WO2000016442A2 - A plug and socket combination - Google Patents

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WO2000016442A2
WO2000016442A2 PCT/IL1999/000499 IL9900499W WO0016442A2 WO 2000016442 A2 WO2000016442 A2 WO 2000016442A2 IL 9900499 W IL9900499 W IL 9900499W WO 0016442 A2 WO0016442 A2 WO 0016442A2
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Ran Kohen
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Safety Quick Light Ltd.
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    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F21LIGHTING
    • F21VFUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS OF LIGHTING DEVICES OR SYSTEMS THEREOF; STRUCTURAL COMBINATIONS OF LIGHTING DEVICES WITH OTHER ARTICLES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F21V21/00Supporting, suspending, or attaching arrangements for lighting devices; Hand grips
    • F21V21/002Supporting, suspending, or attaching arrangements for lighting devices; Hand grips making direct electrical contact, e.g. by piercing
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F21LIGHTING
    • F21VFUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS OF LIGHTING DEVICES OR SYSTEMS THEREOF; STRUCTURAL COMBINATIONS OF LIGHTING DEVICES WITH OTHER ARTICLES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F21V21/00Supporting, suspending, or attaching arrangements for lighting devices; Hand grips
    • F21V21/02Wall, ceiling, or floor bases; Fixing pendants or arms to the bases
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F21LIGHTING
    • F21VFUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS OF LIGHTING DEVICES OR SYSTEMS THEREOF; STRUCTURAL COMBINATIONS OF LIGHTING DEVICES WITH OTHER ARTICLES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F21V23/00Arrangement of electric circuit elements in or on lighting devices
    • F21V23/06Arrangement of electric circuit elements in or on lighting devices the elements being coupling devices, e.g. connectors
    • HELECTRICITY
    • H01ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01RELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R33/00Coupling devices specially adapted for supporting apparatus and having one part acting as a holder providing support and electrical connection via a counterpart which is structurally associated with the apparatus, e.g. lamp holders; Separate parts thereof
    • H01R33/74Devices having four or more poles, e.g. holders for compact fluorescent lamps
    • H01R33/76Holders with sockets, clips, or analogous contacts adapted for axially-sliding engagement with parallely-arranged pins, blades, or analogous contacts on counterpart, e.g. electronic tube socket
    • H01R33/7664Holders with sockets, clips, or analogous contacts adapted for axially-sliding engagement with parallely-arranged pins, blades, or analogous contacts on counterpart, e.g. electronic tube socket having additional guiding, adapting, shielding, anti-vibration or mounting means
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F21LIGHTING
    • F21SNON-PORTABLE LIGHTING DEVICES; SYSTEMS THEREOF; VEHICLE LIGHTING DEVICES SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLE EXTERIORS
    • F21S8/00Lighting devices intended for fixed installation
    • F21S8/03Lighting devices intended for fixed installation of surface-mounted type
    • F21S8/033Lighting devices intended for fixed installation of surface-mounted type the surface being a wall or like vertical structure, e.g. building facade
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F21LIGHTING
    • F21SNON-PORTABLE LIGHTING DEVICES; SYSTEMS THEREOF; VEHICLE LIGHTING DEVICES SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLE EXTERIORS
    • F21S8/00Lighting devices intended for fixed installation
    • F21S8/04Lighting devices intended for fixed installation intended only for mounting on a ceiling or the like overhead structures
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F21LIGHTING
    • F21YINDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASSES F21K, F21L, F21S and F21V, RELATING TO THE FORM OR THE KIND OF THE LIGHT SOURCES OR OF THE COLOUR OF THE LIGHT EMITTED
    • F21Y2103/00Elongate light sources, e.g. fluorescent tubes
    • F21Y2103/30Elongate light sources, e.g. fluorescent tubes curved
    • HELECTRICITY
    • H01ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01RELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R13/00Details of coupling devices of the kinds covered by groups H01R12/70 or H01R24/00 - H01R33/00
    • H01R13/62Means for facilitating engagement or disengagement of coupling parts or for holding them in engagement
    • H01R13/627Snap or like fastening
    • H01R13/6271Latching means integral with the housing
    • H01R13/6272Latching means integral with the housing comprising a single latching arm

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  • the present invention relates to wall or ceiling connection and support for light electric appliances
  • the invention provides a plug and socket combination suitable for residential use which provides both electrical and mechanical connection so that appliances such as lights and fans can be quickly and easily installed or exchanged
  • New buildings are often handed over to their tenants with ceiling lights comprising an incandescent filament lamp and bulbholder suspended by a pair of insulated electric wires Whether the building is for commercial or residential use, better light fittings need to be installed
