Patent ID: 9643548
Date: 2017-05-09
CPC Classifications: B60R

Claim:
1. An electrical system for providing power to an accessory in a vehicle, comprising: a power source; a relay coupled to said power source; an accessory socket comprising a power terminal and a ground terminal, said power terminal coupled to said relay; and a switch coupled to said relay and said ground terminal, and disposed at least partially within said accessory socket, wherein said accessory socket is configured such that said switch is in a closed state when an accessory is coupled to said accessory socket and said switch is in an open state when the accessory is not coupled to said accessory socket, and wherein when said switch is in the closed state, said relay is coupled to said ground terminal and consumes power from said power source, and when said switch is in the open state, said relay is decoupled from said ground terminal and does not consume power from said power source.