Elliot J Buzil

US Patent:

7635273, Dec 22, 2009

Filed:

May 22, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/154355

Inventors:

Elliot Buzil - Hightstown NJ, US
Andrew Hung - Hightstown NJ, US
Ken Ku - Hightstown NJ, US

Assignee:

Trans USA Products, Inc. - Hightstown NJ

International Classification:

H01R 4/60

US Classification:

439214, 439490

Abstract:

The present invention provides power supply devices having illuminated receptacles. Some or all of the receptacles are encircled or otherwise circumscribed by a lighting member. The lighting member may be a continuous strip of material, such as an electroluminescent laminate. The lighting member may illuminate the receptacles regardless of whether the receptacles themselves are currently powered. Thus, although the power supply device is in a no or low light environment, or when the device is plugged in but is turned off, a user may easily identify where the receptacles are, which ones are available, and which equipment is plugged into which receptacles. The lighting member may be color coded according to a surge protection rating for the power supply device. In this case, the user can immediately identify which power supply devices have a given surge protection, and can therefore distinguish among different power supply devices having similar physical configurations.

US Patent:

20080166914, Jul 10, 2008

Filed:

Jan 8, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/650864

Inventors:

Elliot Buzil - East Brunswick NJ, US
Andrew Hung - East Brunswick NJ, US
Ken Ku - East Brunswick NJ, US

Assignee:

Trans USA Products, Inc. - East Brunswick NJ

International Classification:

H01R 12/00

US Classification:

439490, 200310, 362 95

Abstract:

The present invention provides power supply devices having illuminated receptacles. Some or all of the receptacles are encircled or otherwise circumscribed by a lighting member. The lighting member may be a continuous strip of material, such as an electroluminescent laminate. The lighting member may illuminate the receptacles regardless of whether the receptacles themselves are currently powered. Thus, although the power supply device is in a no or low light environment, or when the device is plugged in but is turned off, a user may easily identify where the receptacles are, which ones are available, and which equipment is plugged into which receptacles. The lighting member may be color coded according to a surge protection rating for the power supply device. In this case, the user can immediately identify which power supply devices have a given surge protection, and can therefore distinguish among different power supply devices having similar physical configurations.