Patent ID: 6717293
Filing Date: 2004-04-06
Classification: G01R

Abstract:
An electrical safety device, used in combination with an electrical enclosure and a proximity probe, comprising:a non-conductive body mounted to said electrical enclosure; said non-conductive body having a front, a mounting body and a rear; at least any exposed parts of said non-conductive body from outside said enclosure being made of a non-conductive material; said non-conductive body mounted such that said front of said non-conductive body is exposed to an outside of said enclosure so that said probe has access to said front of said non-conductive body; said mounting body of said non-conductive body configured to secure said non-conductive body to said enclosure; said rear of said non-conductive body positioned such that said rear of said non-conductive body is protected by said enclosure; at least one conducting wire leading from a voltage source and entering into said rear of said non-conductive body; said wire having an exposed section within said non-conductive body near said front of said non-conductive body; said exposed section of said wire being a depth from an outside face of said front of said non-conductive body, whereby said depth is enough to prevent passing of electrical current, yet close enough to allow said probe to be activated when electrical current is present in said wire.