Patent ID: 7547221

Claim:
A plug receptacle for receiving an electrical plug in two orientations, comprising: a plate; a first substantially rectangular aperture in the plate for receiving a plug in a first orientation, wherein the first rectangular aperture has an elongated dimension in a plane of a front surface of the plate; a second substantially rectangular aperture in the plate for receiving the plug in a second orientation, wherein the second rectangular aperture has an elongated dimension in the plane of the front surface of the plate; and a third substantially rectangular aperture in the plate for receiving the plug in both the first orientation and the second orientation, wherein the third rectangular aperture has an elongated dimension in the plane of the front surface of the plate, the first and third apertures forming a first socket, the second and third apertures forming a second socket, said first and second orientations of the plug being different orientations, wherein the first, second, and third apertures are positioned along a straight line on the front surface of the plate, the elongated dimensions of the first, second, and third apertures being substantially perpendicular to the line.