Patent Application
20170089952
The disclosure relates to load providing devices and more particularly pertains to a new load providing device for provision of power to equipment undergoing diagnostic testing and repair.
An embodiment of the disclosure meets the needs presented above by generally comprising a breaker that is sized appropriately to the amperage of the equipment under repair. The device includes a power cable and a power cord that are gauged appropriately to the current source supplied to the equipment under repair. The power cable has a first terminus and a second terminus. The power cord has a first end and a second end. The first end and the first terminus are electrically coupled to the breaker. A connector is electrically coupled to the second terminus of the power cable. The connector is couplable to an alternating current source. A coupler is electrically coupled to the second end of the power cord.
There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more important features of the disclosure in order that the detailed description thereof that follows may be better understood, and in order that the present contribution to the art may be better appreciated.
There are additional features of the disclosure that will be described hereinafter and which will form the subject matter of the claims appended hereto.
The objects of the disclosure, along with the various features of novelty which characterize the disclosure, are pointed out with particularity in the claims annexed to and forming a part of this disclosure.
The disclosure will be better understood and objects other than those set forth above will become apparent when consideration is given to the following detailed description thereof. Such description makes reference to the annexed drawings wherein:
With reference now to the drawings, and in particular to
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The device 10 includes a power cable 18 and a power cord 20 that are gauged appropriately to the current source supplied to the equipment under repair. The power cable 18 has a first terminus 22 and a second terminus 24. The power cord 20 has a first end 26 and a second end 28. The first end 26 and the first terminus 22 are electrically coupled to the breaker 12. The first end 26 of the power cord 20 is electrically coupled to a first one 30 of the pair of breakers 14. The first terminus 22 of the power cable 18 is electrically coupled to a second one 32 of the pair of breakers 14. The power cable 18 and the power cord 20 are gauged to 100-127 volts. The power cable 18 is between 5 and 200 feet in length. The power cable 18 may be between 10 and 150 feet in length. Preferably, the power cable 18 is between 15 and 100 feet in length. The power cord 20 is between 5 and 50 feet in length. The power cord 20 may be between 10 and 40 feet in length. Preferably, the power cord 20 is between 15 and 30 feet in length. A connector 34 is electrically coupled to the second terminus 24 of the power cable 18. The connector 34 is couplable to an alternating current source. The connector 34 is selected from the group of plug types consisting of plug Types A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, and 0. Preferably, the connector 34 comprises a first Type B plug 36. A coupler 38 is electrically coupled to the second end 28 of the power cord 20. The coupler 38 is selected from the group of plug and socket types consisting of plug and socket Types A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, and 0. Preferably, the coupler comprises a second Type B plug 40.
The device 10 comprises a male pigtail 42 and a female pigtail 44 each having a coupling end 46 and a pair of wire contacts 48. The coupling ends 46 are complimentary to the coupler 38, such that the coupler 38 is configured to connect to the coupling end 46 of the male pigtail 42 and the coupling end 46 of the female pigtail 44 with the wire contacts 48 positioned to connect to the power supply wires of the equipment under repair.
The device 10 also comprises clamshell case 50 comprising a top piece 52 and a bottom piece 54 hingedly joined along a back 56 of the case 50. The top piece 52 has a plurality of first fasteners 58 coupled to a front 60 of the case 50. The plurality of first fasteners 58 may comprise two first fasteners. The bottom piece 54 has a plurality of second fasteners 62 coupled to the front 60. The second fasteners 62 are complimentary to the first fasteners 58. The plurality of second fasteners 62 may comprise two second fasteners. Preferably, the first fasteners 58 and the second fasteners 62 comprise a clasp-type closure 64. The case 50 has a handle 66 with opposing ends 68 coupled to the front 60. The opposing ends 68 are coupled to the top piece 52. Preferably the handle 66 is hingedly coupled to the top piece 52, such that the handle 66 is positionable both perpendicular to the front 60 and parallel to the front 60. A slot 70 is positioned in the top piece 52 proximate to the front 60. The slot 70 is complimentary to a switch 72 positioned on the breaker 12. The slot 70 comprises a pair of slots 74. A pair of holes 76 is positioned in a side 78 of the case 50 proximate to the back 56, preferably in the bottom piece 54. The breaker 12 is coupled to the top piece 52 such that the switch 72 is positioned in the slot 70 and accessible to the user with the case 50 in a closed configuration. The power cord 20 is positioned in the case 50 with the second end 28 extending through a respective one of the pair of holes 76. The power cable 18 is positioned in the case 50 with the second terminus 24 extending through a respective one of the pair of holes 76.
In use, the power cable 18 and the power cord 20 are positioned in the case 50 with the coupler 38 and the connector 34 positioned outside of the case 50 and extendable away from the case 50 when the user withdraws the power cable 18 and the power cord 20 through the pair of holes 76. The coupler 38 is configured to engage a respective coupling end 46 of the male pigtail 42 or the female pigtail 44 with the pair of wire contacts 48 configured to electronically couple to the equipment undergoing repair, such that supplying power to the equipment during diagnostic testing and repair can be performed in a safe and convenient manner.
With respect to the above description then, it is to be realized that the optimum dimensional relationships for the parts of an embodiment enabled by the disclosure, to include variations in size, materials, shape, form, function and manner of operation, assembly and use, are deemed readily apparent and obvious to one skilled in the art, and all equivalent relationships to those illustrated in the drawings and described in the specification are intended to be encompassed by an embodiment of the disclosure.
Therefore, the foregoing is considered as illustrative only of the principles of the disclosure. Further, since numerous modifications and changes will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limit the disclosure to the exact construction and operation shown and described, and accordingly, all suitable modifications and equivalents may be resorted to, falling within the scope of the disclosure. In this patent document, the word “comprising” is used in its non-limiting sense to mean that items following the word are included, but items not specifically mentioned are not excluded. A reference to an element by the indefinite article “a” does not exclude the possibility that more than one of the element is present, unless the context clearly requires that there be only one of the elements.
