IP Library Granted Patent US 12,278,445
Granted Patent B2
US 12,278,445 · App. 17/593,014 · Granted Apr 15, 2025

Electrical port device

Inventors: Jonathan Lewis Nook (Gates Mills, OH); William Knight Nook, Sr. (Shaker Heights, OH); James Richard Stanfield (Glendale, AZ); Derek Michael Underhill (Tempe, AZ)
Assignee: The NOCO Company
H01R13/5213H01R25/003H01R31/02H02G3/088H02G3/18
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Patent No.
US 12,278,445
App. No.
17/593,014
Granted
Apr 15, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

An electrical port device having an electrical port and a cap or cover removable connected to the electrical port having a plug. An electrical cord or cable or cable section connects the electrical port to an electrical cord or cable or cable connector or splitter into a pair of electrical cord or cable or cable sections each provided with an electrical receptacle. Further, the cap or cover and the electrical port have cooperating sealing surfaces to ensure a tight waterproof sealing when the cap or cover is installed on the electrical port to prevent water or moisture reaching the plug.

Claims (22)

1. An electrical port device, comprising:

an electrical port having a housing provided with a receptacle and a flange surrounding the receptacle, the flange having a circular-shaped sealing ridge with a flat sealing face elevated a predetermined distance about an outer face of the flange;

an electrical plug disposed within the receptacle;

a cover removable disposed within the receptacle to cover and uncover the electrical plug, the cover including an inner circular-shaped sealing surface for sealingly cooperating with the circular-shaped ridge of the flange of the electrical port

two or more electrical receptacles; and

an electrical cord or cable electrically connecting together the electrical port and the two or more electrical receptacles.

2. The device according to claim 1 , wherein a length of the electrical cord or cable connector is greater than a width of the electrical cord or cable connector.

3. The device according to claim 1 , wherein the electrical cord or cable connector is provided with an X-shaped protrusion to enhance gripping of the electrical cord or cable connector by a user.

4. The device according to claim 1 , wherein the cover comprises a collar for fitting into the receptacle of the electrical port.

5. The device according to claim 1 , wherein the collar comprises one or more outer ridges.

6. The device according to claim 1 , wherein the receptacle is provided with a protrusion to facilitate gripping of the receptacle by a user.

7. The device according to claim 1 , wherein the cord or cable connector is provided with an X-shaped protrusion.

8. The device according to claim 1 , wherein the housing is provided with a venting/drain hole.

9. The device according to claim 1 , further comprising a gasket provided on an inner side of the flange of the electrical port.

10. The device according to claim 9 , wherein the cover or cap is connected to the gasket.

11. The device according to claim 10 , wherein the cover or cap is connected to the gasket by a flexible connector.

12. The device according to claim 11 , wherein the cover, gasket, and flexible connector are constructed as a single piece.

13. The device according to claim 1 , wherein the electrical cord or cable comprises a cord or cable connector configured to connect one electrical cord or cable section located between the cord or cable connector and the electrical port and electrically connecting a pair of electrical cord or cable sections located between the cord or cable connector and the two or more electrical receptacles, respectively.

14. The device according to claim 13 , wherein the one electrical cord or cable section and the pair of electrical cord or cable sections each having one or more slots to enhance the flexibility of electrical cord or cable connections with the electrical cord or cable connector.

15. The device according to claim 13 , wherein the electrical cord or cable connector is an electrical splitter that mechanically and/or electrically splits the one electrical cord or cable section into the pair of cord or cable sections.

16. The device according to claim 13 , wherein the one electrical cord or cable connector section is connected to one side of the electrical cord or cable connector and the pair of electrical cord or connector sections are connected to an opposite side of the electrical cord or cable connector.

17. The device according to claim 16 , wherein the electrical cord or cable connector is configured so that the one electrical cord or cable section is oriented parallel with respect to the pair of electrical cord or cable sections.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 14, 2024
From: NOOK, JONATHAN LEWIS; NOOK, WILLIAM KNIGHT, SR.; STANFIELD, JAMES RICHARD
To: THE NOCO COMPANY
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Continuity (3)
Provisional Application 62815041 · Mar 7, 2019
Provisional Application 62815875 · Mar 8, 2019
Related Publication 20220140522A1 · May 5, 2022
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