Metal working – Method of mechanical manufacture – Electrical device making
Reexamination Certificate
2007-10-19
2009-10-20
Hammond, Briggitte R (Department: 2833)
Metal working
Method of mechanical manufacture
Electrical device making
C029S876000, C029S426100
Reexamination Certificate
active
07603773
ABSTRACT:
Disclosed are apparatus and methods for adapting a first receptacle coupled to a vehicle to power a second receptacle coupled to the vehicle without the need for modifying the vehicle's electrical system wiring. A method is provided in which a vehicle plug connected to the vehicle's electrical system is removed from a power inlet of the first receptacle, a first interface of the adaptor is plugged into the same power inlet, the vehicle plug is plugged into a second interface of the adaptor, and a third interface of the adaptor is coupled to the second receptacle. In some embodiments, the adaptor is provided with modules that replicate the interfaces of existing, standardized vehicle receptacles to increase compatibility with pre-installed vehicle receptacles. The adaptor may optionally be provided with an adaptor plug that wires to a second receptacle via terminal blocks or the like and plugs into the adaptor's third interface.
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Hammond Briggitte R
Law Offices of Rita C. Chipperson, P.C.
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