Patent ID: 8480415
Filing Date: 2013-07-09
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. An electrical receptacle assembly having at least one receptacle, said receptacle assembly comprising: a receptacle body, said receptacle body having a front portion with a front surface thereof, said front surface defining a plurality of outwardly-extending ridge portions, and further defining an outermost surface of said electrical receptacle assembly; a plurality of terminal passageways formed in said receptacle body and open to respective terminal openings surrounded by respective ones of said outwardly-extending ridge portions of said front surface, said terminal passageways configured for receiving respective prongs of an electrical plug to be energized; a plurality of electrical terminals disposed in said terminal passageways and positioned rearwardly from said terminal openings; a plurality of electrical conductors numbering the same as the number of said electrical terminals in said receptacle body, and adapted to provide electrical power when said electrical conductors are electrically coupled to said electrical terminals in said receptacle body; wherein said plurality of outwardly-extending ridge portions project forwardly to form forwardmost surfaces of said electrical receptacle assembly when said electrical receptacle assembly is fully assembled and configured to engage the electrical plug; and wherein each of said outwardly-extending ridge portions is sized and configured so that if said front surface is positioned at any angle between horizontal and vertical, inclusive, liquid located on said front surface is prevented from dripping through said terminal openings to said terminals as a result of said size and configuration of said ridge portions forming forwardmost surfaces of said electrical receptacle assembly.