APPARATUS FOR AND METHOD OF MAGNETICALLY COUPLING STANDARD ELECTRICAL PLUGS
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Abstract
An adapter includes a device-side component and a wall-side component. The device-side component has a male socket receptacle to receive an electrical plug and a male socket opposite the male socket receptacle. The wall-side component has a female socket plug to insert into an electrical outlet and a female socket opposite the female socket plug. The male socket is configured to interface with the female socket, regardless of orientation of the male socket with respect to the female socket.
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35 Claims
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23. A method of using an adapter, wherein the adapter includes a wall-side component and a device-side component, comprising:
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a. providing an attraction vicinity of the wall-side component; b. positioning the device-side component within the attraction vicinity; c. attracting the device-side component toward the wall-side component; and d. coupling the device-side component and the wall-side component, regardless of face orientation. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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24. A method of manufacturing a device-side component of an adapter comprising:
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a. coupling an N-receptacle to an N-ring via a first portion of apertures of a receptacle base, wherein the N-receptacle is positioned within the receptacle base and a portion of the N-ring extends away from a bottom of the receptacle base; b. coupling an L-receptacle to an L-ring via a second portion of apertures of the receptacle base, wherein the L-receptacle is positioned within the receptacle base and a portion of the L-ring extends away from the bottom of the receptacle base; and c. enclosing the N-receptacle and the L-receptacle with a receptacle housing. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26)
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27. A method of manufacturing a wall-side component of an adapter comprising:
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a. coupling an N-plug to an N-conductor via a first vertical slot of a plug base, wherein the N-conductor is positioned within the plug base and a portion of the N-plug extends away from a bottom of the plug base; b. coupling an L-plug to an L-conductor via a second vertical slot of the plug base, wherein the L-conductor is positioned within the plug base and a portion of the L-plug extends away from the bottom of the plug base; and c. enclosing the N-conductor and the L-conductor with a socket housing. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30)
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