Automatic engine block heater connection apparatus

A method for automatically activating an automobile engine block heater mounted on an automobile, comprising the steps of:

• (a) providing a first magnetic electrical adapter, a second magnetic electrical adapter, and a frame assembly comprising an upright member pivotally connected to a lower member, wherein the first magnetic electrical adapter is mounted on the automobile in electrical connection to the engine block heater and the second magnetic electrical adapter is mounted on a distal end of the upright member of the frame assembly and connected to an electrical power source;
• (b) aligning the first magnetic electrical adapter mounted on the front of the automobile with the second magnetic electrical adapter mounted on the frame assembly;
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• (c) receiving an automobile relative to the frame assembly such that the first magnetic electrical adapter engages the second magnetic electrical adapter, thereby automatically energizing the engine block heater.

A method for automatically activating an automobile engine block heater mounted on an automobile, comprising the steps of:

• (a) providing a first magnetic electrical adapter, a second magnetic electrical adapter, and a frame assembly, wherein the first magnetic electrical adapter is mounted on the automobile in electrical connection to the engine block heater and the second magnetic electrical adapter is mounted on the frame assembly and connected to an electrical power source;
• (b) aligning the first magnetic electrical adapter mounted on the front of the automobile with the second magnetic electrical adapter mounted on the frame assembly;
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• receiving an automobile relative to the frame assembly such that the first magnetic electrical adapter engages the second magnetic electrical adapter, thereby automatically energizing the engine block heater;
• indicating when the automobile is positioned relative to the frame assembly to engage the first and second electrical adapters by energizing a status indicator allowing the first and second electrical adapters to mate, wherein the status indicator is energized by a pressure switch located in a wheel well attached to the distal end of the lower member, the wheel well being sized and configured to receive an automobile wheel when the automobile is positioned relative to the frame assembly to engage the first and second electrical adapters.

An apparatus for automatically activating an automobile engine block heater, comprising:

• a first magnetic electrical adapter;
• a second magnetic electrical adapter;
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• a frame assembly for receiving an automobile, wherein the first magnetic electrical adapter is mounted to the frame assembly and is electrically coupled to a power source and the second magnetic electrical adapter is mounted on the automobile's bumper and is electrically coupled to the engine block heater;
• whereby the automobile engine block heater is automatically activated when the automobile is positioned relative to the frame assembly allowing the first and second electrical adapters to mate.