Patent ID: 9496659
Filing Date: 2016-11-15
CPC Classification: A47G,H01R

Claim Text:
1. An electrical apparatus comprising: a three-prong safety-grounded power plug; a molded electrical box having a cylindrically shaped contoured back configured to sit flush against a hollow trunk of a lighted artificial tree to which said molded electrical box is to be attached, said lighted artificial tree having a corresponding cylindrically shaped contour, said molded electrical box further having a first and second flange on respective sides of the molded electrical box for securing the electrical box to the trunk of the lighted artificial tree; a hot wire, and a neutral wire, each electrically connected to said power plug and each entering said molded electrical box; a ground wire, electrically connected to a ground prong of said power plug at a first distal end, the ground wire electrically connected to the conductive hollow trunk of the lighted artificial tree at a second distal end via a first attachment means is conductive; a second attachment means in cooperation with said first and second flanges for securing said electrical box to said lighted artificial tree; an access panel located on said electrical box configured to provide access to the inside of the electrical box; a fuse holder inside said electrical box, said fuse holder electrically connected in line with said hot wire.