Patent ID: 6261123
Filing Date: 2001-07-17
Classification: H01R,Y10S

Abstract:
A quick connect/disconnect for an electrical system comprising first and second separated electrical current carrying connectors for connection to a source of electricity, each with a first and second, respectively, receptors for receiving a metallic prong;An electrical current carrying buss adapted to carry a pair of the metallic prongs which cooperatively align, when connected, with the receptors of the current carrying connectors; andAn electrically insulated handle that can be raised and lowered, which handle is attached at one end to the buss and the opposite end adapted to be engaged such that in the lowered position the electrical system is connected so as to permit electrical current to pass from the first connector through the first receptor, through the metallic prong, through the buss to the other prong and to the second receptor, then to the second current carrying connector; and when the handle is in the raised position, current does not flow through the prongs and buss and the prongs are not aligned in the receptors.