Patent ID: 7753721
Filing Date: 2010-07-13
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. An electrical adapter with a replaceable plug, comprising: an adapter housing; a plug mounting/dismounting structure mounted to the adapter housing, which comprises: a carrier, which is arranged at a predetermined position in the adapter housing; at least one set of contact plates, which is in electrical connection with a circuit assembly accommodated in the adapter housing and is exposed on the carrier; and at least one releasable fastening structure, which is mounted to the adapter housing and comprises at least one pair of pushbuttons and at least one pawl section, which is set at a locked position when the pushbuttons are not depressed and is set at a released position when the pushbuttons are depressed in a predetermined operation direction; wherein when a plug structure is set to have a coupling surface thereof coupled to the carrier of the plug mounting/dismounting structure, the contact plates are allowed to physically engage corresponding plug-mating contact tabs formed in the coupling surface of the plug structure and the pawl section of the fastening structure is set at the locked position and corresponds in position to and engages a corresponding locking slot defined in the plug structure; and when the pawl section is forced to the released position, the locking slot is allowed to disengage from the pawl section of the fastening structure, whereby the plug structure is removable from the carrier.