Patent ID: 6340926
Filing Date: 2002-01-22
Classification: H01H,H01R

Abstract:
A power plug comprising:a plug body having opposite sides and an end, a plurality of terminal prongs extending from the end of the plug body, and a built-in circuit breaker operable between a normal condition enabling the power plug to connect a load to a power source and a tripped condition disconnecting the load upon the detection of a circuit fault, the circuit breaker including first and second members located at opposite sides of the plug body, simultaneously moved from a first position, corresponding to the normal condition, to a second position, corresponding to the tripped condition, thereby providing an indication of the normal or tripped condition of the circuit breaker viewable on both sides of the plug body wherein the first member is a reset button for resetting the circuit breaker to the normal condition at a lowered position on the plug body, the reset button having a raised position protruding from the plug body and corresponding to the tripped condition.