US5857875A
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Multi-outlet electrical adapter
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1997-01-08
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Granted: 1999-01-12
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Expires: 2017-01-08
Abstract
Abstract A multi-outlet electrical adapter having a plug unit at one side adapted for connecting to a power outlet socket of a computer mainframe, an electrical outlet adapted for receiving an electrical plug of an electrical cable of a computer peripheral equipment, and one receptacle unit disposed at a second side, the receptacle unit and the receptacle unit being so designed that a plurality of multi-outlet electrical adapters can be connected together by connecting the plug unit of one multi-outlet electrical adapter to the receptacle unit of another.
Inventors
- 👤 I-Ching Hsu
- 👤 I Cheng Hsu
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 09:56
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06F; G06F1/00; G06F1/26; G06F1/266; H; H01; H01R; H01R31/00; H01R31/02; G06F2200/00; G06F2200/26; G06F2200/261; H01R27/00; H01R27/02; Y; Y02; Y02D; Y02D10/00
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 3
Claim 1
Independent Claim
154 words
A multi-outlet electrical adapter comprising: a plug unit at one side adapted to be connected to a power outlet socket of a computer mainframe; an electrical outlet adapted for receiving an electrical plug of an electrical cable of a computer peripheral equipment, said electrical outlet being connected to said plug unit by electrical conductors arranged to receive electrical power from said plug unit and supply it to said electrical outlet; and one receptacle unit disposed at a second side and surrounded by a groove, said receptacle unit being connected to said plug unit by additional electrical conductors arranged to receive electrical power from said plug unit and supply it to said receptacle unit, the size of said plug unit fitting said receptacle unit so that a plurality of multi-outlet electrical adapters can be connected together by connecting the plug unit of said multi-outlet electrical adapter to the receptacle unit of another multi-outlet electrical adapter.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
154 words
A multi-outlet electrical adapter comprising: a plug unit at one side adapted to be connected to a power outlet socket of a computer mainframe; an electrical outlet adapted for receiving an electrical plug of an electrical cable of a computer peripheral equipment, said electrical outlet being connected to said plug unit by electrical conductors arranged to receive electrical power from said plug unit and supply it to said electrical outlet; and one receptacle unit disposed at a second side and surrounded by a groove, said receptacle unit being connected to said plug unit by additional electrical conductors arranged to receive electrical power from said plug unit and supply it to said receptacle unit, the size of said plug unit fitting said receptacle unit so that a plurality of multi-outlet electrical adapters can be connected together by connecting the plug unit of said multi-outlet electrical adapter to the receptacle unit of another multi-outlet electrical adapter.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
93 words
A multi-outlet electrical adapter as claimed in claim 1, wherein an arrangement of said electrical outlet relative to said plug unit in said multi-outlet adapter is different than an arrangement of said electrical outlet relative to said plug unit in said another multi-outlet electrical adapter, allowing computer peripheral equipment to be simultaneously plugged into said electrical outlet of said multi-outlet electrical adapter and said electrical outlet of said another multi-outlet electrical adapter when said plug unit of said multi-outlet electrical adapter is connected to the said receptacle unit of said another electrical adapter.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
US4659161A
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