Cigarette lighter adapter device that interfaces with an external device via a port interface
US7338328B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 3, 2006 |
| Grant date | Mar 4, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 3, 2026 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01R2103/00
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A CLA device comprises a CLA plug that is insertable into an external CLA socket, for example, a DC CLA socket inside a vehicle. The CLA device has a housing coupled to the CLA plug, for example, by integration or via a tethered wire, with the housing having a support surface. A port interface connector in the CLA device engages with a complementary port interface connector of an external device at a cantilevered support point when the external device is attached to the CLA device.
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