  • Installing a luminaire requires drilling the ceiling, inserting screw bushes disconnecting the installed bulbholder electrically connecting the luminaire and mechanically attaching same to the ceiling According to the law in Israel and some other countries, only a licensed electrician may carry out such work
  • a socket and plug combination for conducting electric power and for mechanically supporting an appliance receiving said power
  • said combination comprising a) a socket rigidly attachable to a wall or ceiling, said socket including at least two spaced-apart hollow receptacles connectable to an electric power supply, said socket also comprising a mechanical connection first element, b) a plug rigidly attachable to and configured to mechanically support an appliance said plug supporting at least two projecting prongs engageable with said two hollow receptacles and connectable to conductors for feeding electric power to said appliance, and said plug also comprising a mechanical connection second element engageable with said first element and c) releasable latching means attached to said combination providing the retention force between said socket and said plug to support said appliance
  • a socket and plug combination wherein said mechanical connection first element comprises a ⁇ m of said socket said mechanical connection second element comprises a ⁇ m of said plug, and said releasable latching means comprises a releasable catch tongue springing into engagement when the said plug is pushed into said socket
  • Anchoring means provided for the socket of the present invention are stronger than those used in many conventional sockets, which tend to separate from the wall during unplugging of the appliance
  • the socket can be cemented in, attached by several screws or other anchoring devices
  • the friction claws engaging the inner surface of a cylindrical hollow into which conventional sockets are inserted are not considered to have adequate holding power for the present application
  • further light electrical appliances such as small fans, radios, emergency lights, illuminated signs and the like can also be fast installed and removed by use of the present invention
  • FIG 1 is a sectional elevational view of a preferred embodiment of the plug-socket combination according to the invention
  • FIG 2 is a sectional elevational view of an embodiment provided with an additional prong and receptacle for mechanical support
  • FIG 3 is a sectional elevational view of an embodiment secured by a transverse safety pin
  • FIG 4 is a detail view of an embodiment secured by a pawl and ratchet tooth
  • FIG 5 is an elevational view of an embodiment mounted to support a wall lamp
  • FIG 1 a socket and plug combination 10 for conducting electric power and for mechanically supporting an appliance 12 such as a small fan, a light or radio receiving such power
  • a socket 14 is rigidly attached to a ceiling 16, and is firmly anchored thereto with sufficient strength to support the appliance 12 Examples of suitable anchoring will be shown in FIGS 3 & 4
  • the socket 14 includes two spaced-apart hollow receptacles 18 connectable to an electric power supply
  • a non-electrical receptacle (not shown) is added if necessary to suit the plug 20 to be inserted
  • the geometrical size shape and formation of the two 5 hollow receptacles 18 conforms to that of an existing standard electric socket
  • a mechanical connection first element 22 is part of the socket 14
  • the mechanical connection first element 22 comprises a ⁇ m of the socket housing 24 which has a ledge 26 configured to engage the plug 20 10
  • the plug 20 is rigidly attached to and configured to mechanically support an electric appliance 12
  • the plug 20 also supports two projecting prongs 28 engageable with the two hollow receptacles 18
  • the prongs 28 are connected to conductors 30 for feeding electric power to the appliance 12
  • the plug is provided with a mechanical connection second element 32 engageable with first element 22
  • such mechanical connection second element comprises a rim of the plug 20
  • the ⁇ m shown 0 extends 180 degrees around the plug 20 and is engageable with the first element 22
  • Releasable latching means are positioned opposite the ⁇ m
  • the latch comprises a releasable catch tongue 34 springing into engagement when the plug 20 is pushed into the socket 14
  • the tongue 34 can be gripped by 5 extension 36 for purpose of releasing the plug 20 from the socket 14
  • the releasable catch tongue 34 provides at least some of the retention force between socket 14 and plug 20 to support appliance 12
  • the latching means are sized to engage with sufficient retention force to support a two kg appliance in a ceiling socket during an 0 earthquake not causing structural damage to the building in which the combination 10 is installed
  • similar reference numerals have been used to identify similar parts
  • the mechanical connection first element comprises an additional receptacle 40 in the socket 42
  • the mechanical connection second element comprises an additional prong 44 in the plug 46 engageable with additional receptacle 40
  • Plug 46 supports a fan 47
  • releasable latching means is a captive spring-loaded ball detent 48 When the plug is fully inserted, the ball 50 engages a recess 52 in the receptacle 54 This embodiment requires no special release mechanism Extraction of the plug 46 is effected by exceeding the detent holding force
  • FIG 3 illustrates an embodiment where the releasable latching means is a safety pin 56
