FORM 2
THE PATENTS ACT, 1970
(39 of 1970)
As amended by the Patents (Amendment) Act, 2005
&
The Patents Rules, 2003
As amended by the Patents (Amendment) Rules, 2006
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION
(See section 10 and rule 13)
TITLE OF THE INVENTION
An electrical connector to connect electrical utilities to a power source
APPLICANTS
Crompton Greaves Limited, CG House, Dr Annie Besant Road, Worli, Mumbai 400 030, Maharashtra, India, an Indian Company
INVENTOR
Nadkarni Rohan of Crompton Greaves Limited, Fans Division, Plot No. 1. Goa IDC Industrial Estate, Bethora, Ponda, Goa-403409, Maharashtra, India, an Indian National
PREAMBLE TO THE DESCRIPTION
The following specification particularly describes the invention and the manner in which it is to be performed:

FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a connector to connect electrical utilities to a power source.
DESCRIPTION OF THE BACKGROUND ART
Testing of electrical utilities such as ceiling fans is a mandatory pre-requisite prior to their packaging and shipping to a customer. The testing of ceiling fans is primarily done so as to determine whether the fan works properly. Electrical utilities such a ceiling fans are tested in an assembly line. The assembled ceiling fans are tested by an operator who connects electrical wires coming for the power source to the fan and then checks for the rotation of the fan. In order to connect the electrical wires the operator has to carefully connect the electrical wire coming from the power source in to slots provided within a capacitor box that is usually provided along with the fan. In assembly line operations it is necessary to optimize every step involved to improve the overall productivity of the assembly line. Usually, a significant time is involved when the operator carefully connects the electrical wires of the ceiling fan and checks for its working. At times there can be incorrect electrical connections when the operator connects the wires to incorrect positions in the capacitor box and this can halt the assembly line. Thus there is a need for easing the manner in which the ceiling fans are connected in an assembly line.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
Disclosed herein is an electrical connector to connect electrical utilities like a ceiling fan to a power source, testing device for testing performance of a ceiling fan in an assembly line, the connector comprises of a first member and a second member connected to each other on a hinged support provided in the middle of the second member to allow for a relative rotation between the members, the first member being lengthier that the second member, a spring disposed on the hinged support and extending an opposing force to the relative rotation between the first member and the second member when they are pressed towards each other and a multi pin connector firmly mounted on the second members, the pins of the multi pin connector electrically connected to electrical wires that lead to the power source.
In an embodiment, the first member and second member can be made of plastic and the multi pin connector can be firmly secured to the second member. Alternately, the multi pin connector can be a molded part included in the second member. The pins of the multi pin connector may be connected to the phase and neutral lines of the power supply.
Additional features and advantages of the invention will be set forth in the detailed description which follows, and in part will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art from that description or recognized by practicing the invention as described herein, including the detailed description which follows, the claims, as well as the appended drawings.

It is to be understood that both the foregoing general description and the following detailed description of the present embodiments of the invention and are intended to provide an overview or framework for understanding the nature and character of the invention as it is claimed. The accompanying drawings are included to provide a further understanding of the invention and are incorporated into and constitute a part of this specification. The drawings illustrate various embodiments of the invention and together with the description serve to explain the principles and operation of the invention.
A BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
The above-mentioned and other features and advantages of the various embodiments of the invention, and the manner of attaining them, will become more apparent will be better understood by reference to the accompanying drawings, wherein:
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a ceiling fan that is tested according to prior art.
FIG, 2a-2b are perspective views of the electrical connector according to the present invention.
Figure 3 is a perspective view of a ceiling fan that is tested with the electrical connector according to the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS
FIG. 1 represents the manner in which ceiling fan is generally tested in the prior art. FIG. 1 shows a perspective view of a ceiling fan 10 and a capacitor box 20. The capacitor box has sockets 30 and in that 'a' represents the electrical connections for phase, "b' represents neutral and 'c' represents ground terminals of the fan motor (not shown) of ceiling fan 20 while 'd' and 'e' represent the phase and neutral power supply connections that need to be made. In an assembly line operation the electrical connections to 'a', 'b' and 'c' are already made and an operator in an assembly line has to make the electrical connections by carefully placement power supply wires in to the appropriate socket (i.e. 'd' and V) and screwing the tight connection and then turn on the power supply to check for the working of the ceiling fan 20. Each operation performed by the assembly line operator adds to the cumulative time spent in testing the ceiling fan. As would be appreciated by a skilled person, the operations of making a correct power supply connection takes considerable amount of time and thereby reduces the efficiency of the assembly line operation. It will be explained in the following paragraphs as to how the power supply connections can be made using an electrical connector as proposed by the present invention.
FIG. 2a and FIG. 2b represent an electrical connector 200 as proposed by the present invention. The electrical connector 200 comprises of a first member 1 and a second member 2 that are hingedly connected to each other on a hinge support 4 to allow for a relative rotation of the members about its axis. In preferred embodiment the members are made of resilient organic plastic. A spring 5 is disposed in the hinge support 4 between the first member and the second member and it opposes the

movement of the members on one end when pressed against each other and thereby exerting a gripping force on any object that is held at the other end by the first and second members. A two pin connector 3 with terminal pins 6 and 7 is disposed on the second member 2. The two pin connector 3 can be firmly mounted on the second member using a built in screw arrangement or alternately it can be a part of the mold that makes the second member. The terminal pins 6 and 7 of the two pin connector 3 are electrically connected to phase and neutral connections by means of a pair of electrical conductors 8 and 9. Additionally, the first member 1 is longer than the second member 2 and this helps the operator to insert the electrical connector 200 in to the capacitor box 20 in a manner such that the pins of the two pin connector 6 and 7 are always connected to the corresponding socket correctly (i.e. 6 with 'd' and 7 with V) and not interchangbly.
As shown in FIG. 3 the first member 1 and second member 2 can be pressed against each other and can be connected to the capacitor box 20 such that the pins of the two pin connector 6 and 7 get inserted in the sockets 30 ('d' and 'e'). The first member 1 and second member 2 firmly grip the capacitor box 20 and offer a stable electrical connection.
It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications and variations can be made to the present invention without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. Thus it is intended that the present invention cover the modifications and variations of this invention provided they come within the scope of the appended claims and their equivalents.

We Claim:
1. An electrical connector to connect electrical utilities to a power source, the
connector comprising of:
a first member and a second member connected to each other on a hinged support
provided in the middle of the second member and allows for a relative rotation
between the members, the first member being lengthier that the second member,
a spring disposed on the hinged support and extending an opposing force to the
relative rotation between the first member and the second member when they are
pressed towards each other, and
a multi pin connector firmly mounted on the second member, the pins of the multi
pin connector electrically connected to electrical wires leading to the power source.
2. The electrical connector as claimed in 1, wherein the first member is lengthier than the second member.
3. The electrical connector as claimed in 1. wherein the first member and second member is made out of an electrically insulating material.