Patent ID: 7009514
Filing Date: 2006-03-07
Classification: H01R,H02G

Abstract:
1. A self-contained power disruption alert device, comprising: a housing with a plurality of male conductors extending outwardly therefrom, the male conductors sized and configured to enter an electrical wall outlet to be in electrical communication therewith wherein the housing has a forward surface with a height and width defining a surface area that is less than about 14 in an electronic circuit in the housing and configured to respond to a power disruption in the electrical wall outlet; a battery receiving space disposed on and/or in the housing and sized and configured to hold a battery to be in electrical communication with the electronic circuit to power the electronic circuit; and a speaker in communication with the electronic circuit, wherein, in operation, an audible alert is output by the speaker when power to the electrical wall outlet is disrupted, and wherein the device is self-contained, wherein the device is a single-use device that is disposable after a single power disruption.