Patent ID: 6796814
Filing Date: 2004-09-28
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
A power supply interface comprising:a chassis comprising first and second openings, said first opening having a first geometric configuration and said second opening having a second geometric configuration different than said first geometric configuration; a first electrical receptacle mounted to said chassis and comprising a socket end that projects through said first opening and is designed to receive a plug of a first type; a second electrical receptacle mounted to said chassis and comprising a socket end that projects through said second opening and is designed to receive a plug of a second type different than said first type; a first receptacle cover comprising an adapter mounted to said chassis and a lid connected to said adapter by a living hinge, wherein said adapter comprises an aperture having a third geometric configuration different than said first and second geometric configurations, and said first receptacle cover covers said socket end of said first electrical receptacle when said lid of said first receptacle cover is coupled to said adapter of said first receptacle cover; and a second receptacle cover substantially identical in structure to said first receptacle cover, wherein said second receptacle cover covers said socket end of said second electrical receptacle when said lid of said second receptacle cover is coupled to said adapter of said second receptacle cover.