Patent ID: 6246225
Filing Date: 2001-06-12
Classification: G01R

Abstract:
An electrical circuit tester for temporary connection across a group of conductors to determine whether AC power is present, the tester comprising:a housing;an electrical prong assembly, integral to the housing, the assembly having a first electrical prong, a second electrical prong, and a third electrical prong, such that the assembly may be inserted into a female electrical receptacle, and such that the first electrical prong is associated with the hot wire of a single phase electrical circuit, the second electrical prong is associated with the neutral wire of a single phase electrical circuit, and the third electrical prong is associated with the ground wire of a single phase electrical circuit;a clapper, integral to the housing, such that the clapper is electrically connected to the first electrical prong and the third electrical prong, such that the clapper is activated when electric current directly flows between the first electrical prong and the third electrical prong, so that a transformer is not required to activate the clapper; andan adjusting means, such that the adjusting means may raise or lower the volume of the clapper.