Housing for cigarette lighter adapter or accessory adapter plug
AssigneeInternational Components Corporation
InventorsRita Faunce, Joseph Laurx, Robert Wentink
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Abstract
A housing for a Cigarette Lighter Adapter (CLA) or accessory adapter plug facilitates insertion of the plug into a CLA or accessory adapter receptacle. In one embodiment of the invention, the housing is formed in a generally cylindrical shape with an expanded diameter portion defining a gripping portion which facilitates the gripping of the device. The housing may be used to house circuitry for a battery charger and include an indicator light to indicate the state of charge of the battery being charged.
Claims5
A housing for a cigarette lighter adapter (CLA) or accessory adapter plug, the housing comprising:
- a first housing portion and a second housing portion, said first and second portions formed at least partially in a generally cylindrical shape defining opposing ends and a gripping portion formed intermediate said opposing ends, said gripping portion formed with a relatively larger cross section than the cross section of one of said opposing ends.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.