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Patent
H - Electricity
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H01R 13/66 (2006.01)
Patent
CA 2044026
A duplex receptacle has a housing base with insulating wall elements to which an insulating circuit board supporting a surge suppressor circuit is fit. The surge suppressor can be preassembled and located as a compact unit in the housing with connective connections to each of the power conductors and ground. The device also has an insulated ground feature with each ground contact extending into housing base projections which have openings accommodating an isolated ground strap to which the internal ground contacts are joined. The features of the invention are well suited fear shallow receptacles as gay be fit within outlet boxes of a depth of no yore than about 1 1/2 inches. In addition, a back insulating cover is provided that fits over the isolated ground strap and base projections. The back cover shields the ground strap. It also or alternatively provides an enclosed space of substantially equal depth as that of the base projections which accommodates a component of the surge suppressor circuit when the bottom wall of the housing bass between the projections is provided with an aperture.
Hubbell Incorporated
Riches Mckenzie & Herbert Llp
Westinghouse Electric Corporation
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