ground fault protective apparatus

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(en)

*

1970-11-09
1974-05-28
Rucker Co
Electric receptacle assembly with ground fault protection

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(en)

*

1971-06-30
1973-04-03
Westinghouse Electric Corp
Differential transformer mounting arrangement particulary for ground fault interrupter apparatus

DE2246845A1
(en)

*

1972-09-23
1974-03-28
Bbc Brown Boveri & Cie

ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR PROTECTIVE DEVICE

US3922586A
(en)

*

1974-04-01
1975-11-25
Ite Imperial Corp
Ground fault detecting power outlet

US3931601A
(en)

*

1974-11-27
1976-01-06
Amf Incorporated
Receptacle device ground fault circuit interrupter

1975

1975-08-29
US
US05/609,135
patent/US4034266A/en
not_active
Expired – Lifetime

1976

1976-08-11
ZA
ZA764833A
patent/ZA764833B/en
unknown

1976-08-13
CA
CA259,092A
patent/CA1063221A/en
not_active
Expired

1976-08-16
GB
GB33949/76A
patent/GB1556015A/en
not_active
Expired

1976-08-18
AU
AU16943/76A
patent/AU509050B2/en
not_active
Expired

Cited By (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party

Publication number
Priority date
Publication date
Assignee
Title

GB2179796A
(en)

*

1985-08-06
1987-03-11
Ashley Accessories Ltd
Sequentially broken automatic circuit breaker for mains electrical accessories

GB2179796B
(en)

*

1985-08-06
1990-02-21
Ashley Accessories Ltd
Circuit breaker for a mains electrical accessory

Also Published As

Publication number
Publication date

AU509050B2
(en)

1980-04-17

AU1694376A
(en)

1978-02-23

US4034266A
(en)

1977-07-05

CA1063221A
(en)

1979-09-25

ZA764833B
(en)

1977-07-27

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Legal Events

Date
Code
Title
Description

1980-05-08
PS
Patent sealed [section 19, patents act 1949]

1989-04-12
PCNP
Patent ceased through non-payment of renewal fee

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