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Old 11th Jan 2013, 8:36 pm   #174
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Default Re: Another unusual plug and some other questions

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Originally Posted by unabridged View Post
Also thought this early attempt at safety sheathing by MK was ingenious (and overly complicated) And possibly extremely rare?
There's a few patents for MK plugs on Espacenet, as follows;

GB1067870 - This is the MK plug with the sprung pin shields in your photographs

GB1292991 - The standard sleeved pin plug

GB1269421 - A version of the Safetyplug cord grip, not quite the same as the ones we commonly see

I can't fing a Crabtree patent for a sleeved pin plug, so I'm wondering now whether I was right before regarding a 1967 Crabtree patent.
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