Patent ID: 6851960

Claim:
An AC adapter socket assembly comprising: a socket housing for an AC adapter including a first aperture and a second aperture, the second aperture located adjacent to and in alignment with the first aperture; a first pin disposed within the first aperture, the first pin operable to receive and transmit current from an associated AC power chord for connecting with a wall outlet; a second pin disposed within the second aperture and offset from and in alignment with the first pin, the second pin operable to receive and transmit current from the associated AC power chord; and a third pin disposed within the first aperture and between the first pin and the second pin in alignment with the first pin and the second pin, the third pin operable to receive and transmit current from the associated AC power chord; and wherein the socket assembly is operable to couple with a connector plug assembly in a specific orientation and support a connection with both a three wire AC power chord and a two wire AC power chord.