Detachable power supply apparatus
View Patent ↗A detachable power supply apparatus for an appliance has a temperature control device and a power supply cord. The temperature control device is removably and electrically connected to the appliance, and has a first member that extends outwardly from a first side of the temperature control device. The temperature control device has a conductor on the first side and has a probe on a second side opposite the first side. The power supply cord has a female electrical connector at a first end connecting to the conductor. The female electrical connector is connectable to a power supply to supply power to the female electrical connector and to the conductor. The power supply cord has a second member. The first member selectively fastens to the second member so that the first member disengages the second member without disturbing a position of the appliance upon application of a force on the power supply cord.
1. A detachable power supply apparatus for an appliance comprising:
a temperature control device for electrical connection to the appliance, said temperature control device having a plurality of first members, said plurality of first members extending outwardly from a first side of said temperature control device, each of said plurality of first members being bulbous members and having a stem and a spherical portion, said temperature control device having a conductor on said first side, said temperature control device having a probe on a second side opposite said first side; and
a power supply cord having a female electrical connector at a power supply first end, said female connector connecting to said conductor, said female connector being connectable to a power supply to supply power to said female connector and to said conductor, said power supply cord having a plurality of clips, each of said plurality of clips having a stem portion and a clasping portion, each clasping portion selectively engaging each spherical portion of said plurality of first members for connecting said power supply cord to said temperature control device,
wherein said plurality of first members are between a plurality of conductors on said first side.
2. The detachable power supply apparatus of claim 1 , wherein said plurality of clips are disposed between a plurality of female electrical connectors on said power supply cord.
3. The detachable power supply apparatus of claim 1 , wherein each of said plurality of clips have a shape selected from the group consisting of “C” shaped, “T” shaped, “Y” shaped, “V” shaped, “U” shaped, and any combinations thereof.
4. A detachable power supply apparatus for an appliance comprising:
a first electrical component having a first side and a second side, said second side being opposite said first side, said first electrical component being electrically connected to the appliance by a first conductive member on said first side, said first electrical component having a second conductive member being on said second side; and
a second component having a third side and a fourth side, said third side being opposite said fourth side, said second component having a third conductive member connected to a power source at said third side, said second component having a fourth conductive member at said fourth side, wherein said first electrical component has a bulbous catch pin at a first location of said second side, and wherein said second component has a clip at a second location on said fourth side, said first location being complementary to said second location so that said clip releasably engages said bulbous catch pin and releases said bulbous catch pin upon an application of a force upon said second component so that a location of the appliance is not disturbed,
wherein said clip is a spring clip, said spring clip being substantially “C” shaped.
5. The detachable power supply of claim 4 , wherein when said clip releaseably engages said bulbous catch pin power traverses from said power source to said first electrical component, and wherein power does not traverse from said power source to said first electrical component when said clip releaseably disengages said bulbous catch pin.