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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 06, 1993
Filed:
Aug. 06, 1992
Richard F Wharton, Glenview, IL (US);
Safco Corporation, Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
An electrical offset adapter plug for accessing an electrically powered receptacle housed within an ash tray compartment having a restricted path by which the adapter plug is inserted into the receptacle. The offset plug comprising a composite structure including a first adapter-plug section having a generally tubular body which is relatively longer than its tubular diameter and which is adapted for insertion into the receptacle, a second enclosure section defining an internal chamber for housing optional electrical components and serving also as a gripping handle for manual insertion of the offset adapter plug into the receptacle, and a third section defining an offset elbow joining the adapter-plug section to the enclosure section with the enclosure section being disposed substantially offset relative to both the length and tubular diameter of the adapter-plug section. The optional electrical components may be an electrical circuit board for power conversion, or alternatively, one or more female auxiliary adapter-plug receptacles.