Multi-socket computer adapter having a reversible plug
US6024588A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 26, 1998 |
| Grant date | Feb 15, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 26, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01R31/02
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A multi-socket computer adapter having a trapezoidal shell, a plug alternatively mounted in different orientations on the trapezoidal shell between two reversed directions by removal and reassembly for connection to a power output socket of a computer to receive power supply from the computer, and a plurality of sockets integral with the trapezoidal shell and connected in series to the lug for receiving computer peripheral apparatus, whereby when the computer is turned off peripheral apparatus joined to the adapter lose power.
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