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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 03, 2022
Filed:
Dec. 07, 2020
Cisco Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Jason DeWayne Potterf, Austin, TX (US);
Edward John Kliewer, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Larkin Hale Andreaus, Raleigh, NC (US);
Yaodong Shen, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Kevin Mechler, Bastrop, TX (US);
Tatenda Maxwell Mbwetu, Greensboro, NC (US);
CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC., San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
In one embodiment, an electrical receptacle includes a housing, stationary electrical contacts for transferring power received at the electrical receptacle to a connected device, pin contacts for mating with socket contacts on a plug to create a first connection when the plug is moved along a longitudinal axis of the housing, and internal contacts extending from the pin contacts and located within the housing for mating with the stationary electrical contacts to create a second connection with movement of the plug different from movement for the first connection. An electrical arc created between one of the internal contacts and one of the stationary electrical contacts is contained within the housing. A method and adapter are also disclosed herein.