Patent ID: 6064558
Filing Date: 2000-05-16
Classification: H01C,H01T,H02H

Abstract:
An electrical surge protector for electronic equipment, the electronic equipment having a power cord with a safety ground conductor and a separate two conductor cable connected thereto, comprising:an elongated tube of electrically conductive material having first and second ends;a pair of first and second stoppers of electrically non-conductive material mounted within each end of the tube to form an enclosed cavity therebetween;an electrical conductor wire extending the length of the tube along the axis of the tube, and projecting through the stoppers;a plurality of electrically conductive filings disposed loosely within the cavity in sufficient quantity to form an electrical bridge between the tube and conductor wire upon the occurrence of a voltage difference of a predetermined magnitude between the tube and conductor wire;said tube electrically connected in series to one conductor of the two conductor cable; said conductor wire electrically connected in series to the second conductor of the two conductor cable; anda shunt wire electrically connected between the tube and the safety ground conductor of the power cord.