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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 04, 2011
Filed:
Jan. 04, 2007
Richard A. Mccoy, Stevensville, MI (US);
Gale R. Horst, Watervliet, MI (US);
John M. Knight, St. Joseph, MI (US);
Richard A. McCoy, Stevensville, MI (US);
Gale R. Horst, Watervliet, MI (US);
John M. Knight, St. Joseph, MI (US);
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Abstract
A modular system comprises an appliance and an adaptive adapter configured to alternately couple two consumer electronic devices to the appliance and to supply a different electrical service between the appliance and the consumer electronic devices depending on the device selected. The adaptive adapter supplies a first category of electrical service to a first consumer electronic device and a second category of electrical service to a second consumer electronic device. The appliance may comprise a refrigeration appliance and the adaptive adapter can couple the consumer electronic devices to the appliance.