Patent ID: 9711900
Date: 2017-07-18
CPC Classifications: H01R

Claim:
1. An electrical outlet system comprising: a female electrical outlet being electrically coupled to a power source, said female electrical outlet having a pair of contacts, each of said contacts extending inwardly on said female electrical outlet; an adapter being removably coupled to said female electrical outlet, said adapter having a pair of tabs, said tabs being positioned in each of said contacts, said adapter including a plate having a first surface and a second surface, said plate having a pair of slots, each of said slots extending through said first surface and said second surface, said slots being spaced apart from each other, each of said tabs being coupled to and extending away from said second surface, said tabs being spaced apart from each other, each of said tabs having an inwardly facing surface, each of said tabs being oriented having said inwardly facing surface facing a center of said plate, each of said tabs having a lip extending away from said inwardly facing surface, each of said tabs being aligned with an associated one of said slots; and a plug having a pair of terminals, said terminals being spaced apart from each other, each of said terminals being inserted through said adapter such that each of said terminals is electrically coupled to an associated one of said contacts, said adapter inhibiting said terminals from falling out of said contacts.