Patent ID: 8306579

Claim:
A vehicular adapter, comprising: a housing having a recessed area; a rotating pocket pivotally coupled to the housing within the recessed area, the rotating pocket having a plurality of contacts located therein; a first pivot arm pivotally coupled within the housing, the first pivot arm having a probe contact coupled thereto, the probe contact being pushed into the recessed area in response to the rotating pocket being rotated towards the housing; a second pivot arm pivotally coupled within the housing and pivoting in response to the rotating pocket being pushed towards the housing, the second pivot arm pivoting in the same direction as the rotating pocket; a third pivot arm having side connector contacts, the third pivot arm pivotally coupled within the housing so as to pivot perpendicularly to the second pivot arm in response to the second pivot arm being rotated as the rotating pocket is being pushed towards the housing and the side connector contacts emerging into the recessed area in response thereto; and spring loaded latches for extending into the recessed area.