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US 2008/0165520 A1Published application
Cigarette lighter adapter device that interfaces with an external device via a port interface
AssigneeBlack & Decker Inc.
InventorsMichael Krieger, Kevin Ellsworth
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Abstract
A CLA device comprises a CLA plug that is insertable into an external CLA socket, for example, a DC CLA socket inside a vehicle. The CLA device has a housing coupled to the CLA plug, for example, by integration or via a tethered wire, with the housing having a support surface. A port interface connector in the CLA device engages with a complementary port interface connector of an external device at a cantilevered support point when the external device is attached to the CLA device.
Claims5
An accessory device, comprising:
- a FM transmitter powered by one or more rechargeable batteries that modulates an audio signal;
- a housing that encloses the FM transmitter;
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- a port interface connector in the housing that is attachable to an external power source for charging the one or more rechargeable batteries.
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