Patent ID: 9054472
Filing Date: 2015-06-09
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. A power adapter comprising: a housing defining a receiving space, a plurality of receiving slots surrounding the receiving space and in communication with the receiving space, and a plurality of guiding cutouts, the guiding cutouts extending from a top surface of the housing, and the guiding cutouts in communication with the receiving space, and also in communication with the receiving slots, respectively; and a plug member comprising a base, a plurality of conductive pins protruding from a bottom portion of the base, and a plurality of protrusions protruding from a side of the base and corresponding to the guiding cutouts; wherein the plug member is attachable to the housing in a selected one of a first orientation and a second orientation; wherein when the plug member is attached to the housing in each of the first orientation and the second orientation, the protrusions of the base are inserted into the guiding cutouts, and the plug member is rotated until the protrusions are received in the receiving slots such that the protrusions are stopped in the receiving slots and the plug member is detachably fixed in the housing; wherein when the plug member is attached to the housing in the first orientation, the conductive pins are exposed outside the housing; and wherein when the plug member is attached to the housing in the second orientation, the conductive pins are received in the receiving space.