Patent ID: 6302717
Filing Date: 2001-10-16
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
A universal adapter comprisinga body and a pair of electrically conductive pin members, said body including at least a first end and a second end,wherein at least two holes are provided on said first end, said holes being adapted to be engaged with a plug of an electric appliance, wherein each of said holes is electrically connected with one of said electrically conductive pin members, wherein said electrically conductive pin members are selectively extensible through a plurality of pairs of apertures provided on said second end to engage with a socket, wherein at least two pairs of said apertures are inclined to one another at an angle, whereby said adapter is engageable with a plurality of types of sockets,and wherein said adapter further includes a third pin member made of an electrically insulating material, said third pin member being extensible through an aperture on said second end of said body to engage with a ground pin hole of a socket.