Multi-outlet electrical adapter
US5857875A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 8, 1997 |
| Grant date | Jan 12, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 8, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02D10/00
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A multi-outlet electrical adapter having a plug unit at one side adapted for connecting to a power outlet socket of a computer mainframe, an electrical outlet adapted for receiving an electrical plug of an electrical cable of a computer peripheral equipment, and one receptacle unit disposed at a second side, the receptacle unit and the receptacle unit being so designed that a plurality of multi-outlet electrical adapters can be connected together by connecting the plug unit of one multi-outlet electrical adapter to the receptacle unit of another.
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