  • the pin 56 in the present embodiment is guided in the plug 58, passes through the enters the mechanical connection second element comprising the additional prong 60 engageable with additional receptacle 62
  • the pin 56 provides maximum security against unintended release
  • the pin 56 is partially extracted from the side to unplug the appliance, a fluorescent light 61
  • the additional prong 60 and additional receptacle 62 are metallic and are arranged to be wired for use as an earth connection
  • Anchoring is reinforced by using rigid conduit tubes 64 connected to the socket housing 66
  • FIG 4 Seen in FIG 4 is an enlarged detail of a socket and plug combination 68 wherein the releasable latching means is a ratchet tooth 70 and pawl 72
  • the latching means is releasable by means of an external push rod 74 axially guided to be slidable at right angles to the axis of the additional prong 76
  • the push rod 74 temporarily disengages the pawl 72 from the ratchet tooth 70
  • the socket 73 is secured to ceiling 16 by means of screws 75
  • a plug 78 supporting wherein the appliance, which is an electric light fitting 80
  • the socket 82 is installed in a wall 84

Abstract

The invention relates to a socket (14) and plug (20) combination for conducting electric power and for mechanically supporting an appliance (12). The combination comprising: a) a socket rigidly attachable to a wall (84) or ceiling (16), the socket including at least two spaced-apart hollow receptacles (18) connectable to an electric power supply, the socket also comprising a mechanical connection first element (22); b) a plug (20) rigidly attachable to and configured to mechanically support an appliance, the plug supporting at least two prongs (28) engageable with two hollow receptacles and connectable to conductors (30) for feeding electric power to the appliance; c) releasable latching means (34) attached to the combination providing the retention force between the socket and the plug to support the appliance.

Description

A PLUG AND SOCKET COMBINATION
The present invention relates to wall or ceiling connection and support for light electric appliances
More particularly, the invention provides a plug and socket combination suitable for residential use which provides both electrical and mechanical connection so that appliances such as lights and fans can be quickly and easily installed or exchanged New buildings are often handed over to their tenants with ceiling lights comprising an incandescent filament lamp and bulbholder suspended by a pair of insulated electric wires Whether the building is for commercial or residential use, better light fittings need to be installed Installing a luminaire requires drilling the ceiling, inserting screw bushes disconnecting the installed bulbholder electrically connecting the luminaire and mechanically attaching same to the ceiling According to the law in Israel and some other countries, only a licensed electrician may carry out such work
In commercial buildings where large numbers of ceiling lights are installed in a single hall, and appearance is of only secondary importance, multiple lights can be mounted along a single rail, for example the DIN-EN 50 022 rail for quick mechanical attachment Electrical connections need separate installation, which can be supplied for example by plugging into a surface raceway containing electric feed cables In industrial buildings where adaptability to changing requirements outweighs visual considerations, busway systems are used where interconnected prefabricated lengths of steel or aluminium duct enclose bus bars carried on insulators The Klockner-Moeller company markets a busbar trunkmg system for industrial lighting under which fluorescent light fittings can be clipped The system includes tap-off plugs provided with 1 meter of connector cable
However in residential and some other buildings a situation prevails where good appearance is demanded, the number of light fittings in one row rarely exceeds three and frequent changes are not carried out Nilssen in US Patent no 4,631 ,648 proposes a master power track which can be used in combination with, and to support a suspended ceiling to provide a standard of appearance acceptable in residential buildings However his system is inapplicable where no such ceiling is used, and cannot be economically justified where only one or two lights need to be installed
In US Patent No 5,250, 874 Hall et al disclose a plug-in lamp provided with spring side contacts which serve to retain the lamp in a socket as well as supplying electric power to the lamp Such arrangement is no doubt satisfactory where only the lamp, weighing about 100 gram is to be suspended A complete luminaire however may however weigh several kilograms and would not be securely held only by spring contacts
It is therefore one of the objects of the present invention to obviate the disadvantages of prior art connection methods and to provide a combined electrical and mechanical connector configuration which allows a light electric appliance such as a fan or light to be removed or plugged in securely in about the same time as is presently required for changing a light bulb
