公开(公告)号：US20210066866A1

公开(公告)日：2021-03-04

申请号：US16555239

申请日：2019-08-29

申请人： Peter Brewster ,  Melanie Brewster

发明人： Peter Brewster ,  Melanie Brewster

IPC分类号： H01R13/73 ,  H01R13/631 ,  H01R13/24

摘要： A base module having a cylindrical female socket mates with a cylindrical cartridge plug connected to the electrical fixture. The base socket contains at least three circular or annular electrical contact strips, which are electrically connected to at least hot, neutral and ground wires of the building's circuitry. The male cartridge plug, which is configured to be rotatably insertable into the female base socket, contains at least three spring-loaded pop-up electrical contacts, each of which engages one of the base contact strips and remains continuously so engaged through a full 360° rotation of the cartridge plug. The plug's pop-up contacts are electrically connected, through the plug casing, to at least the hot, neutral and ground terminals of the electrical fixture. Rotational adjustments of the fixture are accommodated by rotating the cartridge plug within the base socket. Two spring-loaded locking arms on the plug are configured to releasably engage the base socket so as to fix the rotational orientation of the fixture once it has been adjusted. The cartridge plug is mechanically connected to the fixture through a cartridge mount, which is configured to enable and secure translational adjustments in the position of the fixture.

公开(公告)号：USD804306S1

公开(公告)日：2017-12-05

申请号：US29537518

申请日：2015-08-26

申请人： Michael Simons ,  Peter Brewster

设计人： Michael Simons ,  Peter Brewster

公开(公告)号：USD792220S1

公开(公告)日：2017-07-18

申请号：US29550670

申请日：2016-01-06

申请人： Michael Simons ,  Peter Brewster

设计人： Michael Simons ,  Peter Brewster

公开(公告)号：US20210320690A1

公开(公告)日：2021-10-14

申请号：US16848077

申请日：2020-04-14

申请人： Peter Brewster

发明人： Peter Brewster

IPC分类号： H04B3/54 ,  H01R25/00 ,  H02J3/00 ,  H02J13/00

摘要： A system for controlling multiple electric appliances connected to an AC power line comprises multiple appliance controllers, each of which is connected to a PLC module. Each appliance controller is electrically connected between one of the electric appliances and the AC power line and is operable to control and provide power to the connected appliance. Each appliance controller receives, through the AC power line, appliance control signals containing an appliance address code, which is uniquely assigned to the appliance controller. In response to the appliance control signals, the appliance controller changes the status of the appliance to which it is connected. The PLC modules are contained in modular switch boxes. Each PLC module is programmable to transmit appliance control signals to one of the appliance controllers using the assigned appliance address code. The PLC module is part of a modular switch box, which is replaceably insertable into one of multiple receptacle boxes connected to the AC power line. Electrical power is transferred to the switch box through the receptacle box by conjugate electrical contacts on the exterior of the switch box and on the interior of the receptacle box. The receptacle boxes themselves are mechanically and electrically interconnected through conjugate electrical and mechanical connectors on the exterior of the receptacle boxes. This feature enables the receptacle boxes to be serially ganged, so that receptacle boxes can be added to the system without re-wiring.

公开(公告)号：US10950992B1

公开(公告)日：2021-03-16

申请号：US16555239

申请日：2019-08-29

申请人： Peter Brewster ,  Melanie Brewster

发明人： Peter Brewster ,  Melanie Brewster

IPC分类号： H01R13/73 ,  H01R13/24 ,  H01R13/631

摘要： A base module having a cylindrical female socket mates with a cylindrical cartridge plug connected to the electrical fixture. The base socket contains at least three circular or annular electrical contact strips, which are electrically connected to at least hot, neutral and ground wires of the building's circuitry. The male cartridge plug, which is configured to be rotatably insertable into the female base socket, contains at least three spring-loaded pop-up electrical contacts, each of which engages one of the base contact strips and remains continuously so engaged through a full 360° rotation of the cartridge plug. The plug's pop-up contacts are electrically connected, through the plug casing, to at least the hot, neutral and ground terminals of the electrical fixture. Rotational adjustments of the fixture are accommodated by rotating the cartridge plug within the base socket. Two spring-loaded locking arms on the plug are configured to releasably engage the base socket so as to fix the rotational orientation of the fixture once it has been adjusted. The cartridge plug is mechanically connected to the fixture through a cartridge mount, which is configured to enable and secure translational adjustments in the position of the fixture.