Patent ID: 8951075
Filing Date: 2015-02-10
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. A multi-piece electrical power-cord plug comprising: an electrical cord, with a first end and a second end, comprising at least a first electric conductor and a second electric conductor that are electrically mutually insulated; a prong assembly comprising a first prong and a second prong, and a first receiving prong assembly terminal that is electrically conductively connected to the first prong and a second prong assembly terminal that is electrically conductively connected to the second prong, wherein the prongs are mutually electrically insulated and are constructed according to a NEMA plug standard; a plug base, connected to the first end of the electrical cord, comprising a first protruding plug base terminal that is electrically conductively connected to the first conductor in the electrical cord and a second plug base terminal that is electrically conductively connected to the second conductor in the electrical cord, wherein the plug base terminals are not constructed according to the NEMA standard; and a nonpermanent attachment device; wherein the plug base is immovably secured relative to the prong assembly by the attachment device, and wherein the first protruding plug base terminal is received in and in conductive electrical contact with the first receiving prong assembly terminal, and wherein the second plug base terminal is in conductive electrical contact with the second prong assembly terminal.