ELECTRICAL CABLE ASSEMBLY FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLE
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1. An electrical cable assembly comprising:
- an electrical connector sized to be received into an electrical outlet;
a cable in electrical communication with the electrical connector;
a lockable connector in electrical communication with the cable;
an adapter receptacle sized to receive the lockable connector for electrical communication with the lockable connector, wherein the lockable connector is lockable within the adapter receptacle; and
a vehicle connector assembly in electrical communication with the adapter receptacle and sized to be received by a vehicle receptacle to convey current to the vehicle receptacle.
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Abstract
An electrical cable assembly is provided with an electrical connector sized to be received into an electrical outlet. A cable is in electrical communication with the electrical connector. A lockable connector is in electrical communication with the cable. An adapter receptacle is sized to receive the lockable connector for electrical communication with the lockable connector. The lockable connector is lockable within the adapter receptacle. A vehicle connector assembly is in electrical communication with the adapter receptacle and is sized to be received by a vehicle receptacle to convey current to the vehicle receptacle.
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19 Claims
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1. An electrical cable assembly comprising:
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an electrical connector sized to be received into an electrical outlet; a cable in electrical communication with the electrical connector; a lockable connector in electrical communication with the cable; an adapter receptacle sized to receive the lockable connector for electrical communication with the lockable connector, wherein the lockable connector is lockable within the adapter receptacle; and a vehicle connector assembly in electrical communication with the adapter receptacle and sized to be received by a vehicle receptacle to convey current to the vehicle receptacle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An interchangeable electrical cable assembly comprising:
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an adapter receptacle; a first lockable connector sized to be received within the adapter receptacle for electrical communication with the adapter receptacle, wherein the first lockable connector is lockable within the adapter receptacle; a first cable in electrical communication with the first lockable connector; a first electrical connector in electrical communication with the first cable, the first electrical connector being sized to be received into a first electrical outlet; a second lockable connector sized to be received within the adapter receptacle for electrical communication with the adapter receptacle, wherein the second lockable connector is lockable within the adapter receptacle; a second cable in electrical communication with the second lockable connector; a second electrical connector in electrical communication with the second cable, the second electrical connector being sized to be received into a second electrical outlet that is different than the first electrical outlet; and a controller in electrical communication with the adapter receptacle and the converter, the controller being configured to determine a voltage of an input alternating current. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. An electrical cable assembly comprising:
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a vehicle connector assembly sized to be received by a vehicle receptacle to convey current to the vehicle receptacle; a cable in electrical communication with the vehicle connector assembly; a housing; and an adapter receptacle oriented upon the housing in electrical communication with the cable, the adapter receptacle being sized to receive an electrical connector for the input alternating current.
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