Patent ID: 8408924
Filing Date: 2013-04-02
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. An electrical adapter assembly comprising: a housing defining a cutout, the housing comprising first electrical contacts, second electrical contacts and third electrical contacts disposed within the cutout; a plug comprising the body of the plug being receivable in the cutout in at least three orientations, and in each of the at least three orientations, one or more of the electrical contacts of the plug engage at least one of the first electrical contacts, at least one of the second electrical contacts, or at least one of the third electrical contacts, wherein in the first orientation, the electrical contacts of the plug establish an electrical connection with the first electrical contacts, the second portion of the body is disposed over the second electrical contacts, and the third portion of the body is disposed over the third electrical contacts, wherein in the third orientation, the electrical contacts of the plug establish an electrical connection with the third electrical contacts, the second portion of the body is disposed over the first electrical contacts, and the third portion of the body is disposed over the second electrical contacts.