Patent ID: 6074252
Filing Date: 2000-06-13
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
An electrical plug structure, comprising:a housing having front and back faces;said front face of said housing having a plurality of prongs extending therefrom;said housing having a plurality of elongate channels disposed therein;each of said channels having a contact therein;said contact of a first of said channels being electrically connected to a first of said prongs, said contact of a second of said channels being electrically connected to a second of said prongs;a fuse being disposed in said housing and being electrically connected between said first contact and said first prong, for breaking the connection between said first contact and said first prong if more than a predetermined amount of current is drawn therethrough, said fuse being detachably mounted to said front portion of said housing;said housing having a passage therein adapted for extending therethrough an end of an electrical cord into said housing;said first channel being adapted for receiving therein a first wire of the electrical cord extended into said housing via said passage;said second channel being adapted for receiving therein a second wire of the electrical cord extended into said housing via said passage;wherein each of said channels has a pair of channel walls adapted for cradling the wire of the electrical cord therebetween for preventing inadvertent contact between the wires of the electrical cord; andwherein each of said channels has an end positioned at said bottom of said housing, said first and second channels extending at an angle from said bottom of said housing such that the wires of the electrical cord are bent at slight angles from the electrical cord to prevent breakage of the wire due to extreme bending.