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Electric attachment plug

CA 1238958 A · Owner: Peters, Glen R. · Inventors: Peters, Glen R.

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In the attachment of an appliance's electrical supply cord to an ordinary electrical outlet on a wall, it is common to have a plug encasing the cord such that the cord adjacent to the plug will be parallel to the wall when the plug is inserted into the outlet permitting furniture or other objects in front of the outlet to be set closer to the wall. In this invention the protusion of the, plug from the outlet is reduced to the width of the electrical cord itself. The invention will be of great value in allowing the cord to lie substantially flat against a wall even at its juncture with the plug and in allowing furniture or other objects to be set approximately a mere width of the cord away …

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  • Granted July 5, 1988. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended July 5, 2005.
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FiledDecember 30, 1985
GrantedJuly 5, 1988
Term endedJuly 5, 2005
Patent numberCA 1238958 A
Classification (IPC)H01R24/28 +1 more

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1986198819901992199419961998200020022004Application filedDec 30, 1985Patent grantedJuly 5, 1988Term endedJuly 5, 2005

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