Hi my name is Ruxton Doubt and I have a patent pending on a product
which addresses the problem of old outlets losing their "gripping" capability.
After time an outlet no longer holds plugs very well and basically the time
has come to change the outlet. My adapter allows someone an additional
choice .... rather than replace the outlet you can use my adapter to get an
old outlet to work again. This special adapter has special prongs which
expand once inside the outlet providing a solid electrical contact. Like the
grey adapter which is used to convert a 2 slit outlet into something that will
accept a 3 prong plug my adapter does the same thing except of course it
also has this special feature of fixing this "relaxation" problem old outlets
suffer from.
Also inside the housing of this adapter will be an automatic reset thermostat,
which will shut off the adapter if it overheats ... and won't come back on untill
it cools down. The second feature is a fuse, which "blows" in case of a short.
The third feature is an indicator light, to let the user know the adapter is "on".
The last feature is the one which I am currently working on, and that is circuitry
which detects reverse polarity and dissallows the adapter from working if it has
been plugged into an outlet which has been wired incorrectly. Specifically
someone has put the hot wire on the neutral terminal and the neutral wire on the
hot terminal. I would like to incorporate this feature into the adapter and would
appreciate any input or advice as to how to begin.
which addresses the problem of old outlets losing their "gripping" capability.
After time an outlet no longer holds plugs very well and basically the time
has come to change the outlet. My adapter allows someone an additional
choice .... rather than replace the outlet you can use my adapter to get an
old outlet to work again. This special adapter has special prongs which
expand once inside the outlet providing a solid electrical contact. Like the
grey adapter which is used to convert a 2 slit outlet into something that will
accept a 3 prong plug my adapter does the same thing except of course it
also has this special feature of fixing this "relaxation" problem old outlets
suffer from.
Also inside the housing of this adapter will be an automatic reset thermostat,
which will shut off the adapter if it overheats ... and won't come back on untill
it cools down. The second feature is a fuse, which "blows" in case of a short.
The third feature is an indicator light, to let the user know the adapter is "on".
The last feature is the one which I am currently working on, and that is circuitry
which detects reverse polarity and dissallows the adapter from working if it has
been plugged into an outlet which has been wired incorrectly. Specifically
someone has put the hot wire on the neutral terminal and the neutral wire on the
hot terminal. I would like to incorporate this feature into the adapter and would
appreciate any input or advice as to how to begin.