Patent ID: 6250931
Filing Date: 2001-06-26
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
A detachable power supply apparatus for an appliance, comprising:a) a temperature control device removably and electrically connectable at a first end to said appliance; said temperature control device having a pair of conductive pins extending outward therefrom with a ferrous contact plate mounted on said temperature control device and extending between said pins; andb) a power supply cord having a male electrical connector at a first end and a female electrical connector at a second end; said female electrical connector having a pair of pin receiving holes formed in a front end thereof and a pair of electrical contacts mounted within said female electrical connector in alignment with said pin receiving holes and electrically connected to said male electrical connector; said female electrical connector further having a magnetized member extending outward from a front end thereof between said pin receiving holes and positioned to removably and magnetically couple with said ferrous contact plate on said temperature control device when said female electrical connector is positioned such that said pins on said temperature control device extend into said pin receiving holes in said female electrical connector to form a removable electrical connection between said conducting pins on said temperature control device and said electrical contacts in said female electrical connector.