Patent ID: 6227890
Filing Date: 2001-05-08
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
A service entrance unit for allowing a load to be connected to utility power or to an alternate power source, comprising:a body which defines an interior of the unit;a faceplate in the interior of the unit, wherein said faceplate includes a faceplate receptacle thereon that is electrically connected to utility power;a space in the interior of the unit, said space being defined between the faceplate and the body;wherein a load plug, electrically connected to a load line that is electrically connected to the load, is mated with said faceplate receptacle to connect utility power to the load;wherein the load plug can be disconnected from said faceplate receptacle and connected to an alternate receptacle on a power cord that is electrically connected to an alternate power source external to the unit to connect the alternate power source to the load; andwherein the space is dimensioned to house the mated load plug and alternate power source receptacle.