It is a further object of the present invention to make such plugging in legally allowable by any person The present invention achieves the above objects by providing a socket and plug combination for conducting electric power and for mechanically supporting an appliance receiving said power, said combination comprising a) a socket rigidly attachable to a wall or ceiling, said socket including at least two spaced-apart hollow receptacles connectable to an electric power supply, said socket also comprising a mechanical connection first element, b) a plug rigidly attachable to and configured to mechanically support an appliance said plug supporting at least two projecting prongs engageable with said two hollow receptacles and connectable to conductors for feeding electric power to said appliance, and said plug also comprising a mechanical connection second element engageable with said first element and c) releasable latching means attached to said combination providing the retention force between said socket and said plug to support said appliance
In a preferred embodiment of the present invention there is provided a socket and plug combination wherein said mechanical connection first element comprises a πm of said socket said mechanical connection second element comprises a πm of said plug, and said releasable latching means comprises a releasable catch tongue springing into engagement when the said plug is pushed into said socket
In a most preferred embodiment of the present invention there is provided the socket and plug combination wherein the mechanical connection first element comprises an additional receptacle and the mechanical connection second element comprises an additional prong engageable with said additional receptacle
Yet further embodiments of the invention will be described hereinafter It will thus be realized that the novel device of the present invention serves to meet a standard of outer appearance acceptable in residential areas together with the fast install and remove facility expected in industrial environments
Anchoring means provided for the socket of the present invention are stronger than those used in many conventional sockets, which tend to separate from the wall during unplugging of the appliance The socket can be cemented in, attached by several screws or other anchoring devices However the friction claws engaging the inner surface of a cylindrical hollow into which conventional sockets are inserted are not considered to have adequate holding power for the present application While the primary application of the present invention is expected to be in conjunction with lighting fittings, further light electrical appliances such as small fans, radios, emergency lights, illuminated signs and the like can also be fast installed and removed by use of the present invention The invention will now be described further with reference to the accompanying drawings, which represent by example preferred embodiments of the invention Structural details are shown only as far as necessary for a fundamental understanding thereof The described examples, together with the drawings, will make apparent to those skilled in the art how further forms of the invention may be realized
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FIG 1 is a sectional elevational view of a preferred embodiment of the plug-socket combination according to the invention, FIG 2 is a sectional elevational view of an embodiment provided with an additional prong and receptacle for mechanical support
FIG 3 is a sectional elevational view of an embodiment secured by a transverse safety pin,
FIG 4 is a detail view of an embodiment secured by a pawl and ratchet tooth, and
FIG 5 is an elevational view of an embodiment mounted to support a wall lamp
There is seen in FIG 1 a socket and plug combination 10 for conducting electric power and for mechanically supporting an appliance 12 such as a small fan, a light or radio receiving such power
A socket 14 is rigidly attached to a ceiling 16, and is firmly anchored thereto with sufficient strength to support the appliance 12 Examples of suitable anchoring will be shown in FIGS 3 & 4 The socket 14 includes two spaced-apart hollow receptacles 18 connectable to an electric power supply A non-electrical receptacle (not shown) is added if necessary to suit the plug 20 to be inserted
Advantageously the geometrical size shape and formation of the two 5 hollow receptacles 18 conforms to that of an existing standard electric socket
A mechanical connection first element 22 is part of the socket 14 In the present embodiment the mechanical connection first element 22 comprises a πm of the socket housing 24 which has a ledge 26 configured to engage the plug 20 10 The plug 20 is rigidly attached to and configured to mechanically support an electric appliance 12 The plug 20 also supports two projecting prongs 28 engageable with the two hollow receptacles 18 The prongs 28 are connected to conductors 30 for feeding electric power to the appliance 12
An additional non-electric prong (not shown) is added if the configuration i is such that without such additional non-electric prong it would be possible to insert the plug 20 into the socket 14 in any but the correct manner
The plug is provided with a mechanical connection second element 32 engageable with first element 22 In the shown embodiment such mechanical connection second element comprises a rim of the plug 20 The πm shown 0 extends 180 degrees around the plug 20 and is engageable with the first element 22
Releasable latching means are positioned opposite the πm The latch comprises a releasable catch tongue 34 springing into engagement when the plug 20 is pushed into the socket 14 The tongue 34 can be gripped by 5 extension 36 for purpose of releasing the plug 20 from the socket 14 The releasable catch tongue 34 provides at least some of the retention force between socket 14 and plug 20 to support appliance 12
