Patent ID: 8873208

Claim:
An electric safety circuit for use with an electric receptacle having female electrical connectors, said electric safety circuit comprising: a connector having a first connector state in which power from a mains is supplied through the connector to the female electrical connectors of the receptacle and a second connector state in which power from the mains is prevented from being supplied through the connector to the female electrical connectors of the receptacle; a control circuit for controlling operation of said connector between said first and second connector states; an enabling device for supplying an enabling signal to said control circuit to control said connector to said first connector state when a plug of an electrically connected device is inserted into the female electrical connectors of the receptacle, the electrically connected device is turned on, and there is no electrical contact by a person with the power supplied to said electrically connected device; and a disabling device for supplying a disabling signal to said control circuit to control said connector to said second connector state when the plug of the electrically connected device is inserted into the female electrical connectors of the receptacle and there is electrical contact by a person with the power supplied to said electrically connected device.