Accessory outlet apparatus
OwnerRonald Pittman, Richard Elias +3inventors
InventorsRonald Pittman, Richard Elias, Carel Swanepoel, James Kenny, Joerg Hohler
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Abstract
An accessory outlet apparatus includes a main body, a lighter unit including a coil provided at the main body to receive electricity to heat the coil, one or more power outlets provided at the main body to receive electricity and to provide power to external devices plugged into the one or more power outlets, and a control unit to control a supply of the electricity to the lighter unit and to the one or more power outlets.
Claims37
An accessory outlet apparatus, comprising:
- a main housing;
- a lighter unit including a heater coil provided at the main housing to receive a voltage;
- and
- a power supply housing separated from the main housing, and including a power supply unit provided therein to receive electricity from an external power source, to convert the received electricity into a voltage compatible with the lighter unit and to transmit the compatible voltage to the lighter unit to heat the heater coil.
An accessory outlet apparatus, comprising:
- a main body;
- a lighter unit including a coil provided at the main body to receive electricity to heat the coil;
- one or more power outlets provided at the main body to receive electricity and to provide power to external devices when plugged into the one or more power outlets;
- and
- a control unit to control a supply of the electricity to the lighter unit and to the one or more power outlets.
An accessory outlet apparatus, comprising:
- a main body;
- a lighter including a heater coil attached to the main body to receive electricity to heat the heater coil;
- one or more internet connection ports provided at the main body to connect external devices plugged into the one or more internet connection ports to the internet;
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- a control unit to selectively supply the electricity to the lighter and to selectively connect the internet connection ports to the internet.
An accessory outlet apparatus, comprising:
- a lighter unit including a heater coil to receive a DC voltage to heat the heater coil;
- at least one DC outlet to receive the DC voltage, to accommodate a first type of plug, and to transfer the received DC voltage to an external device through the first type of plug;
- at least one AC outlet to receive an AC voltage from an external power source, to accommodate a second type of plug, and to transfer the received AV voltage to an external device through the second type of plug;
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- at least one internet connection port to communicate with the internet.
An accessory outlet system, comprising:
- a plurality of accessory outlet stations, each comprising:
- a lighter unit to light a smoking implement,
- one or more DC outlets to provide DC power to external devices,
- one or more AC outlets to provide AC power to external devices, and
- one or more internet connection ports to connect external devices to the internet;
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- a kiosk connected to the plurality of accessory outlet stations to control a supply of electricity and an internet access capability to each of the plurality of accessory outlet stations.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.