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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 26, 1992
Filed:
Feb. 08, 1991
John D Hiers, Connersville, IN (US);
Michael D Valentine, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Valentine Research, Inc., Cincinnati, OH (US);
Abstract
A power plug is provided for electrically connecting a receiver of a radar warning detector with an electrical system of a motor vehicle. The power plug comprises a plastic housing having a forward tubular end which is insertable within a lighter socket of the vehicle. Metallic spring arms are mounted within the forward tubular end of the power plug and extend outwardly therefrom to electrically connect the receiver with the vehicle's electrical system. One or more resilient power plug pads are mounted to the forward tubular end of the power plug and serve to frictionally engage the lighter socket to resist movement of the power plug within the socket, thereby ensuring that the power plug remains positioned within the lighter socket even during prolonged periods of operation of the radar warning detector.