Patent ID: 7638968
Filing Date: 2009-12-29
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. An electrical device comprising: a device body; an AC plug including a pair of plug blades and an insulating pivot mount, said insulating pivot mount pivotably connecting said AC plug to said device body; a conversion plug detachably connectable to said AC plug; wherein said insulating pivot mount pivots in a direction parallel to a plane of each of said plug blades such that said AC plug is pivotable between a collapsed state and an upright state; wherein said device body includes a first guide space portion and a second guide space portion, each of said first guide space portion and said second guide space portion accommodating one plug blade of said pair of plug blades when said AC plug is disposed in said collapsed state; wherein a retaining recessed portion is defined in said insulating pivot mount, said retaining recessed portion being pivotable with said insulating pivot mount such that said retaining recessed portion faces an exterior of said device body when said AC plug is disposed in said upright state; wherein said conversion plug includes insertion portions configured to receive said plug blades, said insertion portions being conductive for electrical connection with said plug blades; wherein said conversion plug includes a retaining hook, said retaining hook being insulative and insertable in said retaining recessed portion to form an insulative mechanical connection such that said conversion plug is retained on said device body when said plug blades are inserted in said insertion portions for electrical connection; wherein said AC plug is configured to be insertable in a first outlet when said conversion plug is not retained on said device body; wherein said conversion plug is provided with a shape different than said AC plug such that said electrical device is insertable in a second outlet shaped differently than said first outlet when said conversion plug is retained on said device body; and wherein said insulating pivot mount pivots to open said retaining recessed portion to an exterior of said device body when said AC plug is moved to said upright state such that said conversion plug is connectable with said plug blades by inserting said retaining hook into said retaining recessed portion, and said insulating pivot mount pivots to close said retaining recessed portion when said AC plug is moved to said collapsed state such that said conversion plug is not connectable with said plug blades.