Patent ID: 8382493

Claim:
An adapter set for use as an adapter plug between a plug socket and a plug of different standards, comprising: a first adapter having a first housing comprising a plug part of a first standard, a plurality of three-pole plug contacts and a three-pole safety plug socket of at least a German (DE) standard, the DE standard safety plug socket comprising a generally cylindrically-shaped recess, a pair of plug-in holes for receiving phase and neutral conductor pins, the plurality of three-pole plug contacts being of at least a second standard, a second adapter having a second housing comprising a socket part with a threepole safety plug of at least the DE standard, the DE standard safety plug comprising a generally cylindrically-shaped plug-in body and a cylindrical phase pin and a cylindrical neutral conductor pin extending from the plugin body, and a three-pole multi-way plug socket whereby the plug part of the first adapter and the socket part of the second adapter are configured to cooperate with each other to produce an electrical connection between the plurality of three-pole plug contacts of the plug part, which comprises three-pole contacts of country standards other than the DE standard, and the three-pole multi-way plug socket of the socket part, which comprises plug sockets of country standards other than the DE standard, and a United Kingdom (UK) plug contact comprising a conductor pin and a phase pin, each of a generally rectangular shape, in a parallel relationship to one another, a United States (US) plug contact comprising a conductor pin and a phase pin, each of generally rectangular shape, in a parallel relationship to one another and an Australia (AU) plug contact comprising a conductor pin and a phase pin, each of a generally rectangular shape, in an angled relationship to one another, each of the UK, US and AU plug contacts having a ground pin with a common plane of symmetry through each of the ground pins thereof, each ground pin for the UK and AU plug contacts arranged on the same side of the respective phase and neutral conductor pins, and the ground pin of the US plug contact arranged on the other side of the phase and neutral conductor pins thereof.