Electric adapter connector
US4856999A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 9, 1987 |
| Grant date | Aug 15, 1989 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 9, 2007 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01R31/06
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In order to connect small electric apparatus having for example a two-pin configuration or a European flat plug into any of the international standard plugging systems according to need, a handy pentaprism-shaped connector has on its sides plug pin arrangements (2) for five different plugging systems and contains a revolving body (4, 7) which has in the area of the top and/or bottom surface of the connector sockets for two more plugging systems. These can be manually snapped (8, 9) into contact (3, 5, 6) with the plug pin arrangement (2) of the connector needed at any time, the remaining plug pins being then absolutely deprived of any voltage.
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