Patent ID: 8469725

Claim:
An adapter comprising: a body member having an outward face at a first end and a rearward face at a second end; three prong-receiving openings in said outward face of said body member, said prong-receiving openings disposed in a first prong pattern in corresponding relation to three plug prongs on a power cord electrically connected to a dryer, said plug prongs on said power cord disposed in non-corresponding relation to four receptacle openings of an outlet such that direct connection of said power cord to said outlet is prevented; four outwardly extending adapter prongs on said rearward face of said body member, said adapter prongs disposed in a second prong pattern in corresponding relation to said plurality of receptacle openings of said outlet so as to allow said power cord to electrically connect said dryer to said outlet when said plug prongs of said power cord are positioned in said prong-receiving openings of said adapter plug and said adapter prongs are positioned in said receptacle openings of said outlet; and a ground wire extending outwardly from said body member to connect to said dryer and a connecting means associated with said body member for electrically connecting one of said adapter prongs with said ground wire.