Safety Interlock Outlets: How We Leveraged Smart Technology to Create Even Safer Solutions.

How we’ve leveraged smart technology even further with the development of our newest family of Safety Interlock Outlets (SIO).
Safety Interlock Outlets: How We Leveraged Smart Technology to Create Even Safer Solutions.

At Docking Drawer, our mission is (and always has been) to offer Smart, Safe and Simple solutions for hidden power. And while all of our in-drawer outlets include a patented, interlocking safety feature that cuts power to the outlet when surrounding temperatures exceed 120° Fahrenheit, we’ve leveraged smart technology even further with the development of our new Safety Interlock Outlets (SIO). This family of 3 optional add-ons takes safety to the next level, offering additional peace of mind for US customers and satisfying the requirements of the Canadian Electrical Code (CEC) for AC outlets in enclosed spaces.

1. Safety Interlock Outlet with Blade Limit Switch

The Safety Interlock Outlet with Blade Limit Switch is a single gang electrical outlet that mounts to any 15 amp Docking Drawer Blade Series in-drawer outlet, making in-drawer power even safer by detecting the drawer position and de-energizing a Docking Drawer outlet when the drawer begins to close. This provides an additional layer of safety for in-drawer outlet applications such as vanity styling drawers and appliance pullouts where heat generating devices are connected and can add peace of mind when used in settings like children’s bathrooms or aging-in-place communities.

2. Safety Interlock Outlet with General Purpose Limit Switch

The Safety Interlock Outlet with General Purpose Limit Switch was designed specifically for use in stand-alone appliance garage applications, where a door is commonly used to conceal small connected appliances (like coffee makers and toasters) on a designated cabinet shelf or countertop space. An idea that came to our Founder in response to a personal scare involving a toaster oven that had been left on inside the family home, this safety add-on mounts inside of an enclosed space to detect and de-energize an outlet when the door is closed. This product minimizes the threat of human error as it pertains to heat-generating appliances connected within enclosed cabinet spaces.

3. Safety Interlock Outlet with Smoke and Heat Sensor

The 15 amp Safety Interlock Outlet with Smoke and Heat Sensor is a single gang electrical outlet featuring one NEMA 5-15 receptacle and one interlock switch connector. The remote smoke and heat sensor mounts inside of an enclosed space and de-energizes an outlet at the first sign of smoke, or when temperatures exceed 135°F or rise more than 15°F per minute. This product can be used as an additional layer of safety for powering toaster ovens inside the pantry or cabinet, with 3D printing enclosures or in any other situation where a heat generating device or appliance is connected inside of an enclosed space. Intended for supplementary protection, this does not take the place of an approved smoke detector, as required by code. See this product in action, here!

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Smart. Simple. Safe. That’s our mission, and we’re sticking to it.

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