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Universal plug for replacement rechargeable battery for telephones

US5161990A · kind A · utility

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10Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateAug 7, 1991
Grant dateNov 10, 1992
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Expiry dateAug 7, 2011

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01R13/627
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A universal plug is provided for electrical connection with a receptacle having a configuration selected from a plurality of different configurations such that a conventional electric plug that mates properly with a receptacle having a first of the configurations is prevented from mating properly with a receptacle having a second of the configurations. The universal plug is formed with a first plug component and a second plug component, the first and second components being separable from each other so that each can be manipulated independently of the other for electrical connection to the receptacle. The universal plug will thus mate properly with a receptacle of the first configuration and will also mate properly with a receptacle of the second configuration.

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