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ELECTRICAL ADAPTER PLUG

  • US 3,865,463 A
  • Filed: 11/12/1973
  • Issued: 02/11/1975
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/12/1973
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. An electrical connector for connecting electrical power leads to an electrical power source in cigarette lighter receptacles, said connector comprising, in combination, a unitary, substantially cylindrical housing having an outer periphery, sized and shaped for insertion into said receptacle, an axial bore at one end of said housing and an opening at the other opening of said housing, a peripheral opening in a side of said housing, a first contact member slidably carried in said axial bore and projecting axially outwardly beyond said housing for making electrical contact with a first source of electrical power in said receptacle, a closure member for said opening on said other end of said housing and defining a first enclosed chamber within said housing, cooperating interconnecting means unitary with and on both said housing and on said closure member for defining the sole means for interconnecting said closure member to said housing, a pair of spaCed channel means defined between said housing and said closure member for providing communication between said chamber and the exterior of said housing, a first electrical conducting member positioned within said chamber and, at one end thereof, being in electrical conducting and biasing relationship with said first contact member, and at the other end thereof, projecting outwardly from said chamber through one of said channel means, and a second electrical conducting member positioned within said chamber and defining a second portion extending laterally outwardly beyond the periphery of said housing and through said peripheral opening in said housing, said second electrical conducting member providing electrical contact with a second power source in said receptacle, the rear portion of said second electrical conducting member projecting outwardly from said chamber and through the other of said spaced channel means.

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