Patent ID: 6160728
Filing Date: 2000-12-12
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
An electrical adapter comprising:a body having a first surface and a second surface;a pair of electrically conductive blades extending outwardly from the first surface and adapted for inserting into corresponding slots of an alternating current (AC) electrical receptacle;a direct current (DC) electrical socket positioned within the body and having an output port accessible from the second surface;an AC-to-DC converter positioned within the body and coupled between the pair of conductive blades and the DC electrical socket, wherein when the pair of electrically conductive blades are inserted into corresponding slots of an AC electrical receptacle and the AC-to-DC converter receives an AC electrical voltage from the AC socket via the pair of conductive blades, the AC-to-DC converter is configured to produce at least one DC electrical voltage and to provide the at least one DC electrical voltage to the DC electrical socket;wherein the body is dimensioned such that when the pair of electrically conductive blades are inserted into one of two AC electrical receptacles of a duplex AC electrical receptacle, the other AC electrical receptacle of the duplex AC receptacle is accessible; andwherein the electrical adapter is portable and may be moved from one AC electrical receptacle to another AC electrical receptacle.