Adapter system
US6039608A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 27, 1998 |
| Grant date | Mar 21, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 27, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01R13/62
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An adapter system comprising an adapter with plug prongs on its front face and apertures on its back face, and adapter contacts within it, and a power supply with power supply prongs disposed outwardly, which prongs have undercuts at their distal ends; where the power supply contacts can be inserted into the apertures of the adapter, and the adapter is then rotated around the axis of insertion, mechanically securing the adapter to the power supply and simultaneously making electrical contact between the adapter and the power supply.
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