INTERFACE BETWEEN CONNECTABLE ELECTRICAL DEVICES
First Claim
1. A system comprising:
- a first device comprising a first electrical connector exposed at a first surface, wherein the first surface is contoured to form one or more recesses, each of which has a lip; and
a second device comprising a second electrical connector exposed at a second surface, wherein the second surface is contoured to define one or more gripping elements, each of which fits into one of the recesses to grip one of the lips when the first and second electrical connectors are connected together;
wherein the first device further comprises a movable element that can be positioned such that when the one or more gripping elements are in the one or more recesses and gripping the one or more lips, the movable element physically obstructs the gripping elements from being moved out of the recesses or away from the lips, andwherein the first electrical connector comprises a first set of electrically conductive prongs configured so that the electrically conductive prongs can be plugged directly into a standard electrical wall outlet.
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Abstract
A system for engaging devices having connectable electrical connectors includes a first device and a second device. The first device has a first electrical connector exposed at a first surface that is contoured to define one or more recesses, each of which has a lip. The second device has a second electrical connector exposed at a second surface that is contoured to define one or more gripping elements, each of which fits into one of the recesses to grip one of the lips when the first and second electrical connectors are connected together. The first device also has a movable element that can be positioned such that when the one or more gripping elements are in the one or more recesses and gripping the one or more lips, the movable element blocks the gripping elements from being moved out of the recesses or away from the lips.
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Citations
27 Claims
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1. A system comprising:
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a first device comprising a first electrical connector exposed at a first surface, wherein the first surface is contoured to form one or more recesses, each of which has a lip; and a second device comprising a second electrical connector exposed at a second surface, wherein the second surface is contoured to define one or more gripping elements, each of which fits into one of the recesses to grip one of the lips when the first and second electrical connectors are connected together; wherein the first device further comprises a movable element that can be positioned such that when the one or more gripping elements are in the one or more recesses and gripping the one or more lips, the movable element physically obstructs the gripping elements from being moved out of the recesses or away from the lips, and wherein the first electrical connector comprises a first set of electrically conductive prongs configured so that the electrically conductive prongs can be plugged directly into a standard electrical wall outlet. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 21, 22)
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23. A system comprising:
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a first device comprising a first electrical connector exposed at a first surface, wherein the first surface is contoured to form one or more recesses, each of which has a lip; and a second device comprising a second electrical connector exposed at a second surface, wherein the second surface is contoured to define one or more gripping elements, each of which fits into one of the recesses to grip one of the lips when the first and second electrical connectors are connected together; wherein the first device further comprises a movable element that can be positioned such that when the one or more gripping elements are in the one or more recesses and gripping the one or more lips, the movable element can be positioned to physically obstruct the gripping elements from being moved out of the recesses or away from the lips, and wherein a first one of the first or second electrical connectors comprises a pair of straight, substantially parallel, electrically conductive prongs, and wherein a second one of the first or second electrical connectors comprises an electrical socket with a pair of openings adapted to receive and electrically engage the pair of straight, substantially parallel, electrically conductive prongs. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27)
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Specification