Preferably the latching means are sized to engage with sufficient retention force to support a two kg appliance in a ceiling socket during an 0 earthquake not causing structural damage to the building in which the combination 10 is installed With reference to the rest of the figures, similar reference numerals have been used to identify similar parts
Referring now to FIG 2, there is seen a socket and plug combination 38 wherein the mechanical connection first element comprises an additional receptacle 40 in the socket 42 The mechanical connection second element comprises an additional prong 44 in the plug 46 engageable with additional receptacle 40 Plug 46 supports a fan 47
In the present embodiment releasable latching means is a captive spring-loaded ball detent 48 When the plug is fully inserted, the ball 50 engages a recess 52 in the receptacle 54 This embodiment requires no special release mechanism Extraction of the plug 46 is effected by exceeding the detent holding force
FIG 3 illustrates an embodiment where the releasable latching means is a safety pin 56 The pin 56 in the present embodiment is guided in the plug 58, passes through the enters the mechanical connection second element comprising the additional prong 60 engageable with additional receptacle 62 The pin 56 provides maximum security against unintended release
The pin 56 is partially extracted from the side to unplug the appliance, a fluorescent light 61 Advantageously the additional prong 60 and additional receptacle 62 are metallic and are arranged to be wired for use as an earth connection
Anchoring is reinforced by using rigid conduit tubes 64 connected to the socket housing 66
Seen in FIG 4 is an enlarged detail of a socket and plug combination 68 wherein the releasable latching means is a ratchet tooth 70 and pawl 72 The latching means is releasable by means of an external push rod 74 axially guided to be slidable at right angles to the axis of the additional prong 76 The push rod 74 temporarily disengages the pawl 72 from the ratchet tooth 70
The socket 73 is secured to ceiling 16 by means of screws 75 Referring now to FIG 5, there is depicted a plug 78 supporting wherein the appliance, which is an electric light fitting 80 The socket 82 is installed in a wall 84
The scope of the described invention is intended to include all embodiments coming within the meaning of the following claims The foregoing examples illustrate useful forms of the invention but are not to be considered as limiting its scope, as those skilled in the art will readily be aware that additional variants and modifications of the invention can be formulated without departing from the meaning of the following claims

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1 A socket and plug combination for conducting electric power and for mechanically supporting an appliance receiving said power, said combination comprising a) a socket rigidly attachable to a wall or ceiling, said socket including at least two spaced-apart hollow receptacles connectable to an electric power supply, said socket also comprising a mechanical connection first element, b) a plug rigidly attachable to and configured to mechanically support an appliance, said plug supporting at least two projecting prongs engageable with said two hollow receptacles and connectable to conductors for feeding electric power to said appliance, and said plug also comprising a mechanical connection second element engageable with said first element, and c) releasable latching means attached to said combination providing the retention force between said socket and said plug to support said appliance
2 The socket and plug combination as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said mechanical connection first element comprises a rim of said socket, said mechanical connection second element comprises a rim of said plug, and said releasable latching means comprises a releasable catch tongue springing into engagement when the said plug is pushed into said socket
3 The socket and plug combination as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said mechanical connection first element comprises an additional receptacle and said mechanical connection second element comprises an additional prong engageable with said additional receptacle
4 The socket and plug combination as claimed in claim 3, wherein said releasable latching means is a captive ball detent 5 The socket and plug combination as claimed in claim 3, wherein said releasable latching means is a safety pin
6 The socket and plug combination as claimed in claim 3 wherein said releasable latching means is a ratchet tooth and pawl
7 The socket and plug combination as claimed in claim 3, wherein said latching means is releasable by means of an external push rod axially guided to be slidable at right angles to the axis of said additional prong
8 The socket and plug combination as claimed in claim 3 wherein said additional prong and additional receptacle are metallic and are arranged to be wired for use as an earth connection
9 The socket and plug combination as claimed in claim 1 wherein said latching means engages said additional receptacle with sufficient retention force to support a two kg appliance in a ceiling socket during an earthquake not causing structural damage to the building in which said combination is installed
10 The socket and plug combination as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the geometrical size, shape and formation of said two hollow receptacles conforms to that of an existing standard electric socket
1 1 The socket and plug combination as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said appliance is an electric light fitting
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