Wall mounted electrical outlet receptacle for providing low voltage DC current
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1. An outlet receptacle for providing low voltage DC current in the wall of a stationary structure, the structure being wired to provide AC house current, the outlet receptacle comprising:
- (a) a base adapted to attach to the wall of the structure;
(b) a female receptacle capable of delivering low voltage DC current to a corresponding male insert;
(c) a step-down transformer;
(d) an AC/DC converter for converting AC current to DC current, the female receptacle, the transformer and the AC/DC converter being electrically connected to form an electrical unit capable of providing low voltage DC current at the female receptacle using the AC house current, the electrical unit being attached to the base; and
(e) electrical connection means for connecting the electrical unit to a source of AC current at the wall of the structure.
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Abstract
An outlet receptacle has a base adapted to attach to the wall of a structure and an electrical element attached to the base. The electrical element includes a female receptacle capable of delivering low voltage DC current to a corresponding male insert, a step-down transformer and an AC/DC converter. The outlet receptacle is adapted to convert AC house current to low voltage DC current. The outlet receptacle is useful in recharging batteries used in portable electronic devices.
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1. An outlet receptacle for providing low voltage DC current in the wall of a stationary structure, the structure being wired to provide AC house current, the outlet receptacle comprising:
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(a) a base adapted to attach to the wall of the structure;
(b) a female receptacle capable of delivering low voltage DC current to a corresponding male insert;
(c) a step-down transformer;
(d) an AC/DC converter for converting AC current to DC current, the female receptacle, the transformer and the AC/DC converter being electrically connected to form an electrical unit capable of providing low voltage DC current at the female receptacle using the AC house current, the electrical unit being attached to the base; and
(e) electrical connection means for connecting the electrical unit to a source of AC current at the wall of the structure. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An outlet receptacle for providing low voltage DC current at a junction box disposed in the wall of a stationary structure, the structure being wired to provide AC house current, the outlet receptacle comprising:
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(a) a base adapted to attach to the junction box;
(b) a female receptacle capable of delivering low voltage DC current to a corresponding male insert;
(c) a combination step-down transformer/converter element capable of converting 110 volt AC current to 12 volt DC current, the female receptacle, and the combination step-down transformer/converter element being electrically connected to form an electrical unit capable of providing low voltage DC current at the female receptacle using the AC house current, the electrical unit being attached to the base; and
(d) electrical connection means for connecting the unit to a source of AC house current at the junction box. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13)
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14. An outlet receptacle for providing low voltage DC current at a junction box disposed in the wall of a stationary structure, the structure being wired to provide AC house current at a potential of about 110 volts, the outlet receptacle comprising:
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(a) a base adapted to attach to the junction box;
(b) a female receptacle capable of delivering low voltage DC current at a potential of about 12 volts to a corresponding male insert;
(c) a combination step-down transformer/converter element capable of converting 110 volt AC current to 12 volt DC current, the female receptacle, and the combination step-down transformer/converter element being electrically connected to form an electrical unit capable of providing low voltage DC current at the female receptacle using the AC house current, the electrical unit being attached to the base; and
(d) electrical connection means for connecting the unit to a source of AC house current at the junction box. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A plug in adaptor for providing low voltage DC current from an AC current outlet, the adaptor comprising:
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(a) an electrical outlet box;
(b) a female receptacle having a receptacle opening in the electrical outlet box, the female receptacle being capable of delivering low voltage DC current to a corresponding male insert;
(c) a step-down transformer disposed within the electrical outlet box;
(d) an AC/DC converter for converting AC current to DC current disposed within the electrical outlet box, the female receptacle, the transformer and the AC/DC converter being electrically connected to provide an electrical unit capable of providing low voltage DC current at the female receptacle using AC current;
(e) a standard AC current male connector projecting away from the cover box; and
(f) electrical connection means for connecting the AC current male connector to the electrical unit. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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