Electrical adapter plug clip
First Claim
1. An adapter plug clip for supporting an electrical plug for an electronic instrument, said adapter plug clip comprising:
- a face plate having a pattern of holes formed therein for removably receiving the conductive prongs of a male electrical connector associated with the electrical plug, said pattern of holes comprising at least a pair of plug slots disposed in side-by-side relation, said face plate having two opposed side edges, with opposed first and second ends of said face plate extending between said side edges;
a clip segment formed generally at said first end of said face plate, said clip segment comprising a pair of clip legs projecting in spaced parallel relation to each other and generally normal to said face plate to define an open ended clip for receiving a selected support structure, the outboard side of the one of said clip legs furthest from said first end of said face plate being located adjacent said pair of plug slots; and
a pair of reinforcing side walls connected between said side edges of said face plate and one of said clip legs.
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Abstract
An adapter plug clip is provided for convenient and secure temporary support of an electrical plug associated with an electronic instrument, particularly wherein the plug is formed as part of a relatively heavy AC/DC plug-in power supply adapter. The adapter plug clip is designed for clip-on mounting to a support structure, such as a bracket arm of a clamp fixture having an electronic instrument such as a medical fluid infusion pump mounted thereon. The adaptor plug clip includes a face plate having a visually identifiable pattern of holes formed therein for seated reception of the conductive prongs of the electrical plug, thereby providing a stable temporary plug mounting site.
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1. An adapter plug clip for supporting an electrical plug for an electronic instrument, said adapter plug clip comprising:
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a face plate having a pattern of holes formed therein for removably receiving the conductive prongs of a male electrical connector associated with the electrical plug, said pattern of holes comprising at least a pair of plug slots disposed in side-by-side relation, said face plate having two opposed side edges, with opposed first and second ends of said face plate extending between said side edges; a clip segment formed generally at said first end of said face plate, said clip segment comprising a pair of clip legs projecting in spaced parallel relation to each other and generally normal to said face plate to define an open ended clip for receiving a selected support structure, the outboard side of the one of said clip legs furthest from said first end of said face plate being located adjacent said pair of plug slots; and a pair of reinforcing side walls connected between said side edges of said face plate and one of said clip legs. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. In combination with an electrical plug having a plurality of conductive prongs and adapted for plug-in connection to a power supply to provide electrical power to an electronic instrument, an adapter plug clip, comprising:
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a face plate having a pattern of holes formed therein for removably receiving said plug prongs, said pattern of holes comprising at least a pair of generally parallel rectangular plug slots disposed in side-by-side relation; and a clip segment formed generally at one end of said face plate, said clip segment comprising a pair of clip legs projecting in spaced parallel relation to each other and generally normal to said face plate to define an open ended clip for receiving a selected support structure, wherein one of said clip legs extends from said face plate from a position aligned with upper edges of said plug slots, whereby the conductive plug prongs received through said plug slots slideably bear against said one clip leg. - View Dependent Claims (8)
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9. A method for supporting an electrical plug with conductive prongs for an electronic instrument having a mounting bracket, said method comprising:
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inserting the conductive prongs of a male electrical connector associated with the electrical plug into a pattern of holes formed in a face plate for removably receiving the conductive prongs of the electrical plug, said pattern of holes comprising at least a pair of plug slots disposed in side-by-side relation, said face plate having two opposed side edges, with opposed first and second ends of said face plate extending between said side edges; and mounting said face plate onto the mounting bracket with a clip segment formed generally at said first end of said face plate, said clip segment comprising a pair of clip legs projecting in spaced parallel relation to each other and generally normal to said face plate to define an open ended clip for receiving a selected support structure, the outboard side of the one of said clip legs furthest from said said first end of said face plate being located adjacent said pair of plug slots.
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10. An adaptor plug clip for supporting an electrical power supply adapter having a plurality of conductive prongs extending therefrom and being adapted for use with an electronic instrument or the like, said adaptor plug clip comprising:
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a face plate having a plurality of apertures formed therein, said plurality of apertures for removably receiving the plurality of conductive prongs extending from the electrical power supply adapter; and clip means for removably mounting said face plate onto a selected support structure, said clip means being mounted onto and extending from said face plate generally at one end of said face plate, said clip means comprising a pair of clip legs projecting in spaced parallel relation to each other and generally normal to said face plate to define an open ended clip for receiving a selected support structure, wherein one of said clip legs extends from said face plate from a position aligned with edge of at least one of said plurality of apertures, whereby the conductive prong received through said at least one of said plurality of apertures slideably bears against said one clip leg. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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Specification