Patent ID: 7196885
Filing Date: 2007-03-27
Classification: F21V,H01H,H01R,H02H

Abstract:
1. An appliance leakage current interrupter (ALCI) cord set for powering an appliance, the ALCI cord set comprising: an ALCI plug having a housing, an ALCI circuit disposed within the housing and only two partially exposed contact blades coupled to an input of the ALCI circuit, the only two contact blades being configured to connect to an electrical receptacle; a power cord having a generally insulative jacket and only a line electrical conductor and a neutral electrical conductor each having a first end electrically coupled to an output of the ALCI circuit and a second end electrically coupled to the appliance; and a nightlight including a lens cover and a lamp, the nightlight being mounted on and protruding from a surface of the housing, the lens cover being smaller in width and length than the surface of the housing the lens cover is mounted on, the lens cover protruding from the surface of the housing and defining a hollow interior, the lamp being electrically coupled to the output of the ALCI circuit and being illuminated when the ALCI circuit is not tripped, the lamp protruding into the hollow interior defined by the lens cover beyond the surface of the housing to thereby illuminate an area surrounding the ALCI cord set.